Crypto privacy tools are making it harder for U.K. authorities to combat money launderers and sanctions evaders, say lawyers who warn it bodes ill for the Financial Conduct Authority's new crypto regime.
Growth in artificial intelligence combined with the easing of mortgage rules by the Financial Conduct Authority will accelerate fraud risks for lenders and put senior manager accountability to new tests, lawyers have warned.
Proposals by the Financial Conduct Authority to replace its senior managers regime approval process for some roles with company-led notifications of appointments to the regulator could create openings for bad apples, lawyers have warned.
Plans to pay whistleblowers are likely to shape the government's search for the next director of the Serious Fraud Office as the U.K. mulls controversial reforms that will need the full backing of the white-collar prosecutor, lawyers say.
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Crypto privacy tools are making it harder for U.K. authorities to combat money launderers and sanctions evaders, say lawyers who warn it bodes ill for the Financial Conduct Authority's new crypto regime.
Growth in artificial intelligence combined with the easing of mortgage rules by the Financial Conduct Authority will accelerate fraud risks for lenders and put senior manager accountability to new tests, lawyers have warned.
Proposals by the Financial Conduct Authority to replace its senior managers regime approval process for some roles with company-led notifications of appointments to the regulator could create openings for bad apples, lawyers have warned.
Plans to pay whistleblowers are likely to shape the government's search for the next director of the Serious Fraud Office as the U.K. mulls controversial reforms that will need the full backing of the white-collar prosecutor, lawyers say.
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November 04, 2026
A German court sentenced a Hong Kong couple to seven years in prison following their conviction for a €10.3 million ($11.6 million) value-added tax evasion scheme, European Union authorities said Wednesday.
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November 04, 2026
A Singaporean oil company failed to impose a freezing order against its former chief executive and "de facto chief financial officer" after a London appellate court ruled that it had not demonstrated the men were trying to hide allegedly misappropriated funds.
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November 04, 2026
The $6.4 billion Binance hack has exposed how decentralized finance can help attackers move stolen assets beyond the reach of freezing powers, underscoring what's at stake in the U.K.'s review of financial crime risks linked to DeFi, lawyers say.
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November 04, 2026
Almost two-thirds of young people in the U.K. have encountered suspicious money-making offers online, with criminals increasingly using social media to recruit money mules, a trade body warned Wednesday.
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November 04, 2026
The BBC told a London trial on Wednesday that a prominent political donor and businessman had operated "in countries where corruption was rife" and had good reason to know about admitted bribery.
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November 03, 2026
A senior prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service has admitted to citing a made-up legal precedent during a High Court review over a child defendant, the agency's second slip-up this year over false submissions.
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November 03, 2026
MSC Cruises and its executive chair argued at the start of a London trial Tuesday that an American immersive entertainment company should be blocked from pursuing claims for misappropriation of confidential information in Florida federal court in Miami, saying the claims breach restrictions in two contracts.
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November 03, 2026
A former Nigerian governor convicted of money laundering failed in his bid to reduce his £101.5 million ($136.2 million) confiscation order, with the Court of Appeal holding Tuesday there is "nothing disproportionate" in accounting for inflation on money in frozen accounts.
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November 03, 2026
Two MI5 officers could face further investigation over false evidence provided to courts regarding the agency's handling of an informant, but a court declined Tuesday to bring contempt proceedings, saying police are better placed to investigate potential criminal offenses.
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November 03, 2026
A disciplinary tribunal has ordered a London-based sole practitioner to pay more than £57,000 ($76,000), finding that he had improperly transferred client money, acted without integrity and failed to maintain adequate anti-money-laundering controls.
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November 03, 2026
A former solicitor and adviser to Bernie Ecclestone, the ex-chief executive of Formula One, pleaded not guilty to tax fraud in London on Tuesday over allegations that he lied to HM Revenue and Customs about his ability to pay back taxes.
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November 02, 2026
A law firm has denied owing a property investment company £1.2 million ($1.6 million) after it acted for scammers who pretended to be the owners of a house during a fraudulent property sale.
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November 02, 2026
A prominent business executive and political donor denied Monday making a corrupt payment to a Kazakh woman connected to the country's ruling politicians in the early stages of the London trial of his libel claim against the BBC.
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November 02, 2026
A new duty on employers to take "all reasonable steps" to prevent sexual harassment of staff members can apply to contract workers, consultants and those working illegally, according to the watchdog charged with enforcing the change in the law.
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November 02, 2026
Reports published in 2023 that accused comedian and actor Russell Brand of sexual misconduct "poisoned the well of justice," his barrister told jurors at his rape and sexual assault trial on Monday.
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November 02, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority on Monday identified numerous "weaknesses" in U.K. banks' use of artificial intelligence and financial crime controls, warning inadequate oversight, data management failures and gaps in risk assessments could expose firms to operational and regulatory risks.
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November 02, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority outlined on Monday the scope of the review of its dealings with a whistleblower who committed suicide, which will include scrutiny of whether it followed required standards and internal procedures.
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October 30, 2026
The $6.4 billion Binance hack and HTX's U.K. exit following Financial Conduct Authority legal pressure show why regulators want greater oversight of overseas crypto exchanges while exposing the limitations in cross border enforcement, lawyers warn.
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October 30, 2026
A former marine insurance claims handler who diverted around $4 million into accounts he controlled has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, City of London Police said Friday.
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October 30, 2026
HM Revenue & Customs set out new penalties for promoters of certain tax avoidance schemes in guidance published Friday.
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October 30, 2026
A London appeals court has set aside a bankruptcy order against a former Russian company executive, ruling that a lower judge wrongly rejected his challenge to the judgments underpinning the petition amid allegations of judicial bias.
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October 30, 2026
The Bar Standards Board has said that it took supervisory action in two cases involving potential breaches of money laundering rules in the 2025–26 financial year, down from three in the previous 12 months, as it prepares to transfer oversight to the Financial Conduct Authority.
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October 30, 2026
Russia's VTB Bank on Friday lost its challenge against changes to a U.K. sanctions license affecting its claim for more than £205 million ($275 million) in the administration of its British subsidiary, although an appeals court left open how much the lender may ultimately recover.
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October 30, 2026
The past week in London has seen British-Georgian business executive George Howard Richmond file a claim against high-profile individuals including former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and the Mittal family, a DP World subsidiary file the latest claim in ongoing litigation with the Republic of Djibouti, and the U.S. government bring a claim against the owners of cargo ship M.S. Solong.
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October 30, 2026
Meta, X and TikTok have lost their challenge against the communications watchdog's demands for data on their content moderation, as a court ruled on Friday that the social media giants had failed to show that the requests were disproportionately burdensome.