Denmark's stinging defeat in a £1.4 billion ($1.9 billion) tax fraud claim and a U.K. Supreme Court ruling that widens the net for individuals who facilitate fraud are among the defining moments in the biggest commercial fraud cases of 2025.
Denmark's stinging defeat in a £1.4 billion ($1.9 billion) tax fraud claim and a U.K. Supreme Court ruling that widens the net for individuals who facilitate fraud are among the defining moments in the biggest commercial fraud cases of 2025.
A year after the FCA was criticized for delays, dropped cases and its use of publicity powers, it entered 2025 under pressure to show its enforcement regime had teeth.
A decision by the U.K. Supreme Court to block a £2.7 billion ($3.6 billion) claim against major banks over foreign exchange-rigging has recalibrated the test for when a collective action should be brought through opt-out proceedings, lawyers say.
Italy's competition watchdog hit Ryanair DAC with a €256 million ($302 million) fine on Tuesday for abusing its dominant position in the market by allegedly hindering travel agencies from purchasing tickets online.
A French restaurant manager has denied lying about his work history in order to secure a €9.3 million ($11 million) investment from a private equity firm for a food chain venture, saying that the company had backed the deal for his "secret sauce" recipe.
The government should ban cryptocurrency donations to political parties, an anti-corruption campaign group has warned, as it added that digital assets threaten the transparency and integrity of the funding of a democracy.
Criminals are increasingly using kidnapping, robbery and theft to obtain access to digital assets from crypto exchanges, brokers and individuals, making secure passwords irrelevant, a trade body warned Tuesday.
