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A London court revoked on Friday Abbott's 3D trademark over a continuous glucose monitoring device, bringing to an end its infringement case against a Chinese rival. law360.co.uk/articles/22945…

HSBC urged the Employment Tribunal to toss out a claim from a former compliance manager for disability discrimination, harassment and unfair dismissal against the bank. law360.co.uk/articles/22945…

Legal & General said Friday that it will sell its U.S. protection insurance business to Meiji Yasuda, a Japanese insurer, for $2.3 billion in cash in a move to grow its pensions risk transfer business and allow it to reward shareholders. law360.co.uk/articles/22944…

An embarrassing rebuke for the City watchdog's controversial proposal to "name and shame" companies under investigation for financial misconduct at an early stage has undermined its regulatory credibility. law360.co.uk/articles/22942…

The financial sector faces an "imminent threat" that coded security measures to protect data could be broken by advanced computers and companies must start transitioning to more secure defenses now, a European Union law enforcement agency warned. law360.co.uk/financial-serv…

The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday its interventions led to authorized businesses withdrawing or amending 19,766 misleading advertisements in 2024 — up from 10,008 the previous year. law360.co.uk/financial-serv…

Fladgate said that it has hired a team of 25 lawyers and staff from Memery Crystal as the firm prepares to shut its doors after its owner filed for administration. law360.co.uk/articles/22956…

Holman Fenwick Willan LLP has appointed a new chief operating officer from Deloitte as the firm looks to continue its global expansion to maintain strong financial results. law360.co.uk/articles/22945…

The directors of Direct Line Insurance Group PLC said that they unanimously recommend that shareholders back the £3.7 billion cash and stock takeover offer tabled by Aviva. law360.co.uk/articles/22956…

Willkie Farr & Gallagher said that it has hiked the salaries of freshly qualified lawyers at its London office to £170,000 and that it has also raised earnings for trainees, as the salary war in the English capital continues to heat up. law360.co.uk/articles/22956…

Pink Floyd's bass player argued at a London court that his comments that a journalist was a "lying, conniving Zionist mouthpiece" could be defended as an honest opinion as he sought to fend off a defamation claim. law360.co.uk/articles/22957…

Eversheds Sutherland International said that it is promoting 23 lawyers to its partnership in 2025, a significantly reduced round compared with the record-breaking number it elevated a year ago. law360.co.uk/articles/23248…

The government said that it has struck a deal with the pensions industry that could result in £25 billion of investment in U.K. infrastructure and clean energy projects. law360.co.uk/articles/23391…

The Solicitors Regulation Authority said that it will abandon proposals to fine law firms based on their global turnover and cease to hand out financial penalties to lawyers convicted of drink-driving — except in exceptional circumstances. law360.co.uk/articles/23388…

The owners of 21 hotels across England have agreed to settle their attempt to claw back £21 million from Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE to cover losses they allegedly suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic. law360.co.uk/articles/23372…

More small law firms are looking to grow organically without overstretching themselves rather than combine with another outfit as they face a wave of mounting pressures, an industry survey has revealed. law360.co.uk/articles/23386…

JPMorgan Chase & Co. asked a London court to prevent Russian state-owned VTB Bank PJSC from bringing a $156 million case in Russia over allegedly frozen funds, arguing that it had launched its claims in breach of an agreement to arbitrate in England. law360.co.uk/articles/23392…

Finance companies are enlisting white collar lawyers to draw up plans for tapping back into Russia if the U.S. breaks with its Western allies and eases sanctions, although unpredictable political winds mean there are as many risks as opportunities. law360.co.uk/articles/23496…

A London court referred a barrister and solicitor to their professional regulators for citing cases that do not exist and warned that freely available generative AI tools such as ChatGPT are not capable of conducting reliable legal research. law360.co.uk/articles/23502…

Poor productivity has been a "major factor" in the growth of the Crown Court's case backlog since the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic think tank said in a new study. law360.co.uk/articles/23503…