The Financial Conduct Authority is putting senior managers of banks at a potentially higher risk of enforcement action after a tribunal forced it to partially suspend its motor finance compensation program, lawyers warn.
The government's growing use of sanctions to disrupt criminals targeting Britain is creating more work for white-collar lawyers, even if they object that the heavy-handed foreign policy tool flouts the rule of law.
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Many U.K. cryptocurrency companies will fail to achieve authorization under the Financial Conduct Authority's new regime when it goes live in October 2027, lawyers have warned.
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The decision by a British bank to voluntarily pay £31.7 million ($42 million) to consumers and avoid a full investigation by the finance watchdog is part of a growing strategy to resolve cases of market misconduct more quickly, lawyers say.
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The Financial Conduct Authority is putting senior managers of banks at a potentially higher risk of enforcement action after a tribunal forced it to partially suspend its motor finance compensation program, lawyers warn.
The government's growing use of sanctions to disrupt criminals targeting Britain is creating more work for white-collar lawyers, even if they object that the heavy-handed foreign policy tool flouts the rule of law.
Many U.K. cryptocurrency companies will fail to achieve authorization under the Financial Conduct Authority's new regime when it goes live in October 2027, lawyers have warned.
The decision by a British bank to voluntarily pay £31.7 million ($42 million) to consumers and avoid a full investigation by the finance watchdog is part of a growing strategy to resolve cases of market misconduct more quickly, lawyers say.
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July 20, 2026
Andy Burnham succeeded Keir Starmer as British prime minister on Monday, pledging to end four decades of private-sector-led policy by expanding state control over people's well-being and the economy.
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July 20, 2026
The Prudential Regulation Authority said Monday that it has fined HDI Global SE £4.1 million ($5.2 million) for inaccurately reporting potential claims data to a program which compensates consumers if an insurer collapses.
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July 20, 2026
Britain's finance watchdog has urged customers of insurance broker Anthony Jones (UK) Ltd. to check their policies after the company agreed to stop carrying out any regulated activity.
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July 20, 2026
The government must encourage pension schemes to invest more in the domestic economy through targeted incentives and a stronger pipeline of investment opportunities, rather than impose mandatory size thresholds or deadlines, a trade body has warned.
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July 20, 2026
The government's legislative fix for the fallout from a landmark court ruling is not a panacea for all pension programs, a trade body has warned.
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July 20, 2026
A London appellate judge has revived race discrimination claims brought by a former Barclays vice-president, overturning a ruling by an earlier tribunal that the executive had waited too long to bring his case.
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July 20, 2026
Andy Burnham's government must prioritize a "stable, long-term" framework for defined benefit pensions in the U.K., with a clear focus on a range of already legislated reforms set to shake up the retirement savings landscape, a consultancy has said.
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July 20, 2026
London-listed Segro said Monday that it has rejected a third takeover approach from U.S. real estate investment trust Prologis valuing it at £13.5 billion ($18.2 billion), but said it would be willing to engage in talks if an "improved proposal" was made.
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July 17, 2026
A former commercial property developer lost his bid to challenge his 2011 conviction for an investment fraud of more than £1.3 million ($1.7 million), as a London appellate court ruled Friday that his argument had "no merit whatsoever."
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July 17, 2026
The past week in London has seen Snapchat and Dolby press on with a fresh infringement claim in their ongoing patent battle, The Telegraph face an intellectual property claim by a photo archive, a group of international human rights barristers and chambers sued, and oil business Equinor embroiled in a contract dispute with BP after recently acquiring full ownership in their offshore project. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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July 17, 2026
The British government has named Virgin Money's former chief executive Jayne-Anne Gadhia as its preferred candidate to become chair of the Financial Reporting Council, despite a parliamentary committee stopping short of backing her for the role.
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July 17, 2026
Slovenian lender NLB Group confirmed on Friday that it has raised its offer for Austrian banking group Addiko to €721.5 million ($825 million), as the bidding war with rival Raiffeisen Bank International heats up.
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July 17, 2026
The government must revise its planned changes to pension transfer regulations, as proposals intended to strengthen protections against scams could instead create unnecessary barriers to legitimate transfers while doing little to deter fraud, an industry body has warned.
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July 17, 2026
Investment advisory firm Pecten Capital LLP has settled its claim against Italian asset manager Azimut over alleged breaches of agreements tied to a multimillion-euro investment in an industrial machinery manufacturer.
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July 16, 2026
Swedbank AB and its New York branch have agreed to pay a $50 million civil penalty to the New York State Department of Financial Services to resolve claims that the bank failed to fully cooperate with department requests for information related to Swedbank's relationships with Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the 2016 Panama Papers leak.
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July 16, 2026
In a published opinion Thursday, the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a $372 million bondholder suit against Switzerland over the 2023 collapse of Credit Suisse AG and the reduction in value of $17.3 billion of debt securities, agreeing with a New York judge that the country is immune from being sued in U.S. district court.
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July 16, 2026
HM Revenue & Customs is seeking input on changing some of the definitions of terms in the U.K.'s bank levy legislation because of changes to the provisions they reference, according to a consultation launched Thursday.
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July 16, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that it had 170 misleading adverts for car finance compensation claims removed or changed by claims management companies in a single month, bringing the total to 1,200 since January 2024.
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July 16, 2026
The U.K. government should develop a clearer national framework for measuring retirement adequacy to ensure the pension system is guaranteeing savers have enough money to live well in later life, an influential trade body has said.
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July 16, 2026
The Office of the Complaints Commissioner has said in its annual report that it reviewed more than 50% more complaints about the Financial Conduct Authority in 2025-26 than in the previous year, particularly those about the British Steel Pension Scheme.
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July 16, 2026
Outsourcing giant Capita urged a London court on Thursday to trim the claims of almost 4,000 individuals who say the company owes them up to £5 million ($6.75 million) over a cyberattack, arguing that claims for aggravated and exemplary damages are not supported by evidence.
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July 16, 2026
The government announced sanctions on Thursday designed to target Sudan's illicit gold trade, procurement networks and the financial facilitators suspected of helping sustain the country's civil war.
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July 16, 2026
Pension Insurance Corporation PLC has taken on full responsibility for all 36,000 members of the Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund, just nine months after signing a £4.3 billion ($5.8 billion) deal with the British aerospace and defense giant.
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July 16, 2026
The number of U.K. pensioners paying income tax has risen by three million in the five years since earning thresholds were frozen, government figures have revealed.
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July 15, 2026
LDC (Managers) Ltd. has invested in law firm Brady Solicitors, based in central England, backing its expansion plans as private equity investors continue to explore opportunities in the U.K. legal sector.