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  Actor Seeks Extra Time For Assault Claims Against Spacey

  By William Janes

  British actor Ruari Cannon has asked a London court to override time limits for sexual assault claims against Ke...(read more)

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  AmTrust, Novitas Settle £56M Litigation Funding Dispute

  By Sophia Dourou

  A legal loans company has settled its £56 million ($76 million) claim against AmTrust over who should cover the ...(read more)

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• Motor Policyholders To Receive £200M After FCA Steps In

  By Martin Croucher

  More than 270,000 motorists will receive compensation from their insurers, the Financial Conduct Authority said Friday, after the watchdog stepped in over poor claims handling practices by the sector.

• US-Based MSD Must Pay £6M For Use Of 'Merck' In UK

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London court on Friday ordered the pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC to pay its German namesake, Merck KGaA, at least £5.7 million ($7.7 million) after it violated a long-standing agreement restricting its use of their shared "Merck" name in the U.K.

• SRA Eyes Stricter Rules On Litigation-Funding Practices

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority called for responses from the legal profession on Friday to help it understand consumer risks in litigation-funding for high-volume claims, following the collapse of SSB Group in 2024. 

• Think Tank Wants Funders To Bear Costs In Bid To Curb CPOs

  By Joanne Faulkner

  A British think tank pushed for changes on Thursday that could reduce the number of U.K. class action claims that go forward, in anticipation of a major government review of the collective proceedings regime.

• NHS Sued By Doctor Over Order To Remove Palestine Flag

  By Jamie Lennox

  A doctor is suing the National Health Service over an alleged requirement to take down a Palestinian flag from her consulting room, claiming that senior doctors drew comparisons with the Nazi flag.

• Trump Trade War Could Swamp UKIPO With More 'Garble' TMs

  By Hanna Vioque

  Chinese trademark applications are flooding the U.K. system and adding months to the usually short registration process, lawyers say, warning the problem will only worsen as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war. 

• UK Faces Pensions Crisis As Millions Risk Retirement Penury

  By Joel Poultney

  Britain will have to radically rethink what retirement means, amid a growing number of warning signs that millions of savers will have to work longer and retire with less income than their parents, unless the government intervenes, pension experts have warned.

• Carter-Ruck Hired By CryptoQueen 'In Furtherance Of Fraud'

  By Christopher Crosby

  Fugitive cryptocurrency scammer Ruja Ignatova instructed Carter-Ruck "in furtherance of fraud," and therefore legal filings linked to the prosecution by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of a partner at the law firm must be made public, a tribunal has ruled.

• Lender Amigo To Become A Cash Shell, Seeks Takeover

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Amigo Holdings PLC has said that it will become a company with only cash assets and seek a reverse takeover target after making progress on the planned liquidation of its troubled subprime lending arm.

• Lawfront Eyes AI, Succession Gaps To Expand Regional Firms

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Expansion is no longer optional for regional law firms, as many seek to consolidate to survive the twin pressures of artificial intelligence and succession planning, the head of Lawfront Group tells Law360.

• Funder Says Businessman Colluded To Overturn Asset Case

  By Sophia Dourou

  A litigation funder told a London court on Wednesday that a businessman should not be allowed to participate in proceedings seeking to enforce an asset recovery judgment, because he allegedly improperly colluded with a convicted fraudster to overturn the outcome of past litigation.

• Duty Of Candor Could Be Transformative, But Doubts Remain

  By Christopher Crosby

  The government's bid to enshrine a duty of candor in public office could be transformative in compelling authorities to be more transparent, but legal experts have expressed doubts about how effective enforcement will be.