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• Getty Case To Set Stage For AI Copyright Law

  By Alex Baldwin

  The High Court is set to hear on Monday Getty's copyright claim over the use of its images to train Stability AI...(read more)

• Poor Productivity Driving Crown Court Backlog, Study Says

  By Jamie Lennox

  Poor productivity has been a "major factor" in the growth of the Crown Court's case backlog since the COVID-19 p...(read more)

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• Ex-SG Says Bar Must Toughen Up Penalties To Curb Bullying

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The former U.K. solicitor general, now investigating bullying and harassment at the bar, said Saturday that the profession would need to make sure perpetrators face real repercussions to improve the situation.

• DAZN Loses Appeal Over Coupang FIFA Broadcast Deal

  By Sophia Dourou

  Streaming platform DAZN failed to convince the Court of Appeal on Friday to overturn a finding that it had entered into a contract to provide Coupang with a license to broadcast the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup in South Korea.

• CMS Ups NQ Lawyer Pay In London To £120K

  By Ashish Sareen

  CMS said Friday that it has increased salaries for newly qualified solicitors in its London office to £120,000 ($162,000) as part of a wider series of increases for junior lawyers in Britain.

• Condé Nast Denies Pic Editor's Race Discrimination Claims

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  Magazine giant Condé Nast denied allegations of racial discrimination and harassment on Friday, arguing that complaints by a former Wired magazine photo editor of micromanagement and alleged aggressive behavior by security staff were not connected to her race or sex.

• Mental Health Moratorium Can't Stop Principal Debt Recovery

  By William Janes

  A London appellate court ruled Friday that a man in a mental health crisis cannot prevent lenders from repossessing properties used to secure loans worth approximately £1.9 million (£2.6 million), concluding that the principal amounts were not affected by a moratorium on repayments.

• PornHub Owner Dodges Another Claim From Dish At UPC

  By Jamie Lennox

  PornHub's owner beat another video-streaming patent infringement claim from a satellite television and internet protocol television company on Friday, landing its second victory at the Unified Patent Court in recent weeks.

• Trading Biz Can't Short Circuit Trial Against Former GC

  By Jamie Lennox

  A London judge said Thursday that a trading services company must go to trial to prove that its former general counsel misused confidential information, citing a possibility that the business abused the lawyer-client relationship.

• Ex-PM David Cameron Joins DLA Piper As Consultant

  By Ashish Sareen

  DLA Piper said on Thursday that former British Prime Minister David Cameron has joined as a consultant to advise on geopolitical risk, adding to the roster of prominent political figures who have taken on roles at the firm.

• Antitrust Silk To Helm Tribunal's New Pro Bono Scheme

  By Jamie Lennox

  A Brick Court Chambers antitrust silk will help to run the Competition Appeal Tribunal's new pro bono scheme, offering free legal help to litigants in person, legal charity Advocate said Thursday.

• BHP Tries To Block Criminal Contempt Bid In £36B Dam Case

  By Ronan Barnard

  BHP urged a London judge on Thursday to throw out contempt proceedings that it has called "extraordinary" in a £36 billion ($50 billion) case over Brazil's worst environmental disaster, arguing that it would relitigate issues that had already been resolved.

• Liverpool Defends Rejection Of Lime's Bid For E-Bike Contract

  By Eddie Beaver

  Liverpool City Council has denied failing to give the Lime hire bike operator a fair chance to compete for a contract to provide electric scooters and bikes in the local authority's area, adding that it had lawfully considered submissions by winning bidder Bolt.

• Ex-Solicitor Charged With Defrauding Clients Out Of £137K

  By Christopher Crosby

  A former solicitor and part-time judge appeared at a London criminal court on Thursday accused of defrauding more than a dozen clients by appropriating at least £137,000 ($186,000) in payments to himself.