Barclays Enabled Concierge Sex-Trafficking Ring, Suit Says

By Hailey Konnath

A California woman has filed a proposed class action against Barclays and its former CEO James "Jes" Staley, claiming that the bank and Staley facilitated and enabled a criminal enterprise tied to a luxury concierge company that trafficked, abused and exploited vulnerable young people.

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Company Director Jailed For 8 Years Over Ponzi Forex Fraud

By Ronan Barnard

A company director was imprisoned for just over eight years at an English criminal court Friday for his role in Ponzi-style foreign exchange investment fraud scheme worth almost £9 million ($12.1 million).

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Roundup

UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Megan Norcott

The past week in London has seen the billionaire who donated £5 million ($6.7 million) to Nigel Farage sue Ben Habib, the leader of far-right party Advance UK, for defamation; Mashreqbank bring claims against three subsidiaries of dissolved private equity giant Abraaj Group for commercial fraud; and the property and investment vehicle of the State of Kuwait be targeted by four real estate figures who filed a miscellaneous claim. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

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Brief

Siemens Fined £600K After Employee Left Paralyzed

By Max Austin

Siemens' wind turbine unit has been fined £600,000 ($805,000) after an incident left a worker paralyzed from the waist down.

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EPPO Probes €18M COVID Recovery Fund Fraud Scheme

By William Janes

European law enforcers have conducted a string of raids on several individuals, public bodies and companies in Corsica as they investigate a suspected €18 million ($21 million) fraud in subsidies for COVID-19 pandemic recovery.

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Barrister Fined £3K For Calling Woman A 'Goat Farmer'

By Ronan Barnard

A barrister was fined £3,000 ($4,033) at a London disciplinary tribunal on Friday after she admitted that she had referred to a Pakistani woman as a "little goat farmer" while acting in Crown Court proceedings.

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Richard Desmond Cos. Owe Indemnity Costs In Lottery Loss

By Eddie Beaver

Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell and its lottery bidding vehicle have been ordered to pay the Gambling Commission's legal costs on the indemnity basis after losing their £1.3 billion ($1.75 billion) claim that the regulator unlawfully awarded the prestigious National Lottery license.

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