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  SFO Will Drop London Mining Bribery Prosecution

  By Christopher Crosby

  The Serious Fraud Office will drop its prosecution against three people in the mining industry over their allege...(read more)

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  New 'British FBI' Plan Missing Vital Detail, Lawyers Say

  By Christopher Crosby

  Plans by the government to merge several fraud enforcement agencies give little detail about how the largest pol...(read more)

• HSBC Claims Barclay Bros Stalling Petition Over £140M Debt

  By Eddie Beaver

  HSBC Bank PLC told a London court on Tuesday that two members of the Barclay Family have owed it £140 million ($192 million) since April 2024 and that the brothers are now seeking to adjourn bankruptcy petitions "on very vague terms."

• Doreen Lawrence Felt 'Violated' By Alleged Mail Spying

  By Ronan Barnard

  Campaigner Doreen Lawrence told a trial on Monday that she felt "violated" when she was told that the publisher of the Daily Mail had spied on her unlawfully while it publicly supported her family's efforts to secure justice for her murdered son.

• EY Settles £2B Negligence Case Over NMC Health Collapse

  By Eddie Beaver

  EY has settled a £2 billion ($2.73 billion) claim in London over its allegedly negligent auditing of collapsed health giant NMC Health and its failure to spot major fraud by shareholders at the hospital operator.

• Laing O'Rourke Must Pay £35M To Fix One Hyde Park Defects

  By William Janes

  Laing O'Rourke was ordered on Monday to pay the manager of a luxury apartment complex more than £35 million ($48 million) to cover the costs of repairing corroded pipework that the building firm negligently installed.

• Carter-Ruck Partner Can Claim Costs For Failed SRA Action

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal ruled Monday that a Carter-Ruck partner can in principle recover costs from the industry regulator after she was cleared of disciplinary charges linked to the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, but said that the High Court should decide how much.

• Future Of Data Breach Claims Hinges On Top UK Court Case

  By Joanne Faulkner

  The U.K. Supreme Court's recent decision to examine a case that stems from the accidental disclosure of police officers' personal data will probably determine whether litigation involving such large-scale breaches accelerates, lawyers say — or whether it stalls.

• UK Won't Consult On Axing Unfair Dismissal Payouts Cap

  By Adele Redmond

  The government will not consult on allowing unlimited payouts for unfair dismissals from January — despite promises to work closely with business groups unhappy about the policy.

• TSB Beats 'Mortgage Prisoners' Appeal In £800M Rates Claim

  By Eddie Beaver

  TSB was entitled to charge higher interest rates for loans to almost 400 former Northern Rock customers, a London appeals court ruled Friday, handing the lender a preliminary win in an £800 million ($1.1 billion) group action brought by borrowers.

• Trafigura Wins Trial Over $500M Nickel Fraud Against Magnate

  By Sophia Dourou

  Trading company Trafigura was the victim of a "massive fraud" carried out by Prateek Gupta and his companies in which he made $500 million in sham nickel trades, a London court concluded on Friday.

• Partners OK Winston & Strawn, Taylor Wessing Merger

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  Winston & Strawn LLP and Taylor Wessing UK said Friday that the partners of both firms had voted "decisively" in favor of a tie‑up worth more than $1.75 billion in annual revenue, paving the way for another transatlantic law firm merger.

• AstraZeneca Seals China Obesity Drug Deal For Up To $18.5B

  By Najiyya Budaly

  Biotechnology giant AstraZeneca has struck a licensing deal worth up to $18.5 billion with CSPC Pharmaceutical of China to develop weight-loss drugs, the companies said Friday, as Western investment in China ramps up.

• EU's 'Elton' Ruling A Reminder To Get Evidence Right Early

  By Alex Baldwin

  Trademark owners defending their intellectual property got a stark reminder of the importance of making sure to submit their strongest evidence the first time around when a European Union court refused to dive deeper into a battle between the "Elton" and "Elon" names.