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  Mail's Spying Gave Me 'Sleepless Nights,' Sadie Frost Says

  By Ronan Barnard

  Actor Sadie Frost told a London court on Monday that the publisher of the Daily Mail had "violated" her through ...(read more)

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  UK Fines Bank Of Scotland For Russia Sanctions Breach

  By Alex Davidson

  The U.K. sanctions policing body said Monday that it has fined Bank of Scotland PLC, which is wholly owned by Ll...(read more)

• Civil Penalty Notices Under Scrutiny At Top UK Court

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Britain's highest court will examine on Tuesday the validity of civil penalty notices issued by the Home Office to employers for hiring someone who does not have the right to work in the country, amid a surge in enforcement and rising fines.

• Private Equity Targets 70% Of Midsize Law Firms, Report Says

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Almost 70% of midsize law firms said they had been targeted by private equity shops in 2025, according to a Law Society report, as professional services firms continue looking for boosts from external funders.

• UK To Create 'British FBI' To Tackle Fraud, Serious Crime

  By Christopher Crosby

  The U.K. government announced it will create a new national police force dubbed the "British FBI" to investigate fraud by merging the National Crime Agency with other law enforcement agencies.

• Saudi Arabia Must Pay £3M To Dissident In Spyware Case

  By Eddie Beaver

  Saudi Arabia must pay more than £3 million ($4.1 million) in damages to a human rights activist critical of the government for "the most acute intrusion" of his private life, involving phone hacking and a targeted assault, a London court ordered Monday.

• Czech Tycoon Launches €1.1B Bid For French Retailer

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínsky said Monday that he plans to buy French electronics retail group Fnac Darty in a deal valued at approximately €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) as he looks to further expand his European empire.

• HSBC's $14B Hong Kong Bank Buyout Gets Court Approval

  By Tom Fish

  HSBC Holdings PLC said Monday that it has finalized the privatization of Hang Seng Bank in an all-cash deal valued at 106 billion Hong Kong dollars ($13.6 billion), making the Hong Kong lender a wholly owned subsidiary.

• IndyCar Champ Must Pay McLaren $12M Over Contract Breach

  By William Janes

  McLaren Racing won claims against driver Álex Palou totaling approximately $12.4 million on Friday as a London court ruled that he caused the company to lose sponsorships and suffer other losses when he walked away from an F1 deal.

• 80 Cleaners Win Indirect Bias Appeal Against Hospital

  By Hanna Vioque

  Appellate officials have handed a victory to 80 cleaners of minority ethnic backgrounds at a London hospital, ruling that the NHS trust's failure to pay them the higher health service salary after they transferred from an outsourcing firm was indirect bias. 

• Nigeria Fails To Overturn Delay To £50M Costs Recovery Bid

  By William Janes

  Nigeria must wait until after a costs assessment to seek an order to recover its £50 million ($68 million) legal bill from the litigation-funders of an energy company that defrauded the West African state in arbitration proceedings.

• Apple Hit With £1.5B Class Action Over Digital Wallet Fees

  By Eddie Beaver

  Apple has been hit with a competition claim on behalf of more than 50 million U.K. consumers who allege that the technology giant imposed fees on financial institutions using Apple Pay which increased banking costs by up to £1.5 billion ($2 billion).

• Accomplice In Chinese Bitcoin Fraud To Repay £5.6M

  By Eddie Beaver

  A London court on Thursday ordered a convicted money launderer to repay £5.6 million ($7.6 million) for his role in a conspiracy to buy cryptocurrencies using money siphoned off from tens of thousands of Chinese investors.

• Liz Hurley Tells Mail Privacy Trial Her Home Was Bugged

  By Ronan Barnard

  Liz Hurley alleged at the trial over her privacy claim against the publisher of the Daily Mail on Thursday that private investigators working for the company had tapped her landline phone, secretly placed microphones at her home and unlawfully obtained her medical information.