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  Diarra Settles €65M Claim Over FIFA Transfer Rules

  By Jamie Lennox

  Former professional footballer Lassana Diarra has settled his €65 million ($75 million) claim against FIFA over ...(read more)

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  Booking.com Faces £2B Collective Claim Over Inflated Prices

  By Eddie Beaver

  A former legal director at the Competition and Markets Authority said Tuesday that he plans to bring a £2 billio...(read more)

• MPs Push EHRC To Explain How Single-Sex Code Will Work

  By Adele Redmond

  Senior figures at the U.K.'s equality watchdog struggled to explain how its new code of practice on providing single-sex services can be practically implemented, telling a parliamentary committee on Tuesday that organizations should take a "common sense" approach to avoid litigation.

• Uber Demands Funder's Docs from Mishcon In £340M Claim

  By Eddie Beaver

  Uber urged a London court Tuesday to order Mishcon de Reya to surrender communications with a former litigation funder, arguing that the documents are not privileged and could prove claims worth £340 million ($455 million) have been brought out of time.

• Paramount's $110B Deal For Warner Bros. Faces UK Probe

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Britain's competition watchdog said Tuesday that it has launched a formal probe into Paramount Skydance's $110 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. after it sought initial views on the acquisition in April.

• Developer Seeks To Revive Fight Over £140M Council Loans

  By William Janes

  A property developer fought on Tuesday to revive his case that an English council unlawfully subsidized a rival by approving £140 million ($187.6 million) in loans for the construction of two tower blocks without doing due diligence.

• PwC Probed By Accounting Watchdog Over WH Smith Audit

  By Christopher Crosby

  The U.K.'s accounting watchdog opened a probe into PricewaterhouseCoopers on Tuesday over its audit of WH Smith, amid growing pressure on the travel retailer for overstating its profits.

• Davis Polk, Slaughter & May Steer GSK's $10.6B Nuvalent Deal

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Pharma giant GSK PLC said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire cancer therapy specialist Nuvalent Inc. for $10.6 billion as it seeks to accelerate its "rapid expansion" into the oncology market.

• Police Force Settles Anti-Christian Bias Claim From Ex-Officer

  By Jamie Lennox

  A U.K. police force has settled a discrimination claim from a Christian officer who alleged it suspended him for "questioning Islam" during mandatory diversity training, according to the Christian charity that supported his case.

• TV Host Says Laurence Fox 'Prostitute' Posts Are Defamatory

  By Eddie Beaver

  Television personality Narinder Kaur told a London court Monday that actor-turned-political activist Laurence Fox accused her of being "a prostitute" who sold intimate images on OnlyFans, allegations she says are capable of being defamatory.

• UK Launches Probe Into EBay's $1.2B Depop Deal

  By Dawood Fakhir

  Britain's competition watchdog said Monday that it has initiated a formal probe into eBay's planned $1.2 billion acquisition of Depop, an online marketplace for used apparel, after seeking initial views on the deal.

• Neil Woodford Faces FCA Injunction For Unauthorized Activity

  By Najiyya Budaly

  The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday that it is seeking an injunction against fund manager Neil Woodford for allegedly providing investment services despite having been banned from managing funds for retail investors in 2025.

• Intesa Sanpaolo Makes €30.6B Bid For Monte Dei Paschi

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Italy's largest lender, Intesa Sanpaolo, said Monday that it is making a €30.6 billion ($35.2 billion) takeover offer for Monte dei Paschi di Siena — a day after rival Banco BPM called on MPS to open talks on a "merger of equals."

• Accor Unit Wins Fight Over Removal Of Combustible Cladding

  By William Janes

  A subsidiary of hotel giant Accor won a bid on Friday to force its landlord, a company owned by the family of real estate billionaire Asif Aziz, to remove combustible cladding discovered in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.