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

  • Economic Crime Act Offers Welcome Reform To AML Regime

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    The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act exemption for mixed-property transactions that came into force on Jan. 15 as part of the U.K.'s anti-money laundering regime is long overdue, and should end economic harm to businesses, giving banks confidence to adopt a more pragmatic approach, say Matthew Getz and Joseph Fox-Davies at Pallas Partners.

  • 3 Financial Services Hot Topics To Watch In 2024

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    Technology, ESG and private markets are set to have the greatest impact on financial markets in 2024, as firms grapple with increasing regulatory change and a shifting political backdrop on both sides of the Atlantic, says Matthew Allen at Eversheds Sutherland.

  • Key Litigation Funding Rulings Will Drive Reform In 2024

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    Ground-breaking judgments on disputes funding and fee arrangements from 2023 — including that litigation funding agreements could be damages-based agreements, rendering them unenforceable — will bring legislative changes in 2024, which could have a substantial impact on litigation risk for several sectors, say Verity Jackson-Grant and David Bridge at Simmons & Simmons.

  • 10 Global Antitrust Trends To Anticipate In 2024

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    Proactive navigation of the antitrust enforcement environment remains crucial this year as legal policy and tools evolve to meet intensifying global economic complexity, including geopolitical tensions, trade realignment, market volatility and inflation, say attorneys at Freshfields.

  • Breaking Down The New Rules For High Net Worth Individuals

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    Andrew Northage at Walker Morris outlines what businesses need to be aware of to ensure ongoing compliance with revised conditions in the U.K. government's updated financial promotion exemptions for high net worth individuals and sophisticated investors, and suggests a few practical tips for businesses to follow.

  • How Data Privacy Law Cases Are Evolving In UK, EU And US

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    To see where the law is heading in 2024, it is worth looking at privacy litigation and enforcement trends from last year, where we saw a focus on General Data Protection Regulation regulatory enforcement actions in the U.K. and EU, and class actions brought by private plaintiffs in the U.S., say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

  • Misleading Airline Ads Offer Lessons To Avoid Greenwashing

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    Following the Advertising Standards Authority's recent decision that three airlines' adverts misled customers about their environmental impact, companies should ensure that their green claims comply with legal standards to avoid risking reputational damage, which could have financial repercussions, say Elaina Bailes and Olivia Shaw at Stewarts.

  • CMA Guidance Can Help Businesses Act On Climate Change

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    Guidance recently published by the Competition and Markets Authority, which explains how competition law applies to sustainability and climate change agreements, provides clarity for businesses seeking to collaborate and emphasizes the regulator’s open-door policy, says Andrew Maxwell at Freeths.

  • An Overview Of UK Short Selling Regulation Reforms

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    The steps taken by the U.K. government to reform the short selling regime show a thoughtful and considered approach and a willingness to listen to industry feedback in adapting the legacy EU regime to the realities of the U.K. markets, say Anna Maleva-Otto and Matthew Dow at Schulte Roth.

  • Supreme Court Ruling Is A Gift To Insolvency Practitioners

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    As corporate criminal liability is in sharp focus, the Supreme Court's recent decision in Palmer v. Northern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court that administrators are not company officers and should not be held liable under U.K. labor law is instructive in focusing on the substance and not merely the title of a person's role within a company, say lawyers at Greenberg Traurig.

  • What Can Be Learned From Adobe-Figma Merger Termination

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    The Competition and Markets Authority’s role in the recent termination of the proposed Adobe-Figma merger deal indicates the regulator's intention to be seen as a strong enforcer in the technology sphere, and serves as a warning for companies to address antitrust risks early on in the merger process, say Deirdre Taylor and Molly Heslop at Gibson Dunn.

  • How FCA Listing Regime Reform Proposals Are Developing

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    The Financial Conduct Authority’s recently proposed U.K. equity listings reforms maintain increased flexibility with a disclosure-based approach, but much of the new regime’s success will depend on the eligibility criteria used and whether additional governance will be required for inclusion, say lawyers at Debevoise.

  • Major EU AI Banking Ruling Will Reverberate Across Sectors

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    Following the European Court of Justice's recent OQ v. Land Hessen decision that banks' use of AI-driven credit scores to make consumer decisions did not comply with the General Data Protection Regulation, regulators indicated that the ruling would apply broadly, leaving numerous industries that employ AI-powered decisions open to scrutiny, say lawyers at Alston & Bird.

  • Key Points From Ireland's New Accountability Framework

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    The recently introduced Individual Accountability Framework is a positive step for the financial services industry in Ireland, and in contributing to cultural and practical change will encourage positive behavior and good governance for the benefit of the industry and investors, say Aongus McCarthy and Niall Esler at Walkers Global.

  • Technology And AI: 2024's Legal And Regulatory Landscape

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    Alexander Amato-Cravero at Herbert Smith discusses what businesses and their lawyers can expect in the year ahead in terms of regulation, policies and associated risks related to advancing technologies and artificial intelligence, including the need for increased internal governance and workforce engagement.

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