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  A&O Leads Airtel Money's London Float In IPO Market Boost

  By Najiyya Budaly

  African financial technology company Airtel Money said Wednesday that it plans to list on the London Stock Excha...(read more)

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  Carter-Ruck Ruling Could Hobble SRA's SLAPP Investigations

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The High Court's ruling restricting the Solicitors Regulation Authority's access to legally privileged material ...(read more)

• Ex-Welsh Parliament Member Denies Harassing Woman

  By Ronan Barnard

  A Welsh barrister denied in a London tribunal Tuesday that he had sexually harassed a woman while he was a member of the Senedd Cymru.

• UK Legal Services Exports Surged To Record £11B In 2025

  By Ashish Sareen

  The Law Society said Tuesday that exports of U.K. legal services grew to a record total of around £11 billion ($14.7 billion) in 2025 amid sustained international demand but warned that further government investment is needed as international rivals look to close the gap.

• UK To Expand Right To Leave For Bereavement, Miscarriages

  By Max Austin

  Workers who lose a close family member or experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks will be entitled to two weeks' unpaid leave from April 2027, the U.K. government announced Tuesday.

• Kuwait Loses Bid To Extradite Former Pension Chief's Widow

  By Christopher Crosby

  Kuwait can't extradite the widow of its former pension chief from the U.K. to serve a lifetime prison sentence for allegedly stealing $73.8 million, a London judge has ruled, saying prosecutors failed to formally notify her about her criminal trial.

• Bahamas Water Co. Can't Claim Squatters' Rights Over Land

  By Isabel Jackson

  The Bahamas' Water and Sewerage Corp. cannot claim squatters' rights over a section of land in the Caribbean country on the grounds that it has constructed water tanks there, the top appeals court for U.K. overseas territories has ruled.

• PPI Ruling Could Expose Hidden Liabilities In Contracts

  By Martin Croucher

  The Court of Appeal's decision to wipe out a £677 million ($905 million) payment protection insurance bill for Santander has far-reaching implications on historic liabilities for insurers, transaction lawyers and private equity dealmakers, experts say.

• Honeywell Halts Ex-Licensee's Conveyor Belt Sales At UPC

  By Jamie Lennox

  Honeywell has persuaded the Unified Patent Court to stop a former licensee from selling certain conveyor belts in several European nations, defeating its opponent's argument that the agreement is still in place.

• Nuveen Wins Regulatory Backing To Buy Schroders For £10B

  By Irene Madongo

  Asset manager Nuveen said Tuesday that it has received regulatory approval for its planned £9.9 billion ($13 billion) takeover of U.K. rival Schroders, paving the way for the deal to close once remaining conditions are met.

• FCA Wrongly Applies Time Limit To Redress Complaint

  By Tom Fish

  The Financial Conduct Authority has accepted a recommendation to investigate a complaint over its handling of a redress scheme for customers of a group of lenders, after the Complaints Commissioner found the regulator had wrongly rejected the case as out of time.

• Trafigura To List Tanker Arm In Oslo In 1st For Logistics Giant

  By Irene Madongo

  Logistics and commodities giant Trafigura said Monday it plans to take its newly formed Volare Shipping Ltd. unit public in Oslo after a private share placement seeking to raise the Norwegian kroner equivalent of about $500 million.

• FCA Enlists Industry To Close Protection Insurance Gap

  By Joel Poultney

  Britain's finance watchdog said Monday it plans to encourage consumers to take out protection insurance through awareness campaigns, as well as planning work to help insurers deliver the smoother sale of policies.

• Charity Worker Denied Time Off For Festival Loses Bias Claim

  By Jamie Lennox

  A charity has convinced a tribunal it did not discriminate against a now-former worker by declining her request for time off to attend a music festival, arguing that she does not hold a protected belief linked to attending the event.