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  Goodhead Joins Pogust In Asking Firm To Drop Their Names

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Thomas Goodhead has joined fellow co-founder Harris Pogust in seeking to remove his name from the London law fir...(read more)

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  UK Pushes Duty To Inform Workers Of Union Rights To 2027

  By Adele Redmond

  A new duty on employers to inform workers of their right to join a trade union has been pushed back to January 2...(read more)

• Simmons Steers UK Data Center Biz's £2.5B Financing

  By Tom Fish

  Data center operator Virtus has secured a £2.45 billion ($3.25 billion) financing package to fund expansion of its portfolio across the U.K. and Europe, including the development of an artificial intelligence-ready campus in southeast England.

• Ex-Union Staffer Backs Nurse's Gender-Critical Bias Claim

  By Ronan Barnard

  A former nursing union staff member testified Thursday in support of a gender-critical Scottish nurse suing the union for alleged discrimination against her beliefs, telling a Dundee tribunal Thursday that she had resigned from the union over its reaction to an academic article she wrote about transgender prisoner policy.

• Jellycat Sues Discount Retailer Over Copycat Plushies

  By Max Austin

  Jellycat has accused discount retailer Online Home Shop of selling knockoffs of its popular food-themed plush toys, the latest in a series of cases accusing rivals of confusing consumers with anthropomorphic toys.

• MS Amlin Sued For $2.6M Over Payout For Grounded Ship

  By Joel Poultney

  The owner of a vessel that ran aground in the Solomon Islands has sued MS Amlin for $2.6 million, almost a year after the insurer dodged a payout to a company it insured because the insolvent business failed to pay a $47 million arbitration award.

• TikTok Drops Appeals Over £12.7M Children's Privacy Fine

  By Eddie Beaver

  TikTok has agreed to pay a £12.7 million ($17 million) fine for unlawfully processing children's personal data after a tribunal rejected its challenge to the data privacy regulator's power to impose the penalty, the watchdog said Thursday.

• Jane Street To Take Over A&O Shearman London Office Space

  By Tom Fish

  Quantitative trading firm Jane Street is expanding its London operations after agreeing to pre-let 465,000 square feet of office space, real estate company CBRE Group Inc. said Thursday.

• Pogust Goodhead To Drop Name After Founder's Legal Threat

  By Ashish Sareen

  Pogust Goodhead said Thursday it will change its name after co-founder Harris Pogust demanded that the firm stop using his name, amid a dispute over whether the outfit can continue representing claimants in the £36 billion ($47.6 billion) Mariana dam litigation against BHP.

• Victoria's Secret 'PINK' TM Suit Spurs Expedited UK Trial

  By Eddie Beaver

  Victoria's Secret and Thomas Pink secured an expedited trial Thursday over whether the lingerie giant breached a co-existence agreement by suing the British shirtmaker in the U.S. for trademark infringement over its use of the "PINK" name.

• Bredin Prat, Boyanov Advise Schneider On €1.2B Acquisition

  By Irene Madongo

  French multinational Schneider Electric said Thursday it plans to buy Bulgarian smart-home device maker Shelly Group in a cash deal worth approximately €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion), a deal it expects to improve how buildings monitor and manage energy use.

• UK Tightens Sanctions Licensing Criteria For Iranian Banks

  By Tom Fish

  The U.K. government has said it will refuse license applications from five Iran-based banks operating domestically, amid a wider campaign led by the U.S. to apply economic pressure on Iran as the war rumbles on.

• Hedge Fund OK To Sue Metal Exchange's Owner Over Crisis

  By Tom Fish

  Funds run by Elliott Investment Management LP can start a legal claim against the London Metal Exchange's Hong Kong owner over the trading venue's handling of the 2022 nickel crisis, the Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled.

• 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 Exchange's main market, in a move that could help revive the moribund U.K. IPO market.