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  Top Court Curbs Landlords' Ability To Challenge RTM Notices

  By Eddie Beaver

  Britain's top court limited landlords' ability to defeat right-to-manage acquisitions on procedural grounds on T...(read more)

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  The Top White-Collar Crime Cases In 2026: Midyear Review

  By Christopher Crosby

  The Serious Fraud Office has seen a mixed first half of the year with the collapse of its prosecution of London ...(read more)

• DWF Defeats Personal Injury Data Privacy Case On Appeal

  By Sophia Dourou

  DWF LLP has defeated an attempt by three personal injury claimants to revive a data privacy lawsuit after the Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that they sought to advance a "new, unpleaded case."

• Agri Biz Forfeits $5M In Money Laundering, Sanctions Probe

  By Christopher Crosby

  Britain's National Crime Agency said Thursday that it has seized more than $5.2 million from an agricultural company in an investigation into suspected money laundering and evasion of sanctions on Iran. 

• Paid-For AI Tools Can Still Risk Client Secrets, SRA Warns

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The latest warning from the Solicitors Regulation Authority on artificial intelligence suggests that law firms cannot assume the paid-for tools they use are a safe alternative to open AI systems, signaling a tougher approach to confidentiality risks than that taken recently by a tribunal.

• Samsung To Pay Swatch $12M Over Copycat Watch Apps

  By Alex Baldwin

  A London court ordered Samsung on Wednesday to pay several Swatch brands $11.6 million for allowing third-party smartwatch apps that mimic existing luxury watch faces, far below the $170 million the brands had sought.

• Top High Court Commercial Litigation Rulings Of 2026 So Far

  By Joanne Faulkner

  So far in 2026, judges at the High Court have narrowed extensive diesel emissions claims, determined how a landmark class action settlement should be divided and redrawn the boundaries of privilege.

• Unfair Dismissal Central To Employment Law For Rest Of 2026

  By Adele Redmond

  Preparing for the Jan. 1 change to unfair dismissal law should be a priority for employers, lawyers say, as the U.K. government pushes ahead with several meaty elements of its workers' rights reforms.

• Biggest EU, UK Copyright Developments Of 2026 So Far

  By Alex Baldwin

  Regulators continued to drag their feet on AI regulation in the first half of 2026, but European justices took the opportunity to weigh in on post-Brexit copyright protections, and offered rare guidance on a relatively obscure copyright infringement defense.

• Singer Alanis Morissette Sued By Ex-Live Nation Executive

  By Eddie Beaver

  Grammy Award winner Alanis Morissette has been sued in London by a former executive at Live Nation's Israeli unit, part of the entertainment giant that has promoted her concerts around the world.

• CMA To Probe Cash Management Co.'s $6.6B Buy Of ATM Biz

  By Dawood Fakhir

  The U.K.'s antitrust regulator said Wednesday that it is launching a formal investigation into the $6.6 billion proposed acquisition of NCR Atleos Corp. by The Brink's Co. to determine whether the deal will harm competition in the country.

• Papermakers' €1.4B JV Plan Faces EU Competition Pushback

  By Dawood Fakhir

  The European Commission said Wednesday that a proposed €1.42 billion ($1.65 billion) joint venture between paper manufacturers UPM and Sappi could reduce competition in markets for making print materials such as magazines and books.

• ECourier Drivers Seek Deposit Orders In Worker Status Case

  By Sophia Dourou

  Dozens of drivers suing eCourier for worker status told a tribunal on Wednesday that the delivery company should pay a deposit of up to £150,000 ($204,000) to pursue arguments denying their worker status.

• FCA Bans Trio Over £36M Scheme To Bypass UK Visa Rules

  By Tom Fish

  The finance watchdog said Wednesday that it has banned three former senior figures at wealth manager Dolfin from working in the regulated financial services sector after finding they operated a scheme that helped clients circumvent U.K. visa requirements for investors.