RBG Holdings PLC said on Monday that Ian Rosenblatt, the company's largest shareholder, has called for its current chief executive and two other directors to be removed amid continuing challenges with turning around the company's fortunes.

Insurer Aviva PLC said Monday that it will buy a rival company, Direct Line, in a £3.7 billion ($4.7 billion) cash and stock deal, a move that will create a British motor and home insurance giant.

A footballer convinced an appeals tribunal on Friday that his former club had victimized him after he complained about racial abuse by a fan, proving that the club penalized him by cutting communications with his agent.

Energy giant Shell said Friday its German unit's attempt to sell an oil refinery controlled by Russia's Rosneft to British energy conglomerate Prax had collapsed.

The financial watchdog has come under pressure this year from the Labour government to tackle the cost of insurance, which has soared because of rising claims caused by the ongoing repercussions from Brexit and the war in Ukraine. 

Courts across Britain and Europe handed down some of the highest-profile intellectual property decisions in years in 2024, as the U.K.'s top court settled one of the biggest trademark cases in recent times and the lower courts weighed in on unfair advantage and fair licensing for essential patents.

Success for BT in the first-ever collective action to reach judgment in the U.K. could dampen the spirits of lawyers and litigation-funders backing more risky standalone claims that do not draw on pre-existing enforcement decisions to establish liability.

The blockbuster fines imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority on challenger banks Starling and Metro for anti-money laundering failures, its notable penalties against Barclays and its conviction of a former Goldman Sachs banker for insider dealing are just a few of the key cases from 2024.

Bibi Badejo, a family law barrister at 4 Brick Court Chambers in London, told Law360 that her journey into becoming an advocacy coach began when she found during the first few years of her legal career that she was not performing as well as she wanted to in court.

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP is set to take on the entire Paris team from Kramer Levin at the start of the new year as it looks for a new home and prepares for its pending merger with HSF.