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June 04, 2025
Dutch Court Sentences Man To 6 Months In €40M VAT Fraud
A Netherlands court sentenced a man to over six months in prison for his role in a €40 million ($45.7 million) value-added tax fraud scheme connected to a larger investigation, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.
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June 04, 2025
Bogus Doctor Must Repay NHS £407K For 20 Years Of Fraud
A bogus doctor who was sent to prison for forging her medical qualifications and fraudulently working as a psychiatrist in the U.K. has been ordered to pay more than £407,000 ($552,000) or face two more years behind bars.
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June 04, 2025
Lloyd's Broker Faces 2027 Trial Over $3M Bribery Scheme
A Lloyd's of London broker is scheduled to stand trial in 2027 over allegations it failed to prevent its associates in the U.S. from bribing an Ecuadorian official in exchange for lucrative reinsurance contracts worth $38 million.
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June 04, 2025
Analyst Says Sister's Trades Were Chance, Not Insider Dealing
A former hedge fund analyst did not share confidential information on companies with his sister, his defense counsel told jurors at a London criminal trial on Wednesday, saying she probably traded on market-sensitive information that she heard him discussing on work calls.
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June 04, 2025
Police Crack Down On UK Insurance 'Ghost-Broking' Fraud
The financial crime police unit has said it has carried out a national campaign to target the rise of "ghost-broking" fraud, which is on the rise fueled by social media.
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June 03, 2025
Apple Challenging EU's Interoperability Requirements
Apple is challenging new rules imposed by European enforcers that require iPhones and iPads to work more seamlessly with third-party devices, saying the rules create privacy and security risks for users and threaten to hamper innovation.
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June 03, 2025
Lawyer Given Suspended Sentence In Germany Over Cum-Ex
A business lawyer who was partly responsible for running a €428 million ($488 million) tax fraud scheme was issued a suspended sentence of almost two years, according to a verdict Tuesday in a Bonn court.
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June 03, 2025
HS2 To Pay £319K Over Whistleblower's Exclusion
The company behind high-speed rail project HS2 has agreed to pay a former analyst more than £319,000 ($431,500) after he accused the company of excluding him from two roles following his warning that cost forecasts were being manipulated to secure funding.
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June 03, 2025
New FCA Enforcement Guide Revises Rules On Case Publicity
The Financial Conduct Authority on Tuesday released its revised enforcement guide, setting out additional circumstances when it may publicize investigations.
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June 03, 2025
Vera Baird KC To Lead CCRC Amid Calls For Reform
Vera Baird KC will take over as the interim head of the troubled government body responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice, filling a role that has been vacant since January, the Ministry of Justice revealed Tuesday.
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June 03, 2025
NMC Health Fraud Was 'Systematic,' Administrator Testifies
An NMC Health administrator on Tuesday said that the healthcare group's financial statements were "structured to conceal" the group's real financial position including $3.8 billion of unreported debt, as he testified during the London trial against the group's auditors, EY.
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June 03, 2025
Ex-Hedge Fund Analyst Driven By Greed, FCA Tells Jurors
A former hedge fund analyst roped his sister, his best friend and the best friend's girlfriend into a "rigged" insider trading scheme from their small flats during the COVID-19 pandemic for a "very old" yet "very simple" reason, prosecutors told jurors in London on Tuesday — "greed."
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June 03, 2025
SFO Launches Probe Into Local Council Solar Bond Fraud
The Serious Fraud Office announced on Tuesday that it has launched an investigation into an alleged solar farm bond fraud after failed investments forced an English council into bankruptcy.
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June 03, 2025
UK Threatens To Sue Abramovich Over Chelsea FC Sale
The government has threatened to sue Roman Abramovich to make sure that £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) made from the sale of Chelsea Football Club is used to support humanitarian aid in Ukraine.
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June 02, 2025
Ex-Law Firm Boss Loses 2nd Bid For Solicitor Reinstatement
A former law firm owner and equity partner has lost a second attempt to regain authorization to work as a solicitor after he was struck off for being dishonest and failing to spot fraud, with a tribunal ruling on Monday that his latest bid was "premature."
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June 02, 2025
CJEU Set To Hear SocGen's Case In Swedish Tax Dispute
The Court of Justice of the European Union said Monday that it will hear the case of French banking giant Société Générale SA against the Swedish tax authority over the taxation of nonresident companies under the European treaty.
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June 02, 2025
EU Hits Two Delivery Firms With €330M Fine For Market Cartel
The European Commission said Monday that it had slapped two food delivery companies with a total of €329 million ($375.8 million) in fines for operating a cartel for four years in a settlement.
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June 02, 2025
AI Use Soars Among UK Cos. Despite Rising Cyber-Risks
More than 90% of U.K. businesses are either looking at or already using artificial intelligence tools, despite a vast number believing that cyberthreats are on the rise, according to research by insurer QBE released Monday.
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June 02, 2025
BBC Wins Bid To Amend Libel Defense In Tory Donor Case
Conservative Party donor Mohamed Amersi has largely failed to prevent the BBC from updating its defense to his libel claim, as a London court ruled that its allegations of his involvement in providing "lavish entertainment" for politically exposed people support its truth defense.
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June 02, 2025
Aircraft Parts Co. Director In Court On Fraud Charges
A director of an aircraft parts supply company appeared at a London criminal court on Monday accused of falsifying documents used in sales of engine parts to airlines around the globe.
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June 06, 2025
Reed Smith Hires Cohen & Gresser London White-Collar Pro
Reed Smith LLP has recruited a senior expert in financial crime from Cohen & Gresser LLP in London to boost its capabilities representing clients in complex disputes and investigations.
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May 30, 2025
UK Military Has Paid £20M To Sexual Misconduct Victims
The British military has spent nearly £20 million ($27 million) on payouts to victims of sexual misconduct in its ranks over the past decade, the Ministry of Defence confirmed Friday.
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May 30, 2025
Isle Of Man Agrees To Work With UK Against Tax Avoidance
Isle of Man authorities reached an agreement with the U.K. government to work together in a crackdown on promoters of tax avoidance schemes, according to a joint statement.
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May 30, 2025
UK Midsize Biz Owners Wary Of Risk Exposure, Report Says
Owners and operators of midsize U.K. businesses are just as wary of risk exposure in personal taxes as they are in business taxes except under certain circumstances, according to a report commissioned by HM Revenue & Customs.
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May 30, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Entain face yet more investor claims in the fallout from its bribery probe, UEFA face class action from Liverpool fans over chaos at the 2022 World Cup, and a venture capitalist sue journalists for misuse of his private information over a forged police report. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
Expert Analysis
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The EU AI Act's Impact On Global Financial Regulation
The European Union’s new Artificial Intelligence Act, representing lawmakers’ first comprehensive attempt to regulate AI and giving special attention to the financial services sector, hopes to influence global legal and regulatory frameworks to maintain access to the EU market, say lawyers at Goodwin.
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Cross Market Drill Highlights Operational Resilience Priorities
The U.K.’s recent cross-market major infrastructure failure simulation exercise, demonstrates that operational resilience of the financial sector is high on the regulatory agenda, and the findings should ensure that the sector develops collective capabilities to deliver improvements, say lawyers at Taylor Wessing.
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Update On Timings Key For Online Safety Act Compliance
The Office of Communications’ recent update on Online Safety Act deadlines is significant because applicability of the act has been contingent on this guidance, and with clarification of enforcement details, organizations can now prepare for their risk assessment, say lawyers at Bird & Bird.
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What The Future Of AI In Financial Services Looks Like
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the global financial services industry, with a hybrid model likely to evolve where AI handles routine tasks and humans focus on strategy and decision-making, so financial institutions should work with regulators to establish ethical standards and meet regulatory expectations without stifling innovation, say lawyers at Womble Bond.
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FCA Survey Results Reveal Rise In Nonfinancial Misconduct
After a Financial Conduct Authority survey recently reported a significant rise in nonfinancial misconduct, there are a number of preventive steps firms should take to create a healthy workplace environment and mitigate the risk of increased regulatory scrutiny, say lawyers at WilmerHale.
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Online Safety Act Heightens Duties Of Social Media Platforms
The Office of Communications’ latest update on how it is implementing the Online Safety Act is part of a wider evolving debate, but while social media platforms wait for the law to take full effect, they can focus on establishing clear online safety policies, training programs for staff and proactive engagement with regulators, says Dan Adams at Arbor Law.
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Gov't Fraud Prevention Guide Proves To Be A Damp Squib
The Home Office’s recent guide to the Economic Crime Act’s failure to prevent fraud offense goes little further than offering broad suggestions, signaling the Serious Fraud Office’s encouragement of companies to self-police rather than an intention to pursue fraud allegations to trial, say lawyers at BCL Solicitors.
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When Investigating An Adversary, Be Wary Of Forged Records
Warnings against the use of investigators who tout their ability to find an adversary’s private documents generally emphasize the risk of illegal activity and attorney discipline, but a string of recent cases shows an additional danger — investigators might be fabricating records altogether, says Brian Asher at Asher Research.
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EU Enviro Directive Compliance Must Be A Priority For CEOs
The new European Union Environmental Crime Directive makes clear that criminal liability of a company for causing environmental damage does not preclude proceedings being brought against individuals who aid and abet, including CEOs, board members and other corporate leaders, say lawyers at Crowell & Moring.
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New Offense Expands Liability For Corporate Enviro Fraud
The Economic Crime Act's new corporate fraud offense — for which the Home Office recently released guidance — underscores the U.K.'s commitment to hold companies accountable on environmental grounds, and in lowering the bar for establishing liability, offers claimants a wider set of tools to wield against multinational entities, say lawyers at Bracewell.
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CMA Heat Maps Call Attention To Warning Letters
The Competition and Markets Authority's first heat maps illustrating the location of warning letters sent to businesses are intended to increase awareness of the letters, and provide new information that reflects distribution and density across the U.K., says Matthew Hall at McGuireWoods.
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What UK Security Act Report Indicates For Future Gov't Policy
Following the recent publication of the National Security and Investment Act report on the scrutiny of proposed investments, it will be interesting to see how the act’s powers fit into a government policy that plans to cut regulatory obstacles, while maintaining a hard line on national security, say lawyers at Katten Muchin.
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What UK Takeover Code's Narrowed Focus Will Mean For Cos.
In narrowing its scope of application, the U.K. Takeover Panel's forthcoming amended code will have practical implications for U.K.-registered companies and ultimately provide greater market clarity and certainty, say lawyers at Davis Polk.
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Examining UK And EU Approaches To Sanctions Enforcement
In light of the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent £28.9 million fine of Starling Bank for its lax sanctions screening processes, businesses should understand both the U.K.’s and the European Union’s enforcement approaches, the larger sanctions landscape and the importance of cooperation, says Angelika Hellweger at Rahman Ravelli.
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M&A Takeaways From 1st EU Foreign Subsidies Merger Ruling
The European Commission’s recent decision on the merger between e& and PFF Telecom is the first to approve a transaction subject to commitments under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, serving as a helpful guide by confirming that behavioral measures ring-fencing EU activities from the potential effect of third-country subsidies are acceptable, say lawyers at Cleary.