Analysis

10-Year Migrant Pathway May Be 'Catastrophic' For Employers

By Adele Redmond

The government's plan to extend routes to settlement in Britain for migrants to up to 20 years could have "catastrophic consequences" for sponsoring employers and risks tying vulnerable workers to bad bosses for a decade, experts have warned.

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Ex-Playtech Staffer Wins Bid To Toss Trade Secrets Case

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

A former Playtech employee and the Latvian company he now works for succeeded in throwing out the gambling company's accusations of misuse of trade secrets and copyright infringement Friday, with the Court of Appeal saying the case does not belong in the English courts.

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Gender Pay Gap For Women Is Narrower Under Female CEOs

By Hanna Vioque

Women working in female-led organizations enjoy smaller pay gaps than those employed by a company led by a male, even as commitments to gender equality policies appear more fragile than ever, a study published on Monday said. 

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Investment Co. Defeats Compliance Director's Pension Bid

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

Private equity firm 3i Group PLC defeated a bid from its compliance director to challenge the winding up of its pension plan on Friday, as the High Court found that the firm was entitled to close the fund when it did.

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen Clyde & Co. face a claim from Yorkshire firm GWB Harthills, a property developer previously investigated over suspected bribery and corruption sue the general counsel and solicitor to HM Revenue and Customs, and sportswear giant Gymshark bring an intellectual property claim against its co-founder's rival company, AYBL. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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UK Inheritance Tax Revenue Up 4% So Far In 2025

By Joel Poultney

The government collected £5.2 billion ($6.8 billion) in inheritance tax between April and October, figures published on Friday by Britain's tax authority show, extending a record-setting trend in the 2025/26 financial year.

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A&O Shearman Guides £6B Pension Deal For BBC

By Martin Croucher

The British Broadcasting Corporation has struck a deal to insure £6 billion ($7.8 billion) of its pension liabilities with Zurich and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., in a transaction steered by A&O Shearman, Slaughter and May, Eversheds Sutherland, and Debevoise.

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