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  Builders Brace To Fight Tax Fraud 'Should Have Known' Test

  By William Janes

  Britain's tax agency has begun to wield strengthened enforcement powers to combat tax fraud in the construction ...(read more)

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  Hogan, Cadwalader Partners Vote To Forge Ahead With Merger

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader said Wednesday that their partners have voted in favor of their merger ahead of the...(read more)

• UK Moots NDA Ban Exemption If Workers Agree In Writing

  By Jamie Lennox

  The government is weighing exemptions to its proposal to ban non-disclosure agreements in cases of workplace harassment and discrimination, suggesting Wednesday that such NDAs could be valid if staff agree in writing.

• Intelligence Firm Will Hand Deripaska Source Of 'Fake' Report

  By Christopher Crosby

  A business intelligence company agreed on Wednesday to disclose to Oleg Deripaska the source of an allegedly forged report that the Russian oligarch's former business partner used in a bitter legal dispute between the two men. 

• Plane Lessor, Insurers Settle $23M Claim Over Jet In Russia

  By Tom Fish

  An aircraft lessor and insurers have reached a settlement to pause part of a multimillion-dollar dispute over a plane stranded in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, while the wider case continues.

• Orsted Loses Top UK Court Case Over Wind Farm Tax Break

  By Sophia Dourou

  A Danish wind farm company cannot claim tax relief on pre-development costs for building wind farms, Britain's top court held on Wednesday, ruling that the costs are not sufficiently connected to the provision of plants and machinery.

• Freshfields-Led Standard Life To Buy Aegon UK For £2B

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Standard Life PLC said Wednesday that it will buy the British subsidiary of Dutch insurer Aegon for £2 billion ($2.7 billion) in cash and stock to create a major U.K. retirement savings and income business.

• EU Risks Losing Startups Without Unified Investor Exit Rules

  By Najiyya Budaly

  The European Union has a plan for a blocwide secondary trading platform for private companies to prevent them from slipping away to the deeper capital pools available in the U.S., although the proposal might be hindered by jurisdictional barriers.

• NHS Settles With Nurse Over Pronoun Use On Eve Of Trial

  By Hanna Vioque

  An NHS hospital has settled a Christian nurse's bias case over a decision to suspend her for almost a year after she refused to use a patient's preferred female pronouns, in a high-profile case that prompted discussion on social media and in Parliament. 

• Latham's London Revenue Passes $1B For 1st Time

  By Jamie Lennox

  Latham & Watkins LLP said Tuesday that its revenue climbed almost 19% over the past year to reach $8.3 billion, citing its London office as a crucial factor in the growth.

• Ex-Unite Legal Boss Widens Appeal Of Fraud Probe Sanction

  By Adele Redmond

  Unite the Union's former legal chief won permission on Tuesday to expand his appeal against his failed claim that he was unfairly disciplined and forced to quit amid suspicion he was involved in bribery, money laundering and fraud at the trade union.

• FCA Bans Motor Finance Ads Misusing Martin Lewis Clips

  By Dawood Fakhir

  The Financial Conduct Authority said Tuesday that it has banned advertisements from a claims management company for using its logo without permission and unauthorized clips of the founder of MoneySavingExpert to make "misleading claims about average motor finance compensation."

• Gov't Trials AI Pilot To Cut Court Transcript Costs

  By Max Austin

  The Ministry of Justice has launched a study to test whether its in-house artificial intelligence tool can accurately transcribe court hearings, a move officials say could cut costs and expand access to records. 

• Ex-Leigh Day Pro Accused Of Faking Letter To Hide Error

  By William Janes

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority told a disciplinary tribunal on Tuesday that a former Leigh Day lawyer tried to cover up missing a disclosure deadline by claiming he had written and sent a disclosure letter when he had not.