Lawyers warn that a proposal from the government to require employers to consult on how they use workplace monitoring technology would lead to disputes with workers and their unions — but any lesser reform won't improve workers' rights as employers seek to avoid scrutiny of their methods.
A decision by the U.K. Supreme Court to allow two Bahraini dissidents to sue the Gulf state over alleged spyware attacks on them could encourage more claims against foreign governments accused of hacking people in Britain from sites overseas, lawyers say.
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Prosecuting social media giants that fail to prevent fraud on their platforms would "sharpen the blade" in law enforcement's armory, a novel leap in criminal liability needed to fight runaway fraud, the top barrister behind the proposals told Law360.
Ryan Junck and Vanessa McGoldrick of Skadden talk to Law360 about the strategy behind the dismissal of the case against the Hauser & Wirth art gallery, the challenges of litigating a first-of-its-kind prosecution and what the judgment means for sanctions enforcement.
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Lawyers warn that a proposal from the government to require employers to consult on how they use workplace monitoring technology would lead to disputes with workers and their unions — but any lesser reform won't improve workers' rights as employers seek to avoid scrutiny of their methods.
A decision by the U.K. Supreme Court to allow two Bahraini dissidents to sue the Gulf state over alleged spyware attacks on them could encourage more claims against foreign governments accused of hacking people in Britain from sites overseas, lawyers say.
Prosecuting social media giants that fail to prevent fraud on their platforms would "sharpen the blade" in law enforcement's armory, a novel leap in criminal liability needed to fight runaway fraud, the top barrister behind the proposals told Law360.
Ryan Junck and Vanessa McGoldrick of Skadden talk to Law360 about the strategy behind the dismissal of the case against the Hauser & Wirth art gallery, the challenges of litigating a first-of-its-kind prosecution and what the judgment means for sanctions enforcement.
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August 07, 2026
The past week in London has seen Cleary Gottlieb sued by a former client it advised on the proposed sale of a holding company, children's book author David Walliams target ITN and the Guardian with an injunction, and the continuation of litigation between pharma giants Merck Sharp & Dohme and Merck KGaA over rights to the Merck name in the U.K.
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August 07, 2026
Ayaz Qazi KC said Friday he would withdraw from representing a businessman convicted of a £6 million ($8 million) investment fraud, telling a confiscation proceedings hearing in London that there had been a "dramatic shift" in his client's declared financial position.
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August 07, 2026
The former chief executive of London Capital & Finance failed to have his six-month prison term for breaching a restraint order reduced on Friday when a London appellate court said it could "find no fault" with the sentence.
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August 07, 2026
The U.K. government said Friday that arrests of migrants suspected of working illegally have more than doubled over the past two years, while rogue employers have faced more than £74 million ($100 million) in fines.
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August 07, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday it is applying increased scrutiny to some businesses it registers for anti-money laundering purposes amid growing concerns that their weak internal controls allow financial crime.
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August 06, 2026
A former Goldman Sachs executive director was convicted Thursday for his role in what Brooklyn federal prosecutors say was a wide-ranging conspiracy to bribe Ghanaian officials in support of a Turkish energy company's push to obtain a lucrative power plant contract as the West African nation was reeling from an electricity crisis.
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August 06, 2026
Companies House said Wednesday that it has disqualified almost two dozen company directors for a combined 70 years in the past half year amid a surge in enforcement action as the agency transitions from a passive registrar to an economic crime watchdog.
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August 06, 2026
A company director who avoided court by claiming to be in a coma has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after he was caught running a football magazine despite being banned three times, the Insolvency Service has said.
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August 06, 2026
A London judge has held two people linked to businesses that falsely claimed ties to Domestic & General during cold calls in criminal contempt of court for giving "knowingly false" evidence during litigation.
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August 06, 2026
The U.K. government issued fresh sanctions against Russia on Thursday, targeting 19 entities including banks, shadow fleet tankers and companies that import rare metals used for producing military equipment.
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August 05, 2026
A federal prosecutor on Wednesday told jurors in Brooklyn that emails and recordings back up allegations a former Goldman Sachs banker was the central player behind a plot to secure a lucrative energy contract by bribing Ghanaian government officials, while the defense argued that a dearth of evidence about illicit payments should doom the case.
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August 05, 2026
A solicitor has been struck off after he sent inappropriate and unwanted messages to three women, conduct that a tribunal found was sexually motivated and caused harm to them and damaged the reputation of the profession.
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August 05, 2026
An employment tribunal has ordered a care home operator to take back an administrator who was suspended days after she blew the whistle on safety concerns, finding that she has a strong chance of proving she was discriminated against.
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August 05, 2026
TikTok has failed to overturn a fine of £12.7 million ($17.1 million) over its unlawful processing of children's personal data, as a London tribunal rejected the video-sharing app's argument that its activities qualified for legal protection reserved for artistic expression.
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August 05, 2026
An engineering consultancy has sued its IT security provider for £6.4 million ($9 million), alleging it failed to patch a software security vulnerability that allowed a cyberattacker to steal personnel information and commercially sensitive data.
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August 05, 2026
Administrators for Axiom Ince have sued the collapsed law firm's chartered accountants for alleged negligence, according to an entry on the High Court's register that has now been made public.
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August 04, 2026
A federal jury in Brooklyn Tuesday saw a clandestinely recorded video of a former Goldman Sachs banker talking to an acquaintance about what prosecutors say were bribes paid to government officials in Ghana to greenlight a power plant deal, as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trial enters the home stretch.
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August 04, 2026
The National Crime Agency confirmed Tuesday that it has unfrozen the assets of former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke after she was acquitted of corruption charges earlier in 2026.
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August 04, 2026
Apple has filed a fresh claim contesting the British government's latest demand for a back door to gain access to encrypted customer data in a new legal challenge at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, the technology giant confirmed Tuesday.
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August 04, 2026
The administrators of Market Financial Solutions have sued Barclays at a London court seeking to reclaim funds after the mortgage lender fell into insolvency with debts of more than £1 billion ($1.3 billion), including approximately £600 million owed to the bank.
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August 04, 2026
The Bank of England has named Nicholas Segal, a judge of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, as chair of its enforcement decision-making committee, a move aimed at strengthening the body that determines contested regulatory action for financial regimes.
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August 03, 2026
A worker who claims he was fired for food safety whistleblowing can seek a paycheck from his former employer, as an employment tribunal found that though there was no determination on his application to add an unfair dismissal complaint to his claim, this was no barrier to his application for interim relief.
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August 03, 2026
A financial services company has denied allegations that it siphoned off a management consultancy's $9.4 million investment after promising to hold it only as proof of funds, alleging instead that the consultancy itself fraudulently misrepresented that it owned the money it transferred.
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August 03, 2026
Hackers illegally accessed data from Liechtenstein's corporate register containing information on the beneficial owners of 31,000 companies and legal entities, the principality said.
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August 03, 2026
The liquidators of a collapsed wine investment company have failed to revive parts of their £5 million ($6.7 million) claim against a London-based accounting business that allegedly failed to properly audit how promised returns would be generated.