London · Est. 2026

The City Brief

The City, through the law.

Topic

Disputes

3 briefings touching on Disputes.

Wednesday, 29 July 2026

The Sweeter Offer

Serica tops a rival bid to win Pharos Energy at a premium, Ocado quietly drops its £190m fight with M&S, and Reckitt beats its quarterly growth forecast while warning that margins have further to fall before they recover.

Friday, 24 July 2026

Private equity comes knocking

A £2.4bn approach for a FTSE 250 engineer starts the takeover clock, the High Court declines to rescue a stricken energy supplier, and the FCA asks whether raising fresh capital in London should be easier.

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

A float, a strike-out, and a swap

London lands its biggest float announcement of the year as Loxley Payments says it will list, a climate-driven claim against energy directors fails at the first hurdle, and a Docklands landlord trades debt for keys.

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