New powers that put companies on the chopping block for crimes committed by their executives dramatically expand corporate liability to include a wider array of offenses, which businesses already struggling with "compliance fatigue" have barely begun to grapple with, lawyers say.
Legal challenges to the Financial Conduct Authority's motor finance redress scheme fired off this week to the Upper Tribunal will lead to long delays, with some legal experts already doubting whether the cases can be argued successfully.
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A recent court ruling that expands legal advice privilege to cover some internal corporate communications gives companies greater scope for withholding sensitive material but is likely to prompt challenges over whether those documents meet the test for protection, lawyers say.
The European Union has a plan for a blocwide secondary trading platform for private companies to prevent them from slipping away to the deeper capital pools available in the U.S., although the proposal might be hindered by jurisdictional barriers.
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New powers that put companies on the chopping block for crimes committed by their executives dramatically expand corporate liability to include a wider array of offenses, which businesses already struggling with "compliance fatigue" have barely begun to grapple with, lawyers say.
Legal challenges to the Financial Conduct Authority's motor finance redress scheme fired off this week to the Upper Tribunal will lead to long delays, with some legal experts already doubting whether the cases can be argued successfully.
A recent court ruling that expands legal advice privilege to cover some internal corporate communications gives companies greater scope for withholding sensitive material but is likely to prompt challenges over whether those documents meet the test for protection, lawyers say.
The European Union has a plan for a blocwide secondary trading platform for private companies to prevent them from slipping away to the deeper capital pools available in the U.S., although the proposal might be hindered by jurisdictional barriers.
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May 13, 2026
Crispin Odey has settled sexual assault claims brought against him by several women, a month after he dropped his £79 million ($107 million) libel claim against the Financial Times over articles which brought the allegations to public attention.
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May 13, 2026
U.S.-based private markets fintech company Carta said Wednesday that it has acquired U.K. law firm Avantia Law Ltd. in a move that enables it to offer artificial intelligence-powered legal and compliance services to private equity and venture capital firms.
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May 13, 2026
New legislation laid out in the King's Speech on Wednesday included the government's plans for a bill to strengthen trading ties with the European Union alongside an Enhancing Financial Services Bill in the next 12 months, but lawyers warn that the scope remains limited with potential unexpected consequences.
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May 13, 2026
A diamond and jewelry tycoon accused of swindling more than $1 billion from banks has denied controlling various businesses that carried out the Indian gold bullion fraud, as he testified on Wednesday at the trial brought by the liquidators of U.K. companies.
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May 13, 2026
The British government has launched a project designed to attract around £99 billion ($133.8 billion) of Australian pension fund investment over the next decade as part of its broader bid to direct retirements savings capital toward the U.K.
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May 13, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday that it has launched a review into investment firms to establish whether they are doing enough to support clients going through bereavement after a poll showed that fewer than half were given adequate support.
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May 13, 2026
The overall surplus of U.K. retirement saving programs fell by £5.3 billion ($7.2 billion) in April as continuing market volatility pushed down funding for the second month in a row, the Pension Protection Fund has said.
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May 12, 2026
The administrators of Market Financial Solutions have accused the collapsed lender's owner of systematically plundering £1.3 billion ($1.8 billion) in a "widescale" fraud to fund his "lavish lifestyle."
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May 12, 2026
Deutsche Bank can seek to force Monaco-based billionaire Alexander Vik to answer questions about his company's assets to help claw back debt exceeding $360 million, after a London appeals court ruled Tuesday it does have the power to issue such an order.
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May 12, 2026
VTB Bank has lost its bid to lift an injunction that blocks it from bringing a $156 million case against JPMorgan in Russia over frozen funds, with a London appeals court upholding a ruling that the claim was "vexatious and oppressive."
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May 12, 2026
Two Cambridgeshire farmers and a campaign group can't challenge the U.K. government's plans to slash inheritance tax relief for farms on the grounds that there should have been a public consultation before the proposals were announced, a London court ruled Tuesday.
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May 12, 2026
The former owners of PrivatBank urged an appeals court on Tuesday to overturn a finding that they owe the Ukrainian lender $3 billion, arguing that a later repayment to the bank "extinguished" the loss resulting from their fraudulent loan recycling scheme.
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May 12, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday that it has fined a pensions adviser £755,000 ($1 million) and banned him from working in financial services in Britain for acting without integrity and putting customers at risk for personal gain.
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May 12, 2026
The government has issued a statement clarifying how it wants pension wealth to be brought into the scope of inheritance tax next year.
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May 12, 2026
The Pensions Regulator has opened a consultation on a refreshed corporate strategy that will guide its work over the next five years, as the pensions market is set to undergo major changes through the Pension Schemes Act 2026.
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May 12, 2026
The Swiss financial markets watchdog released plans on Tuesday to tighten up its anti-money laundering rules, with new measures that would require banks, insurers and investment funds to understand the ownership and control structure of the customer.
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May 12, 2026
Bank of Montreal said Tuesday that it has agreed to sell its specialized transportation and vendor-focused financing business to investment firm Stonepeak Partners LP for an amount that it did not disclose.
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May 12, 2026
The accounting watchdog said Tuesday that it has banned two former finance directors of Carillion PLC from working in the profession for their reckless preparation of financial statements for the construction business, which is in liquidation.
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May 11, 2026
India fought on Monday to block a UAE investment fund's $273 million claim over a collapsed aluminum production scheme, arguing at a London appeals court that an arbitration tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear the case.
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May 11, 2026
The managers of a Scottish local authority's pension fund denied that their decision to invest £104 million ($142 million) in a portfolio of Swedish wind farms was an "existential gamble," saying that the claim is "based entirely on hindsight."
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May 11, 2026
The European Union's markets regulator said Monday that it has found poor compliance and senior management oversight at many European fund managers after it carried out a common supervisory action.
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May 11, 2026
A former stockbroker convicted for money laundering has been sentenced to a further 499 days in prison for failing to fully repay money owed under a confiscation order, the Financial Conduct Authority has said.
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May 11, 2026
A trade body for financial institutions released Monday a report on how financial services can deliver the government's economic growth plan, two days ahead of the King's speech expected to set out related legislation.
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May 11, 2026
A Saudi sheikh's dispute with Bank Audi SAL over the Lebanese lender's alleged refusal to transfer more than $24 million to his Swiss account can proceed in England, a London appeals court has said.
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May 11, 2026
A financial services consultancy said Monday that it has advised software company Access Group on securing the retirement benefits of all 40 members of its pensions plan in a £4.5 million ($6.1 million) full buy-in with Just Group PLC.