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April 15, 2026
Arms Broker Denies Criminality Over Libya, Sudan Deals
A man accused of being involved in schemes to traffic weapons without a license to countries including South Sudan and Libya told a London jury Wednesday that they should not convict him just for being involved in arms dealing.
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April 15, 2026
Collapsed Pensions Biz Misused Clients' Money, FCA Says
The financial services watchdog said Wednesday that an individual involved in a pensions business withdrew its customers' money without consent and invested it for their own benefit.
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April 15, 2026
AI Reshaping Cyber Insurance Risk, Report Warns
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are increasing the speed, scale and coordination of cyberattacks and introducing new risks for insurers, according to a report by a risk analytics platform.
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April 15, 2026
AA Hit With £5M Fine Over Hidden Driving Lesson Fees
The U.K.'s competition watchdog has fined the AA, the motoring association, almost £5 million ($6.8 million) after finding that lesson booking fees were hidden from learner drivers.
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April 15, 2026
TV Property Developer Faces 2028 Trial Over £2M Fraud
A property developer will have to wait until 2028 to face trial over allegations that he defrauded a U.S. rental company out of £2 million ($2.7 million), a judge said at a London court hearing on Wednesday.
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April 15, 2026
Plane Lessor, Insurers Settle $23M Claim Over Jet In Russia
An aircraft lessor and insurers have reached a settlement to pause part of a multimillion-dollar dispute over a plane stranded in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, while the wider case continues.
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April 14, 2026
Ex-Unite Legal Boss Widens Appeal Of Fraud Probe Sanction
Unite the Union's former legal chief won permission on Tuesday to expand his appeal against his failed claim that he was unfairly disciplined and forced to quit amid suspicion he was involved in bribery, money laundering and fraud at the trade union.
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April 14, 2026
FCA Bans Motor Finance Ads Misusing Martin Lewis Clips
The Financial Conduct Authority said Tuesday that it has banned advertisements from a claims management company for using its logo without permission and unauthorized clips of the founder of MoneySavingExpert to make "misleading claims about average motor finance compensation."
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April 14, 2026
Fire Alarm Biz Boss Banned Over £327K Tax Dodging
The owner of two fire alarm companies has been banned from running businesses for six years after dodging more than £327,000 ($444,000) in income tax and value-added tax owed to the U.K.'s tax authority, the Insolvency Service said Tuesday.
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April 14, 2026
I Was 'Iron Lady' For Following Rules, Ex-OPEC Head Says
A former Nigerian oil minister accused of accepting bribes from energy executives testified during her criminal trial on Tuesday that she had tried to root out corruption during her time in government, saying she was dubbed "Madame Due Process."
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April 14, 2026
Lawyer To Face Tribunal Over Alleged Antisemitic Posts
A solicitor accused of posting antisemitic content on social media for almost a decade has been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for prosecution.
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April 14, 2026
NCA Can Keep £9M Seized From Cambodia Scam Suspect
The National Crime Agency was granted permission on Tuesday to hold on to millions of pounds in assets that it seized from a lieutenant to a billionaire businessman allegedly behind Cambodia's scam centers.
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April 14, 2026
FCA Sets Out Open Finance Push To Widen Consumer Choice
The Financial Conduct Authority set out on Tuesday a program for developing open finance to give consumers and businesses greater control over their financial data in a move to help them secure better deals.
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April 13, 2026
Reform UK Leader Defends Deputy On Claims Of Unpaid Tax
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said Monday that he is "satisfied" that his deputy Richard Tice's company paid the "full amount of tax" in response to allegations that Tice's property company failed to pay £120,000 ($161,500) in taxes on dividends.
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April 13, 2026
Aviation Expert Faces Trial Over Iran Arms Deal
Two men worked with corrupt officials to arrange the illegal sale of arms and military equipment to war-torn countries in Africa and the Middle East, a prosecutor told the opening of a London trial Monday.
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April 13, 2026
Ex-Oil Minister Says She's A Scapegoat In Bribery Case
A former Nigerian government minister has denied accepting lavish bribes from oil executives, testifying at her criminal trial on Monday that she has been scapegoated by opposition political forces after a transition in power.
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April 13, 2026
Swedish Bank Scam Suspect Extradited From US
A man accused of running a plot to defraud victims out of €6 million ($7 million) by posing as a bank employee has been extradited to Sweden from the U.S., the European Union's crime fighting agency has said.
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April 13, 2026
Crispin Odey Drops £79M FT Sexual Misconduct Libel Case
Crispin Odey has dropped his £79 million ($106 million) libel claim against the Financial Times over a series of articles about allegations of sexual misconduct against the hedge-fund founder, the newspaper has said.
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April 10, 2026
EU Probing Czech Cos. Over Suspected €113M VAT Evasion
Authorities in Slovakia have conducted searches connected to an investigation of Czech companies suspected of evading €113.3 million ($133 million) in value-added taxes, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said Friday.
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April 10, 2026
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
The past week in London has seen the owner of an oil tanker stuck in the Strait of Hormuz sued by an energy company and an insurer, law firm Boodle Hatfield LLP and two Serle Court barristers sued by a group of Winston Churchill's great-grandchildren, and Welsh Water hit with a fresh class action over polluted rivers.
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April 10, 2026
Pilot Demoted For Filming Flight Wins Dismissal Case
A helicopter pilot has convinced a tribunal that the company forced him to quit after it demoted him over a video he filmed during a flight, relegating him from captain to co-pilot without any guarantee that he would get his job back.
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April 10, 2026
FCA Warns Asset Managers On Conflicts, Consumer Duty
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned that some applicants for authorization as asset managers are failing to manage conflicts of interest or to demonstrate they adequately apply its Consumer Duty regime.
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April 10, 2026
Law Firm Can't Cut Fine Over Client Account AML Failures
A disciplinary tribunal has upheld a fine of £68,000 ($91,400) for anti-money laundering failures against a law firm that used its client bank account to move $23 million for a Russian customer, concluding that the penalty fell within the range of possible sanctions.
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April 10, 2026
NCA-Led Approval Phishing Sting Freezes $12M
The National Crime Agency has said that more than $12 million was frozen and more than 20,000 victims were identified in a cross-border exercise targeting a form of cryptocurrency and investment fraud.
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April 09, 2026
Fed Ends Crédit Agricole, Goldman Enforcement Orders
The Federal Reserve said Thursday that it has closed out another batch of longstanding enforcement actions against big banks, freeing Crédit Agricole, Goldman Sachs and Taiwan's Mega Bank from orders that date to at least 2018.
Builders Brace To Fight Tax Fraud 'Should Have Known' Test
Britain's tax agency has begun to wield strengthened enforcement powers to combat tax fraud in the construction industry after reforms that lawyers warn could trigger disputes as businesses challenge whether they meet the regime's contentious "should have known" test.
Fair Work Agency Chief On Launch: 'We're Here To Listen'
The new Fair Work Agency is "here to listen" to employers as well as workers, its chief executive said ahead of its official launch on April 7.
The PI, The Prince And A Roundabout: The Mail Hacking Trial
Prince Harry and Elton John and the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper have endured a grueling monthslong trial over allegations of unlawful violations of privacy, which ended with the long-awaited testimony of a private investigator at the core of many of the claims.
FCA Auto Finance Redress Plan Open To Legal Challenge
Banks and vehicle financing companies are expected to mount legal challenges to the Financial Conduct Authority's £7.5 billion ($9.9 billion) motor finance compensation program, threatening to capsize the plan and probably delay its implementation for months.
Builders Brace To Fight Tax Fraud 'Should Have Known' Test
Britain's tax agency has begun to wield strengthened enforcement powers to combat tax fraud in the construction industry after reforms that lawyers warn could trigger disputes as businesses challenge whether they meet the regime's contentious "should have known" test.
Fair Work Agency Chief On Launch: 'We're Here To Listen'
The new Fair Work Agency is "here to listen" to employers as well as workers, its chief executive said ahead of its official launch on April 7.
The PI, The Prince And A Roundabout: The Mail Hacking Trial
Prince Harry and Elton John and the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper have endured a grueling monthslong trial over allegations of unlawful violations of privacy, which ended with the long-awaited testimony of a private investigator at the core of many of the claims.
FCA Auto Finance Redress Plan Open To Legal Challenge
Banks and vehicle financing companies are expected to mount legal challenges to the Financial Conduct Authority's £7.5 billion ($9.9 billion) motor finance compensation program, threatening to capsize the plan and probably delay its implementation for months.
Editor's Picks
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New 'British FBI' Plan Missing Vital Detail, Lawyers Say
Plans by the government to merge several fraud enforcement agencies give little detail about how the largest policing overhaul in 200 years will operate in practice, although lawyers say the Serious Fraud Office appears to be safe — for now.
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Slapped Down: SRA At Crossroads After SLAPP Setbacks
The string of failed prosecutions brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority against City lawyers accused of trying to silence journalists on behalf of clients has raised questions about its enforcement strategy, with critics accusing the watchdog of overreaching its rules.
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Meet The Lawyers Tapped To Defend In Entain Bribery Case
Eleven gambling managers and employees, including former top executives at Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain PLC, have enlisted veteran defense counsel and some of the country's most experienced trial solicitors and barristers to defend themselves against the Crown Prosecution Service's bribery and fraud charges.
Expert Analysis
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ECJ Ruling Shows When Cos. Can Reject Data Requests
The European Court of Justice’s recent decision in Brillen Rottler v. TC clarifies that although data controllers must be cautious in declining data subject access requests under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, a company may refuse to respond where the request is manifestly unfounded or excessive, even at first contact, says Rob Dalling at Jenner & Block.
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Dubai Ruling Delineates Standard For Foreign Arbitration Aid
By delineating the limits of its jurisdiction with clarity, in the recent Orabelle v. Orzenia decision, the Court of First Instance of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts enhances predictability and reinforces the court's standing as a forum combining international openness with strict adherence to statutory constraints, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.
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What CMA Blog Reveals About Pricing Collusion Scrutiny
The Competition and Markets Authority's recent blog post announcing capabilities to screen for algorithmic collusion demonstrates that the regulator's concerns are crystallizing into enhanced investigative and enforcement actions, broadening the range of commercial arrangements at risk of antitrust scrutiny, say lawyers at Freshfields.
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Carillion Fines Show FCA's Broad View Of Directors' Duties
The Financial Conduct Authority’s recent issuing of final notices to Carillion’s former group CEO demonstrates that executive directors cannot recklessly allow misleading public announcements that undermine market confidence, says Wendy Saunders at Lewis Silkin.
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Assessing Potential Legal Claims From Private Credit Turmoil
Amid the downturn in the private credit markets spurred by multiple high-profile bankruptcies, a New York lawsuit stemming from the collapse of First Brands provides an important case study for investors to help minimize future losses and maximize any potential recovery in the event of a private credit default, say attorneys at Bleichmar Fonti.
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What New FCA Rules Mean For Deferred Payment Providers
New rules from the Financial Conduct Authority requiring deferred payment credit providers to obtain a financial services license have two notable implications: providers will be subject to full compliance with the regulator’s consumer duty, and must meet its organizational and governance requirements, says Alix Prentice at Cadwalader.
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FCA Stablecoin Sandbox Indicates Shift In Crypto Regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority’s recent decision to use four companies to test stablecoin models within its regulatory sandbox provides a mechanism for testing real-world use cases, and shines a light on the U.K.'s broader strategy in the context of global stablecoin legislation, says Ben Lee at Andersen.
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Who Will Be 1st To Prosecute New Corporate Fraud Offense?
With no prosecutions under the failure to prevent fraud offense six months on from its introduction, lawyers at BCL Solicitors explore the front-runners in the race to prosecute, and consider whether a private prosecutor might beat a state prosecuting authority to the finish line.
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What EU Cybersecurity Proposals Could Mean For Tech Cos.
The European Commission’s recent proposals for further communication technologies regulation via the Cybersecurity Act 2 and Digital Networks Act signify a substantive shift in how the European Union expects digital services, infrastructure and supply chains to function in an era of intensifying geopolitical risk, say lawyers at Akin.
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FCA's £44M Nationwide Fine Highlights AML Control Gaps
The Financial Conduct Authority’s recent £44 million fine of Nationwide Building Society for anti-money laundering control failures demonstrates that where a firm does not implement appropriate policies and remediation projects, there is a risk that noncompliance will remain unaddressed, say lawyers at Taylor Wessing.
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What Brazil's Adequacy Status Will Mean For EU Data Flow
The European Commission’s recent historic decision to grant full adequacy status to Brazil for personal data transfers removes a significant compliance burden for organizations and offers an opportunity to simplify transfer mechanisms, positioning Brazil as a major gateway for EU-Latin America data flows, say lawyers at Gibson Dunn.
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How UK Securitization Reforms Will Affect Industry
The Prudential Regulation Authority’s recent proposals to reform securitization requirements will offer greater structuring flexibility, reduced operational complexity and lower compliance costs, although with the rationale for imposing stand-alone obligations on institutional investors not clear, dissenting voices are likely, say lawyers at Skadden.
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How EU Reforms May Affect Copyright, AI Balance
The European Parliament’s recently proposed resolution calling on the European Commission to address the intersection between copyright and generative artificial intelligence will have implications for companies developing technology, whose compliance costs will soar, and rights holders, for whom great opportunities may lie ahead, says Pasquale Tammaro at BonelliErede.
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FCA's HTX Action Shows Crypto Ad Rules Must Be Followed
The Financial Conduct Authority’s London High Court action against global crypto-exchange HTX for illegally promoting its services to U.K. consumers sends the message that it will pursue those who flout the rules from a distance and will be key in testing the extent of the U.K.’s regulatory perimeter, says Nick Barnard at Corker Binning.
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UK Territories May Yet Prevail On Ownership Disclosure
Despite its recently launched anti-corruption strategy, the U.K. government appears to have little appetite in the short term to impose fully public ownership registers on the overseas territories, a position that will be welcomed by advisers and individuals, says Rupert Cullen at Allectus Law.