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  Burnham OKs Making Employers Put Pay In Job Ads

  By Adele Redmond

  The U.K. will require employers to publish salaries in job adverts, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said, pre-em...(read more)

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  Leaseholders Trapped By High Insurance Costs After Grenfell

  By Martin Croucher

  Almost a decade on from the blaze at Grenfell Tower, millions of leaseholders in flats across the U.K. are still...(read more)

• 5 Questions For Travers Smith's Rob Payne

  By Max Austin

  Travers Smith's head of property disputes, Robert Payne, has spent more than 15 years handling high-stakes property issues and asset management. Here, he tells Law360 how heat waves are adding to the pressure on buildings and why court backlogs are pushing clients to resolve their disputes elsewhere.

• Victoria's Secret Gets Green Light For 'PINK' US TM Case

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London court said Thursday that Victoria's Secret can pursue claims in the U.S. that shirtmaker Thomas Pink has infringed its "PINK" trademarks, ruling that a 2015 settlement agreement does not preclude the claim.

• UK Energy Bill May Fuel Lease And Land Rights Disputes

  By Laura Stewart Liberty

  New legislation proposing tougher energy-efficiency penalties for landlords and new obligations for renewable energy developers could fuel disputes over improvement costs and property rights, lawyers say.

• Kuwait Pension Fund Wins $1B Claim Against Ex-Director

  By Sophia Dourou

  Kuwait's pensions authority can recover almost $1 billion after its former director orchestrated an unlawful scheme of corrupt payments on a "breathtaking scale," a London court ruled Thursday.

• Historic Restaurant Accuses Crown Estate Of Eviction Plot

  By William Janes

  A director of London's oldest Indian restaurant told a court Thursday that its landlord, the Crown Estate, had proposed unnecessary renovation works to force the business out as part of plans to replace it with high-end office space.

• Mex Group Says Ex-GC Aided Foes In Contempt Of Court

  By Eddie Beaver

  Mex Group told a court on Thursday that its former general counsel committed contempt of court by sharing legal submissions and discussing allegedly forged evidence with defendants in separate litigation brought by the investment company, in breach of promises he gave to the court.

• UK To Introduce Forced Labor Due Diligence For Big Business

  By Adele Redmond

  The U.K. will introduce mandatory human rights due diligence for companies with global turnover of at least £350 million ($471.7 million) to assess the risk of forced labor in their supply chains or face having their products removed from the market.

• Gallagher Sued For £20M Over Alleged Brokerage Misstep

  By Jamie Lennox

  A wealth management group has sued Gallagher for £20 million ($27 million) at a London court, alleging that the brokerage failed to warn it that insurers could avoid liability for payouts under a redress program for tanked pension investments.

• Russell Brand Found Guilty Of Rape And Sexual Assault

  By Sophia Dourou

  Comedian and actor Russell Brand was found guilty on Thursday of one charge of rape and three counts of sexual assault against four women.

• A&O Shearman Pledges $1.1B To AI Buildout Led By Lawyers

  By Ashish Sareen

  A&O Shearman said on Thursday that it would invest $1.1 billion in artificial intelligence over the next five years as part of a strategy to transform how it delivers legal services across the business.

• Developer Ordered To Repay £46M In Fire Safety Test Case

  By William Janes

  A developer must repay almost £46 million ($62 million) to the U.K. government's fire safety remediation fund for fixing tower block defects after a tribunal ruled on Thursday that the company developed the buildings and benefited commercially from them.

• Disney Fights Screen-Casting Restrictions With UPC Appeal

  By Jamie Lennox

  Disney has filed two further appeals amid its ongoing clash with InterDigital at the Unified Patent Court, seeking to overturn restrictions on its ability to offer a screen-casting function to streaming customers in Europe.