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  • BHP Brazil Dam Claim Keeps Pressure on UK Courts

    BHP Brazil Dam Claim Keeps Pressure on UK Courts

    May 7, 2026

    The Court of Appeal handed down judgment on 6 May in the litigation brought by Municipio de Mariana and many other claimants against BHP…

  • FCA probes PayPal wallet links with Visa and Mastercard

    FCA probes PayPal wallet links with Visa and Mastercard

    May 7, 2026

    The FCA has put Mastercard, Visa and PayPal under formal competition scrutiny over the way PayPal’s digital wallet is funded and used. The FCA…

  • Is the Bar Council’s Diversity Scheme Discriminative?

    Is the Bar Council’s Diversity Scheme Discriminative?

    May 5, 2026

    A diversity scheme at the Bar is heading into a legal fight over where positive action ends and unlawful discrimination begins. The Bar Council…

  • AI law firm model targets England and Wales

    AI law firm model targets England and Wales

    May 5, 2026

    The billable hour has a new investor-backed problem. Manifest OS, the US company behind an AI-powered law firm model, is preparing to bring its…

  • Post-Mazur: Law Society calls on SRA for clear supervision guidance

    Post-Mazur: Law Society calls on SRA for clear supervision guidance

    May 5, 2026

    The Court of Appeal decision in CILEX v Mazur, handed down on 31 March 2026, concerns the role of non-authorised persons in the conduct…

  • Samsung and ZTE £392m FRAND Patent Judgment

    Samsung and ZTE £392m FRAND Patent Judgment

    May 4, 2026

    On 1st May 2026, the Patents Court set a $392m FRAND lump sum in Samsung v ZTE, reinforcing London’s role in global telecoms patent…

  • Couriers take Just Eat back to the tribunal

    Couriers take Just Eat back to the tribunal

    May 4, 2026

    Just Eat is facing a fresh courtroom test of the gig economy model it brought back after dropping guaranteed courier employment. More than 7,000…

  • Ted Baker Insolvency Fees swallow up Creditors Cash

    Ted Baker Insolvency Fees swallow up Creditors Cash

    May 4, 2026

    Ted Baker’s administration shows how unsecured creditors can recover only next to nothing while insolvency expenses and adviser fees rank ahead. Ted Baker’s collapse…

  • Planning call-in consultation closes

    Planning call-in consultation closes

    May 4, 2026

    The government’s consultation on planning referrals has closed, leaving developers, councils and objectors watching for changes to call-in rules. A consultation on when local…

  • LexisNexis and Luminance are trying to put legal AI inside contract work

    LexisNexis and Luminance are trying to put legal AI inside contract work

    April 29, 2026

    LexisNexis and Luminance have announced a strategic alliance aimed at in-house legal teams. Legal Futures says the partnership will allow mutual customers to use…

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