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  SFO Launches Probe Into $28M Crypto Hedge Fund

  By Christopher Crosby

  The Serious Fraud Office arrested two men and opened a criminal investigation on Thursday into the collapse of a...(read more)

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  Apple Bids To Cut Free iCloud Users From £3B 'Which' Claim

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Apple told the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Thursday that iCloud users who never paid for the service should b...(read more)

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• Solicitor Lied To Client's Wife About Seized Funds, SRA Says

  By Sophia Dourou

  A criminal defense solicitor lied to an imprisoned client's wife by concealing the fact he was holding on to funds belonging to the client, the Solicitors Regulation Authority told a tribunal Thursday.

• StanChart Appeals Disclosure Order In £1.5B Sanctions Case

  By William Janes

  Standard Chartered on Thursday relaunched a fight to withhold regulatory documents from investors that are suing the bank for £1.5 billion ($2 billion), as they allege that the lender made untrue or misleading statements about its noncompliance with sanctions.

• EU Decides Against Regulating Third-Party Litigation-Funders

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The European Commission has opted not to introduce legislation to regulate third-party litigation-funding, more than four years after calls emerged for the nascent industry across the bloc to be regulated.

• Ex-Cohen & Gresser Partner Faces SRA Probe For Misconduct

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  The Solicitors Regulation Authority said Wednesday that it is investigating a claim of misconduct concerning Cohen & Gresser LLP's former London managing partner.

• Which Says Funder Can Support £3B Apple ICloud Claim

  By Joanne Faulkner

  Consumer group Which downplayed Wednesday suggestions from Apple that it had brushed away concerns around the financial health of the litigation funder backing a proposed £3 billion ($3.9 billion) collective action over cloud storage.

• Lloyds Trims Arena TV Liquidators' £1.3B Fraud Case

  By William Janes

  Lloyds Bank PLC convinced a London court on Wednesday to ax a chunk of the £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in claims that accused the lender of failing to spot an alleged fraud by directors at a broadcast equipment company.

• Tribunal Backlog Worsens As Bill Heads Back To Commons

  By Jamie Lennox

  New employment tribunal data has revealed that the backlog of open cases grew by 26% in the past year, adding to fears that fresh protection for workers in the Employment Rights Bill could lead to even longer delays.

• Irwin Mitchell's Advice Bankrupted Me, Ex-Club Boss Says

  By Eddie Beaver

  A former nightclub boss told a London court on Wednesday that his second bankruptcy was the "direct result" of Irwin Mitchell's incorrect advice on the sale of his Edwardian country house, which had been valued at almost £4.4 million ($5.8 million).

• Getty Loss Lays Groundwork For Future AI Copyright Claims

  By Alex Baldwin

  Rightsholders looking to follow in Getty Images' footsteps and bring the next high-profile infringement claim against generative artificial intelligence companies should ensure they have robust evidence of infringement in the U.K. to avoid the pitfalls faced by the stock image giant, lawyers say.

• BHP Dam Case Highlights Legal Risk For UK Businesses

  By Joanne Faulkner

  A landmark ruling holding mining giant BHP liable for a catastrophic dam collapse in Brazil signals the English courts' growing readiness to hold U.K.-based multinationals to account for harm overseas.

• Mike Lynch's Estate Seeks To Challenge HP Fraud Judgment

  By William Janes

  Mike Lynch's estate asked a London court on Tuesday for permission to appeal against a judgment that found he had defrauded Hewlett Packard Enterprise, attacking a ruling that an entity set up to buy the technology entrepreneur's company was misled.

• Kuwaiti Pension Chief's Heirs Fight To Avoid $1B Fraud Debt

  By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

  The children of a former Kuwaiti pensions fund director told an appeals court on Tuesday that they should not be held liable for their now-dead father's alleged $1 billion fraud debt, arguing that successors outside the English jurisdiction cannot be forced to pay.