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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August 05, 2026
A Chinese state-owned bank has denied misleading a group of shipping companies over a debt restructuring, telling a London court it is instead owed more than $61 million in missed payments and interest.
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August 05, 2026
The percentage of savers regularly reviewing their pensions has risen from 38.3% in 2024 to 44.5% in 2026, TPT Retirement Solutions has said, but many of its members remain uncertain about how they will use their savings in retirement.
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August 05, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority finalized rule changes on Wednesday that will make it easier and cheaper for companies to issue their shares on the London Stock Exchange.
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August 05, 2026
Spanish banking giant Santander said Wednesday that its $12.3 billion cash-and-share acquisition of Webster Financial Corp. has gained all the necessary regulatory approvals, paving the way for the transaction to close later in August.
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August 05, 2026
Allianz Global Investors said Wednesday that it will buy Singapore's UOB Asset Management for €376 million ($434 million) to strengthen its presence in Asia Pacific.
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August 05, 2026
Global sales of international wealth insurance grew from £36.4 billion ($49 billion) to £53 billion between 2023 and 2025, a financial services company has said — a 46% increase as the wealth-planning priorities of high-net-worth individuals evolve.
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August 04, 2026
A federal jury in Brooklyn Tuesday saw a clandestinely recorded video of a former Goldman Sachs banker talking to an acquaintance about what prosecutors say were bribes paid to government officials in Ghana to greenlight a power plant deal, as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial enters the home stretch.
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August 04, 2026
A London appeals court has ruled that a veterinary group cannot argue that a company it bought did not have the Financial Conduct Authority authorization needed to operate, because the claim conflicts with the group's position in a parallel employment tribunal case.
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August 04, 2026
The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence technology across the financial services sector creates new "systemic" risks, a ratings agency has warned.
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August 04, 2026
Clyde & Co. LLP has hired an insurance specialist at its London office, bolstering the firm's financial lines practice as insurers face an uptick in work linked to mergers and acquisitions, cyber incidents and other complex risks.
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August 04, 2026
Dentons has launched a service to help businesses prepare for the U.K.'s incoming crypto-asset regulatory regime, as companies gear up for the mandatory Financial Conduct Authority authorization process that begins in September.
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August 04, 2026
The administrators of Market Financial Solutions have sued Barclays at a London court seeking to reclaim funds after the mortgage lender fell into insolvency with debts of more than £1 billion ($1.3 billion), including approximately £600 million owed to the bank.
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August 04, 2026
The Bank of England has named Nicholas Segal, a judge of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, as chair of its enforcement decision-making committee, a move aimed at strengthening the body that determines contested regulatory action for financial regimes.
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August 03, 2026
A financial services company has denied allegations that it siphoned off a management consultancy's $9.4 million investment after promising to hold it only as proof of funds, alleging instead that the consultancy itself fraudulently misrepresented that it owned the money it transferred.
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August 03, 2026
The liquidators of a collapsed wine investment company have failed to revive parts of their £5 million ($6.7 million) claim against a London-based accounting business that allegedly failed to properly audit how promised returns would be generated.
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August 03, 2026
The European Union's financial markets watchdogs have told financial institutions and national regulators to act now to address cybersecurity risks from frontier artificial intelligence models.
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August 03, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday that it has finalized simpler rules on transaction reporting that will save the investment industry £108 million ($145 million) a year and boost Britain's competitiveness.
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August 03, 2026
Bank of Baroda denied four former workers enhanced redundancy payouts promised under a 30-year-old union deal, which entitled them to four weeks' pay for every year of service, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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August 03, 2026
Pinsent Masons LLP has hired a specialist from Konexo, the legal and compliance alternative services business of Eversheds Sutherland, to found and lead the financial regulatory consulting practice at its legal services arm, Vario.
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August 03, 2026
British savers are likely to use the long-awaited pensions dashboards during pivotal life events rather than engaging with the portals on a continuous basis, a consultancy said Monday.
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August 03, 2026
The Pensions Regulator has opened the door for authorization of new collective retirement plans, in what experts say is a landmark moment for the sector.
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August 03, 2026
Italian lender Banco BPM has said that it has abandoned talks for a merger with Monte dei Paschi di Siena, paving the way for the country's largest lender, Intesa Sanpaolo, to move ahead with its €30.6 billion ($35.3 billion) takeover.
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July 31, 2026
Jurors weighing the fate of an ex-Goldman Sachs banker accused of coordinating a plan to bribe a client's way to a lucrative energy deal Friday saw a slew of payoff banter in his emails that prosecutors say show a pipeline of dirty money flowing from Turkey to a wide variety of government officials and agencies in Ghana.
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July 31, 2026
A company can be held liable by the U.K. tax authority for inheritance tax on assets held in an offshore trust, a London tribunal ruled Friday, saying a secondary liability rule applies to businesses, not just individuals.
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July 31, 2026
The past week in London has seen George Michael's estate bring an intellectual property claim against the late star's friend over footage shared online, collapsed law firm Axiom Ince sue the U.K. branch of State Bank of India and Ryanair face a group claim from 262 people. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.