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  Labour MP Sues Elon Musk's xAI Over Sexualized Deepfakes

  By Eddie Beaver

  A Labour MP has sued Elon Musk's artificial intelligence developer xAI in London, claiming that its Grok chatbot...(read more)

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  Taylor Wessing's German Chief Says AI Upends Merger Math

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Now that Taylor Wessing has officially split from its U.K. arm, the firm's global co-chair is rethinking the int...(read more)

• Judge Says AI Could Be Used To Decide Simple Cases

  By William Janes

  High Court Judge Joanna Smith has said that artificial intelligence could be used to decide straight-forward cases such as traffic or parking disputes, telling a London conference that there was "definitely scope" for using AI in decision-making. 

• DAZN Says Canal+ Owes €2M In Tennis Licensing Fees

  By Jamie Lennox

  Sports broadcaster DAZN has sued Canal+ for more than €2.1 million ($2.4 million) in a London court, accusing the French television company of failing to make numerous payments under their €30 million women's tennis licensing deal.

• 5 Questions For HD Law Director Kevin Durkin

  By Alex Davidson

  The Financial Conduct Authority's long-awaited motor finance redress scheme is on hold because a consumer group and three lenders have referred it to the Upper Tribunal for judicial review, claiming it is unfair.

• Ex-BDB Pitmans Client Loses Appeal To Dispute Fees

  By Hanna Vioque

  The Court of Appeal on Wednesday refused to let a former BDB Pitmans client challenge her fee agreement with the firm, ruling that the deal wasn't the kind of arrangement that would trigger statutory consumer protections. 

• Google Ordered To Let Publishers Opt Out Of AI Search

  By Alex Baldwin

  The U.K.'s competition regulator said Wednesday it would require Google to let publishers opt to keep their content out of the tech giant's artificial intelligence search features, in a move to give media greater bargaining power to pursue licensing agreements.

• UPC Appeals Court Stakes Authority Over UK Patent Claims

  By Jamie Lennox

  Appellate judges at the Unified Patent Court have resolutely confirmed that the unitary forum has the jurisdiction to hear infringement claims connected with the U.K. parts of European patents.

• Dexia Says Torino Can't Invalidate Swaps In €400M Dispute

  By Sophia Dourou

  Dexia argued Wednesday at the start of a London trial that transactions it entered into with Italy's Comune di Torino to restructure the municipality's debt are valid and enforceable, in a dispute worth €400 million ($464 million).

• Apple Gets 2nd Chance To Trim £3B ICloud Overcharge CPO

  By Eddie Beaver

  Apple can challenge a decision allowing part of a £3 billion ($4 billion) collective action over an alleged cloud storage monopoly to proceed, after a competition tribunal found Wednesday that the technology giant has a real prospect of succeeding on appeal.

• FCA Warns Football Clubs On Unauthorized Sponsors

  By Irene Madongo

  Britain's financial watchdog said Wednesday it has warned football clubs about sponsorship deals from unauthorized financial companies that could potentially expose them to legal risks and their fans to the danger of losing money.

• Sherwin-Williams, Nippon Paint Drop €12.5B AkzoNobel Bid

  By Najiyya Budaly

  U.S. paint maker Sherwin-Williams and Nippon Paint of Japan said Wednesday that they have abandoned their €12.5 billion ($14.5 billion) pursuit of AkzoNobel after the owner of the Dulux brand rejected their advances.

• Coca-Cola Ex-GC Says AI Is Driving Up Lawyers' Workloads

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  A former general counsel of Coca‑Cola said artificial intelligence is increasing lawyers' workloads, as they race to keep up with clients empowered by the technology to bring forward claims.

• Motorist Group Denied Entry To 'Dieselgate' Stellantis Claim

  By Ronan Barnard

  A London judge denied a group of motorists permission to join the major group "Dieselgate" litigation against the Stellantis auto group, ruling Tuesday that they had not kept to the deadline to join the action.