A London court ruled Monday that the man who claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto in a weekslong trial lied extensively and committed forgery "on a grand scale," finding that the computer scientist had used the courts as a "vehicle for fraud."
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Crypto 'Inventor' Used Court As Vehicle For Fraud, Judge Says

By Lucia Osborne-Crowley

A London court ruled Monday that the man who claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto in a weekslong trial lied extensively and committed forgery "on a grand scale," finding that the computer scientist had used the courts as a "vehicle for fraud."

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Assange Gets Final Appeal In Fight Against US Extradition

By Christopher Crosby

Julian Assange won a lifeline in his long-running fight against extradition to the U.S. on Monday as an English court granted him permission to challenge assurances from American authorities that the WikiLeaks founder would not face discrimination at trial.

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Step Up Action On Financial Abuse, FCA Tells Firms

By Alex Davidson

The Financial Conduct Authority has called on regulated firms to take further steps to stop financial abuse of individuals through manipulation of banking or insurance products as it looks through the lens of the Consumer Duty.

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ENFORCEMENT

Arbitrator In $14.9B Malaysia Case Can't Nix Contempt Ruling

By Caroline Simson

Embattled arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa has lost an appeal challenging his conviction in Spain for contempt of court after he ordered Malaysia to pay $14.9 billion to the heirs of the last sultan of Sulu in an unusual, high-stakes arbitration stemming from a 19th-century land deal.

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Collapsed Firm Escapes Fine For Making Unapproved Claims

By Jamie Lennox

The solicitors' watchdog for England and Wales on Monday waived a £65,300 ($83,000) fine for a shuttered law firm that submitted claims without clients' approval, scrapping the penalty to safeguard the outfit's creditors.

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SFO Seizes Cash In Bank Account Linked To Nigerian Bribery

By Christopher Crosby

Britian's anti-corruption agency has seized more than £36,000 ($46,000) from the former managing director of an African state-owned banknote printing company after prosecutors traced the money to a bribery scheme. 

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Autonomy CEO Reaped $516M From HP Acquisition, Jurors Told

By Bonnie Eslinger

Ex-Autonomy CEO Michael Lynch took home more than $516 million from the software company's $11.7 billion sale to HP, an FBI agent testified Monday as the government's last witness in a trial over allegations Lynch duped HP into overpaying to buy the company.

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LITIGATION

Judge Approves Bankruptcy Order On Ex-Axiom Ince Chief

By Joanne Faulkner

A judge approved on Monday a bankruptcy order against the former head of Axiom Ince Ltd. after the now-collapsed law firm failed to pay monthly installments for its acquisition of Ince.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Barristers Blast Lack Of Data As Remote Hearings Decline

By Eddie Beaver

The Bar Council on Monday reported a "significant and steep decline" in the number of remote court hearings taking place since the peak of COVID-19 and condemned the "staggering" lack of data available to assess their effectiveness.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

How Sustainability Directive Will Contribute to EU Regulation

The EU Sustainability Directive, in potentially enhancing certain obligations and setting a new benchmark for environmental and human rights due diligence practices, is a significant piece of legislation that will likely support the broader legal framework of other laws in a developing legal puzzle, say Rebecca Chin and Silke Goldberg at HSF.

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Mitigating Incarceration's Impacts On Foreign Nationals

Sentencing arguments that highlighted the disparate impact incarceration would have on a British national recently sentenced for insider training by a New York district court, when compared to similarly situated U.S. citizens, provide an example of the advocacy needed to avoid or mitigate problems unique to noncitizen defendants, say attorneys at Lankler Siffert.

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