A former Serious Fraud Office investigator accused of leaking information about a corruption investigation into mining company Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. was subject to disciplinary proceedings for making disclosures about another matter to the media, the SFO confirmed Friday.

A year on from the Supreme Court's landmark decision that upended the financing of class actions, and failing any immediate legislative solution, lawyers say litigation funding agreements will continue to face scrutiny with new challenges to the returns funders can expect to earn.

Lenders in the eurozone still suffer from "shortcomings" in fighting against and recovering from a severe — but plausible — cyberattack, the European Central Bank said Friday after it conducted a resilience stress test.

The Royal Mint indirectly discriminated against a human resources director by denying her request to rescind the resignation that she submitted while grappling with mental health conditions, a tribunal has ruled.

Israeli private investigator Amit Forlit will face a hearing in January to determine whether he will be extradited to the United States for allegedly conducting illegal hacking campaigns aimed at tarnishing organizations involved in environmental litigation, a London judge said Friday.

Knights Group Holdings PLC said Friday that it has agreed to buy Thursfields Legal Ltd., an independent, full-service regional law firm, for £12.5 million ($16.1 million), as the growing legal and professional services company moves to expand its presence in central England.

NatWest's investment banking arm, which alleges a Dutch financial services company owes it €155 million ($168.3 million) under deeds in swaps transactions, argued at the opening of a London trial Thursday that the company wrongly relied on contractual terms to delay payment.

Two traders convicted of manipulating benchmark interest rates have been granted permission to appeal their cases to the U.K.'s highest court, their representatives said on Thursday.

Lucasfilm fought for a second time on Thursday to exit a dispute with an English movie company over the use of actor Peter Cushing's likeness in Star Wars, telling a London court that the case against it was "just weird." 

TLT LLP said on Thursday that significant victories for clients and growth in important sectors helped drive revenue to a record total of £174 million ($224 million) and that profits and partner profits have ticked up after they fell in 2023.