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  Gov't Consults On SFO Reward Program For Whistleblowers

  By Isabel Jackson

  The government launched a consultation Monday on a proposed Serious Fraud Office program to financially reward i...(read more)

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  Pogust Wins Fight To Keep Control Of £36B Brazil Dam Case

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Pogust Goodhead defeated Monday an attempt to replace it in £36 billion ($47.6 billion) litigation against BHP w...(read more)

• Billionaire's Family Office Seeks $150M Over Alleged FX Fraud

  By Eddie Beaver

  The investment arm of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris' family told a London court Monday that it is owed approximately $150 million after it was duped into pouring millions into a foreign exchange business that was secretly controlled by outsiders using it to "milk" fees.

• Great British Bake Off Makers Deny Owing Exec £755K Bonus

  By Hanna Vioque

  The makers of hit TV show "The Great British Bake Off" have denied that a former head producer was contractually entitled to incentive payments, arguing that her alleged financial fraud disqualified her from a final £755,752 ($998,000) payout.

• AI Must Not Determine Outcome Of Cases, Judges Told

  By Jamie Lennox

  Justice Colin Birss has warned judges in England and Wales that they must not allow artificial intelligence to replace their own decision-making.

• Property Sales Cluster Below £2M As Mansion Tax Looms

  By Josh White

  Some 18 months before England's mansion tax comes into force, sales of homes just above the levy's £2 million ($2.6 million) threshold are falling, while deals below it are rising, a phenomenon known as bunching that may become more pronounced as the deadline approaches, experts told Law360.

• Consumer Group Drops Part Of $3B Apple Claim Over Funding

  By Sophia Dourou

  A tribunal has ordered part of a $3 billion class action accusing Apple of operating a cloud storage monopoly that overcharges customers to be withdrawn after the consumer group bringing it ran into funding difficulties.

• 6 Questions For BCLP Real Estate Chief Nazir Dewji

  By Max Austin

  Nazir Dewji, who heads the real estate group at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, talks here to Law360 about the challenges his clients are facing and how technology — including artificial intelligence — is transforming the sector.

• FCA Faces Calls To Replace Andriesz Whistleblower Probe

  By Alex Davidson

  Lawyers and MPs are calling for an externally-led investigation into the handling by the Financial Conduct Authority of whistleblower Simon Andriesz before his recent suicide, the latest in a series of controversies over its treatment of whistleblowers.

• B&Q Rival Can't Use AI To Find New Evidence In TM Clash

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London court has declined to order the use of an artificial intelligence-based image searching tool in B&Q's trademark clash with rival kitchen retailer Wren, deeming the additional disclosure as too expensive.

• Man City Ruling Opens Door To Rival Clubs' Damages Claims

  By Jamie Lennox

  Manchester City's breaches of the Premier League's financial rules could trigger a protracted legal battle involving litigation from rival clubs, drawn-out appeals and unprecedented sanctions, lawyers say.

• PM Pledges 'Long Overdue' Restrictions On Noncompetes

  By Adele Redmond

  The prime minister confirmed Friday that the government will legislate to ensure noncompete and other post-employment contractual clauses are "no longer a barrier" to hiring, but lawyers say reforms must be more nuanced than Andy Burnham's remarks suggested.

• Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader Quashes Rate-Rigging Conviction

  By Christopher Crosby

  An English appeals court threw out on Friday the conviction of a former Deutsche Bank trader who had pleaded guilty to fraud for rigging benchmark interest rates, becoming the latest in a series of bankers to have their convictions overturned. 

• Airtel Money Begins Conditional Trading In £5.3B London IPO

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Airtel Money, an African financial technology business, said Friday that it has begun conditional trading on London's main market as part of its £5.3 billion ($7 billion) initial public offering, the largest in Britain since 2021.