Gaps in the City watchdog's new crypto rules will exacerbate the risk of insider trading because of inconsistencies pointed out by lawyers over how exchanges will share price-sensitive information and disagreements on the digital-related definition of such data.
The High Court's ruling restricting the Solicitors Regulation Authority's access to legally privileged material could hamper investigations into alleged misconduct connected with client work, particularly strategic lawsuits against public participation, lawyers say.
Government plans to throw more officers, money and agencies at cracking down on money laundering could be "transformational," leading to a surge in investigations and, City lawyers say, work for defense teams.
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Crispin Odey's lifetime ban will give the Financial Conduct Authority another springboard for cracking down on nonfinancial misconduct, sending a warning to firms to run an independent and thorough probe as well as investigate the allegations, lawyers say.
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Gaps in the City watchdog's new crypto rules will exacerbate the risk of insider trading because of inconsistencies pointed out by lawyers over how exchanges will share price-sensitive information and disagreements on the digital-related definition of such data.
The High Court's ruling restricting the Solicitors Regulation Authority's access to legally privileged material could hamper investigations into alleged misconduct connected with client work, particularly strategic lawsuits against public participation, lawyers say.
Government plans to throw more officers, money and agencies at cracking down on money laundering could be "transformational," leading to a surge in investigations and, City lawyers say, work for defense teams.
Crispin Odey's lifetime ban will give the Financial Conduct Authority another springboard for cracking down on nonfinancial misconduct, sending a warning to firms to run an independent and thorough probe as well as investigate the allegations, lawyers say.
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September 30, 2026
A Pakistani information technology hardware company has accused two former business partners of conspiring to seize control of an English IT venture they established together and cut it out of a 75% beneficial interest.
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September 30, 2026
Shareholder claims against listed companies continue to attract investors and funders despite the lack of a clear, trial-tested route to recovery for group actions, as lawyers say that the potential value of the claims and the prospect of settlement can make the legal uncertainty worth taking on.
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September 30, 2026
A former National Crime Agency officer will have to repay more than £1.8 million ($2.7 million) after he stole 50 bitcoins during an investigation into dark web drug dealing, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
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September 30, 2026
The Metropolitan Police said Wednesday it has asked the Criminal Prosecution Service to consider charging scores of companies and individuals with offenses including corporate manslaughter and fraud over the Grenfell Tower fire.
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September 30, 2026
A group of more than 6,000 Madagascan people have sued mining giant Rio Tinto at a London court for allegedly contaminating their local environment with lead, uranium and other harmful metals, Leigh Day said on Wednesday.
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September 30, 2026
The Court of Appeal has overturned a judgment requiring a cryptocurrency exchange to pay £1.7 million ($2.3 million) to the victim of a bitcoin scam, finding that the company was blameless and the order based on flawed evidence.
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September 30, 2026
A Latvian investor has sued Hertz for $1.1 million, alleging that the car hire giant fraudulently sold him an exclusive master franchise for Russia despite lacking the right to do so.
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September 29, 2026
Manchester City used "sham" contracts to boost its income by around £900 million ($1.2 billion) as the club repeatedly breached the Premier League's financial rules over a nine-season period, a panel held in a ruling released Tuesday.
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September 29, 2026
More than 1,000 investors have joined a group action case accusing Binance of illegally selling them high-risk derivatives products, increasing the value of the claim to £250 million ($331 million), their lawyers said Tuesday.
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September 29, 2026
Seven people have been arrested as part of an investigation into a network accused of tricking consumers into buying over a million used mobile phones sold as new to pocket €300 million ($340 million), including €30 million in stolen value-added tax, EU prosecutors said Tuesday.
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September 29, 2026
The Insolvency Service said Thursday it has launched an expanded taskforce to tackle abusive phoenixism as part of a wider strategy aiming to improve action against misconduct.
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September 29, 2026
A Latvian court convicted five individuals of tax evasion linked to their participation in an organized crime group that defrauded the French and German governments of €1.13 million ($1.28 million) in value-added taxes, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.
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September 29, 2026
A water company was fined almost £8 million ($10.6 million) on Tuesday for a series of illegal sewage spills in southwestern England, with the sentencing judge criticizing the "reckless failure" to prevent the "horrendous" pollution incidents.
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September 29, 2026
A Russian businessman accused of conspiring to present a forensics software company he partly controlled as wholly American when it sought U.S. government contracts allegedly has ties to the Russian state, a London judge said Tuesday.
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September 29, 2026
The former owner of Market Financial Solutions has denied siphoning off £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) from the property finance business, blaming Barclays for its collapse.
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September 29, 2026
Julius Baer must hold at least 250 million Swiss francs ($300 million) in additional capital and obtain regulatory approval for payments to shareholders after Switzerland's financial regulator found Tuesday that the bank breached risk management and anti-money-laundering requirements.
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September 28, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority on Monday said it has secured a bankruptcy order against a Scotland-based insurance broker who is currently awaiting trial on embezzlement charges.
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September 28, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday it has secured more than £850,000 ($1.1 million) in confiscation orders against two individuals involved in a £1.5 million crypto-investment fraud.
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September 28, 2026
A group of cryptocurrency exchanges urged the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Monday to toss out a class action by crypto traders, arguing that the greatly reduced value of the once £10 billion ($13.3 billion) claim means that litigation costs outweigh benefits to the class.
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September 28, 2026
The European Union's markets watchdog said Monday that it will expand supervision in several financial sectors in 2027 and step up efforts to align member states' oversight of crypto-asset companies.
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September 28, 2026
Two men accused of defrauding the government by running a tax-avoidance scheme pled not guilty on Monday, with a trial due to be held in spring 2027.
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September 28, 2026
New rules coming into force on Tuesday that curtail the legal protection offered by the U.K. to suspects in foreign extradition proceedings could have a profound impact on their right to a fair trial, experts in white collar crime say.
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September 25, 2026
An incense company's new owner has accused its former directors of misappropriating over £1 million ($1.3 million) in funds and stripping the business of an unlawful £3.6 million dividend prior to the sale.
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September 25, 2026
A former conveyancing solicitor has been struck off after she was convicted of fraud for directing clients to make payments into her personal bank account, causing her firm to lose approximately £161,000 ($213,200).
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September 25, 2026
Indian metals tycoon Prateek Gupta has hit back against a $7 million claim by a U.K. commodities trader, denying fraudulently misrepresenting that a cargo of worthless metal was valuable nickel.