Corporate Crime & Compliance UK

  • March 14, 2024

    Trustee Partially Wins Bid To Nix Defense In Italian Villa Claim

    A London court has granted a Russian bankruptcy trustee's bid to throw out some defenses of banker Georgy Ivanovich Bedzhamov's romantic partner over her claim to an Italian villa, finding them "hopeless" and that they had "no real prospect of success."

  • March 14, 2024

    Rosenblatt Faces Wasted Costs Bid In Nigeria Oil Spill Case

    Rosenblatt faces costs proceedings brought by Shell after a London judge ruled Thursday that the firm did not have authority to act on behalf of the majority of claimants in a case over an 2011 oil spill off the coast of Nigeria.

  • March 14, 2024

    Aid Charity Fired Lockdown 'Shisha Cave' Whistleblower

    A humanitarian charity made an employee redundant in retaliation for her blowing the whistle about colleagues smoking and potentially taking illegal drugs in its offices during a COVID-19 lockdown, a U.K. employment tribunal has ruled.

  • March 14, 2024

    Italy Fines TikTok €10M For Harmful Content

    Italy's antitrust authority fined TikTok €10 million ($11 million) on Thursday for failing to protect children from potentially dangerous content on the platform.

  • March 14, 2024

    Craig Wright Timeline: From Australia To The London Courts

    Computer scientist Craig Wright's one-man mission to prove to the courts that he is the elusive creator of bitcoin came to an end Thursday as a London judge rejected his claim in one of the most-discussed intellectual property cases in the English courts. Here, Law360 looks back at the history of Wright's claims.

  • March 14, 2024

    Ex-Libor Trader Hayes Claims Judge Denied Him Fair Trial

    The conviction of former UBS trader Tom Hayes for rigging Libor is "unsafe" and should be overturned because the judge overseeing his trial committed a "cardinal" breach of his rights by telling jurors he had submitted false rates, his lawyer told the Court of Appeal on Thursday.

  • March 14, 2024

    Wright Is Not The Inventor Of Bitcoin, Judge Rules

    A London judge ruled Thursday that Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not the pseudonymous inventor of bitcoin, ruling that the evidence against his claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto was "overwhelming."

  • March 13, 2024

    Marketing Boss Says LC&F Services Provided In 'Good Faith'

    The head of a marketing company that provided services to London Capital & Finance did so in "good faith," and had no knowledge of an alleged Ponzi scheme, his lawyer told a London trial on Wednesday over the £237 million ($304 million) investment scandal.

  • March 13, 2024

    Four Car Manufacturers To Face Dieselgate Trial In 2025

    Ford and Nissan are among four major carmakers that will face trial in October 2025 over claims on behalf of 1.25 million motorists alleging that the manufacturers used in-car technology to cheat emissions tests, Leigh Day said Wednesday.

  • March 13, 2024

    EU Parliament Overwhelmingly Passes Landmark AI Law

    European Union lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday in favor of a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence law, in a bid to help facilitate innovation while safeguarding the bloc's fundamental rights.

  • March 13, 2024

    Senior SFO Official Judy Krieg Departs After Three Years

    One of the most senior officials at the Serious Fraud Office has left her role overseeing its fraud and bribery caseload, the second high-level departure since the new director took over the white collar crime agency in September. 

  • March 13, 2024

    Traders To Fight Rate-Rigging Convictions In Landmark Appeal

    Two former traders who say they were made scapegoats for public anger during the last financial crisis challenge their convictions for rigging benchmark interest rates on Thursday in a case that could undermine the legal theory that underpinned dozens of prosecutions.

  • March 13, 2024

    Norton Pension Scam Victims Receive Initial £9.4M Redress

    Former employees of Norton Motorcycles received £9.4 million ($12 million) into their pension schemes from the Fraud Compensation Fund this week, an independent trustee told a group of senior MPs on Wednesday.

  • March 13, 2024

    CMA Fights Decision To Block Raid On Home In Cartel Probe

    Britain's antitrust watchdog challenged on Wednesday the refusal by a tribunal to grant a warrant to raid the home of an individual connected to a chemicals cartel investigation, claiming the decision could make it impossible for enforcers to search domestic properties.

  • March 13, 2024

    All Post Office Convictions To Be Quashed Through New Law

    The government introduced landmark legislation on Wednesday that will exonerate hundreds of people wrongfully convicted as the result of the Post Office scandal.

  • March 12, 2024

    IPhone Users' £853M Battery Suit Gets OK On Funding Revamp

    Apple must face an £853 million ($1 billion) class action claim alleging it concealed problems with iPhone batteries after Britain's antitrust tribunal said Tuesday that a revised litigation funding deal overcomes the hurdle recently thrown up by the country's highest court.

  • March 12, 2024

    Immigration Lawyer Caught In Sting Loses Strike-Off Appeal

    An immigration lawyer lost his appeal on Tuesday to stay on the rolls, after he was caught by an undercover journalist recommending that a client gather false documents for a visa application, with a London court ruling that his appeal was "totally without merit."

  • March 12, 2024

    Man Loses Bid To Challenge US Tax Refund Fraud Extradition

    A man facing extradition to the U.S. — to stand trial on allegations that he took part in a scheme to fraudulently receive millions in tax refunds — was denied a chance to challenge the extradition by a London judge on Tuesday.

  • March 12, 2024

    'Clearer Than Ever' That Wright Is Not Satoshi, Developers Say

    Lawyers for developers seeking to prove that Craig Wright is not the pseudonymous inventor of bitcoin told the High Court that it is "clearer than ever" that the Australian computer scientist is not Satoshi Nakamoto in closing arguments on Tuesday.

  • March 12, 2024

    Gov't To Give Banks More Time To Investigate Payment Fraud

    HM Treasury on Tuesday published draft legislation giving banks more time to investigate suspected fraud on payments, giving them a better chance of stopping thieves.

  • March 12, 2024

    SFO Arrests 3 In £76M Luxury Care Home Fraud Probe

    The Serious Fraud Office arrested three people on Tuesday in an investigation into an alleged £76 million ($97 million) fraud over the collapse of a luxury care home provider that left elderly residents homeless and 600 investors out of pocket.

  • March 12, 2024

    FCA's New Greenwashing Rules Lack Clarity, City Firms Warn

    City firms are pressing the Financial Conduct Authority to revise the draft guidance for its new anti-greenwashing rules to clear up critical ambiguities as they seek greater clarity on how broadly it will be applied.

  • March 11, 2024

    Whistleblower Forced To Quit After Questioning CEO's CV

    A chief operating officer at a charity was forced to resign after senior figures said his whistleblowing claims about the new chief executive's CV had ruined their trust in him, an employment tribunal has ruled.

  • March 11, 2024

    Santander Whistleblower Loses Bid To Revive Claim

    An appellate tribunal has rejected a bid by a former financial crime policy manager at Santander to revive her whistleblowing and discrimination claims against the bank, ruling a fair trial was not possible because she failed to exchange witness statements.

  • March 11, 2024

    £237M Ponzi Case Doesn't Stack Up, Ex-LC&F Director Says

    A former director of London Capital & Finance told a trial over the £237 million ($304 million) investment scandal on Monday that he did not take part in the alleged Ponzi scheme.

Expert Analysis

  • Report On UK Investment Act Offers Welcome Insights

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    The U.K. government's recent report on the National Security and Investment Act's first full year of operation is to be applauded for disclosing more information on the act's notification system than was required, enabling a better understanding of what has taken place and what the next year may hold, say Andrea Hamilton and Ajal Notowicz at Milbank.

  • Loot Box Regulation In Europe Could Benefit From Reform

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    In light of recent court rulings concerning video game loot boxes, authorities across Europe are taking increasing note of this mechanism, yet with a coordinated approach, appropriate regulations and a focus on enforcement, there is no need to issue a ban, say Elia Kim and Hazal Kirci at Simmons & Simmons.

  • Preparing For M&A Under The Foreign Subsidies Regulation

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    The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation introduces requirements that companies operating in the region must consider in M&A transactions, and any foreign financial contributions received by a target should be checked during the due diligence stage, with specific provisions for commission approval if a notification requirement is triggered, say Hendrik Viaene and Stéphane Dionnet at McDermott.

  • Important Generative AI Considerations In M&A

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    The recent surge of interest in generative artificial intelligence and its use of machine learning algorithms means there are novel concerns as well as inherent risks for those engaging in M&A activity, and acquirers should pay careful attention to a target’s scope of ownership and licensing rights, say attorneys at Davis Polk.

  • Why Data Protection Compliance May Cost The Environment

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    Companies thinking about environmental, social and governance goals may conclude that using good data ethics is a win-win, but aligning data protection principles and carbon footprint reduction is not always straightforward and compliance efforts may be a trade-off between privacy, opportunity and the environment, says Alice Wallbank at Shoosmiths.

  • Pension Trustee Case Could Lead To Fossil Fuels Divestment

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    While the recent Court of Appeal case McGaughey v. Universities Superannuation Scheme attempts to link fossil fuel investment by trustees to significant risk of financial detriment, it is concerning that two out of 470,000 scheme members could be permitted to bring a claim without ensuring that other members are represented, says Anna Metadjer at Kingsley Napley.

  • Outbound Screening May Be Next EU Investment Control Step

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    Following the European Commission’s recent commitment to reduce dependence on third countries by developing an outbound investment review mechanism, it will be interesting to see whether member states will take a united stand or whether national security interests will trump such an approach, say Christoph Barth and Neil Hoolihan at Linklaters.

  • Barclays Ruling Narrows Banks' Fraud Recovery Duty

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    The U.K. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Philipp v. Barclays decided against the so-called Quincecare duty's application in authorized push payment fraud, shining light on how banks should balance their responsibility to follow customers' instructions against making reasonable inquiries, say lawyers at Ontier.

  • Green Loans May Be Hungary's Path To Sustainable Financing

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    Fueled by a rising trend in the use of green loans, Hungary is making impressive progress in its journey toward achieving a net-zero future, although the development of social and sustainability-linked loans is still a work in progress, say Gergely Szalóki and Bálint Bodó at Schönherr.

  • AI Act Issues To Watch As EU Legislators Negotiate

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    The EU is working to adopt the world's first comprehensive regulatory framework for artificial intelligence, but the AI Act proposals from the European Commission, Parliament and Council currently differ on law enforcement use of AI, classification of AI systems and related compliance obligations, say Alexander Roussanov and Lazarinka Naydenova at Arnold & Porter.

  • How The Law Must Change To Accommodate Digital Assets

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    The Law Commission's recent report shows that the common law of England and Wales is well suited to adapt to digital assets, and with targeted statutory reform to unlock the possibility of recognizing property in intangible things, the U.K. can become an ideal hub for parties to transact with emerging technology, says Sarah Green at the commission.

  • Tackling Global Inflation Is A Challenge For Antitrust Agencies

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    Recent events have put pressure on antitrust agencies to address the global cost-of-living crisis, but the relationship between competition and inflation is complex, and with competition agencies’ reluctance to act as price regulators, enforcement is unlikely to have a meaningful impact, say lawyers at Linklaters.

  • Leading THC Case Lends Support To UK Legalization Debates

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    Even though the Court of Appeal's ruling in R v. Margiotta on legally importing and supplying low THC cannabis cannot be relied on post-Brexit, it provides powerful arguments for the legalization of supply in low THC cannabis, including the fact the product is not considered a narcotic drug, say Robert Jappie at Fieldfisher and Josh Normanton at Trinity Chambers.

  • Key Findings From EBA's Money Laundering Report

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    The European Banking Authority's recent report on money laundering and terrorist financing risks, highlighting that payment institutions may be ineffectively assessing or managing those risks, makes clear that addressing its findings will be essential to protecting the European Union from financial crime, say lawyers at Hogan Lovells.

  • Cos. Using AI Should Note Regulators' Privacy Concerns

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    The past year’s unprecedented explosion in the use of artificial intelligence tools has sparked fears over the way personal data may be collected and treated, and organizations adopting AI will need to ensure that they have a lawful basis to use data collected in this way, says Paula Williamson at Excello Law.

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