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February 21, 2025
EU Tax Blacklist Needs New Criteria, Tax Pros Say
The European Union's list of uncooperative tax jurisdictions needs new criteria to tackle the problem of corporate tax avoidance and harmful tax practices, tax campaigners claimed Friday.
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February 21, 2025
UK Sticks With Inheritance Tax Changes Amid Higher Revenue
A U.K. budget surplus, reported Friday, indicates that the Labour government shows no sign of compromising with its inheritance tax changes as tax receipts rise despite the implications for middle-class families and farmers.
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February 21, 2025
Vatican Was 'Utterly Let Down' By Financier In Property Deal
The Vatican was "utterly let down" by an Italian financier who did not act in good faith in a failed €350 million ($366 million) property deal, a London court ruled on Friday, although it rejected allegations he had conspired to defraud the state.
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February 21, 2025
SFO's Top Lawyer Says IT Glitch Won't Threaten Convictions
Matthew Wagstaff, the Serious Fraud Office's new top lawyer, is clear. Your client's conviction for fraud, bribery or corruption? It's safe.
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February 21, 2025
Barristers' Watchdog Set To Bring Cases Over Post Office IT
The barristers' regulator said Friday that it will begin prosecuting individuals involved in the Post Office Horizon scandal this summer, a day after the Solicitors Regulation Authority reiterated its commitment to take action against solicitors who had "fallen short."
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February 21, 2025
Stellantis Loses €770M Auto Parts Cartel Claim
The Competition Appeal Tribunal dismissed on Friday a €770 million ($805 million) claim brought by Peugeot and other car manufacturers after they failed to show how a European car safety parts cartel caused them to pay higher prices.
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February 21, 2025
Tesco Follows Rivals With Salmon Farmer Competition Claim
Tesco Stores Ltd. has brought a competition claim in London against a group of salmon producers that are also embroiled in a £675 million ($854 million) cartel claim from several other retailers in the U.K.
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February 21, 2025
Mastercard Wins Green Light For £200M Swipe Fee Settlement
The Competition Appeal Tribunal said Friday it would approve a £200 million ($250 million) settlement between Mastercard and Walter Merricks to end litigation over credit card fees, despite "some concerns about how the matter was dealt with" in the lead-up to the deal being reached.
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February 21, 2025
Ex-Dechert GC Subpoenaed Over Gerrard Abuse Claims
An imprisoned Jordanian lawyer can subpoena the former general counsel of Dechert LLP over what the leadership of the law firm knew of alleged human rights abuses committed by a former partner in the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. federal judge has ruled.
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February 21, 2025
4 Banks To Pay £100M To Settle UK Bond Trading Probe
Four banks including HSBC and Morgan Stanley will pay more than £100 million ($126 million) in fines for their involvement in a cartel that shared sensitive information on trading in government bonds, the U.K. antitrust authority said on Friday.
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February 20, 2025
Another Ex-Allianz Exec Gets No Time For $7B Investor Fraud
A former managing director for Allianz SE's U.S. unit on Thursday avoided a term of imprisonment for his role in a ploy to con investors about the riskiness of a group of private funds that lost over $7 billion when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
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February 20, 2025
Actor Fights To Add Conspiracy Claim To Guardian Libel Case
Actor Noel Clarke on Thursday fought to add six people to his libel battle against The Guardian newspaper over articles about allegations he was a sexual predator, arguing he should be allowed to try to claim they conspired to destroy his reputation.
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February 20, 2025
Analyst Used COVID To Cloak Insider Dealing, FCA Tells Court
A former analyst at global asset management firm Janus Henderson used the "cloak" of COVID-19 restrictions to run an insider dealing syndicate while working from home, the Financial Conduct Authority said at the beginning of a criminal trial in London on Thursday.
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February 20, 2025
Ex-Spanish Soccer Chief Guilty, Fined For Sexual Assault
A Spanish judge on Thursday found former Spanish football president Luis Rubiales guilty of sexually assaulting national team midfielder Jenni Hermoso, coloring the forcible kiss he gave to Hermoso after the team's 2023 World Cup victory a "reprehensible act."
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February 20, 2025
Gambling Watchdog Denies Publication Hurt Ex-Entain Execs
The Gambling Commission has denied that it caused two former top executives at the predecessor of betting giant Entain "unquantifiable" harm by publishing information relating to potential bribery.
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February 20, 2025
Conflicts Should Block Mastercard Settlement, Innsworth Says
Litigation-funder Innsworth told the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Thursday that the negotiating process behind a £200 million ($250 million) settlement to end a mass claim against Mastercard has created conflicts of interest which mean the deal should be refused.
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February 20, 2025
FCA Explains Deleted Emails Plan As Modernization Move
The Financial Conduct Authority has said its plan to delete staff emails after a year is designed to modernize how it manages its records, amid criticism that the proposals undermined transparency at the regulator.
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February 20, 2025
Justices Hand Creditors Boost In Hunt For Fraudulent Assets
Britain's top court has broadened the ability of judges to claw back assets on behalf of defrauded creditors in a decision that lawyers say may also catch benign commercial arrangements.
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February 20, 2025
Job Applicants Don't Need Whistleblowing Rights, UK Argues
The government argued on Thursday that it is "perfectly justified" that job applicants do not benefit from the same whistleblowing rights as workers as it responded to a woman's attempt to convince the Court of Appeal to extend legal protection to her.
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February 20, 2025
Lloyds Sets Aside £700M For Motor Finance Probe Costs
Lloyds said Thursday that it has set aside an additional £700 million ($880 million) to cover potential costs arising from a Financial Conduct Authority investigation into "secret" agreements on motor finance commissions and a related appeal at the top U.K. court.
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February 19, 2025
Gov't Unfairly Fired Whistleblower On Afghanistan Exit
A civil servant has won a landmark unfair dismissal case after losing her job following a BBC Newsnight interview about the "chaotic" evacuation of Afghan citizens during NATO's withdrawal.
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February 19, 2025
Law Prof Can't Revive £500M Apple, Amazon Class Action
A law professor lost a bid to revive her nearly £500 million ($628 million) price-fixing class action against Apple and Amazon on Wednesday, with a U.K. competition tribunal reiterating that she was not independent enough to bring the case.
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February 19, 2025
Gov't Can Shield Material In Case Over Leaked Trump Cables
A London judge on Wednesday agreed to let the government withhold sensitive evidence in its fight with a civil servant who claims he was falsely accused of leaking an ambassador's criticisms of Donald Trump.
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February 19, 2025
Former Latham Secretary Accused Of Defrauding Partner
A former secretary for a Latham & Watkins LLP partner appeared at a London criminal court on Wednesday on charges of defrauding £39,800 ($50,000) from him.
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February 19, 2025
CMS Cashier Barred From Law Firms For Stealing Funds
A cashier at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP has been barred from working for a law firm after she abused her position on more than 100 occasions to steal a "considerable" amount of money from the firm, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.
Expert Analysis
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What New EU Packaging Regulation Will Mean For Companies
The forthcoming Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation aims to regulate the entire life cycle of products from design to end-of-life waste, and will present particularly challenging deadlines for organizations, especially regarding recyclability and substances of concern, say Marcus Navin-Jones and Ward Overlaet at Crowell & Moring.
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Modernizing UK Trade Settlement Standard: The Road Ahead
Andrew Tsang and Tom Bacon at BCLP consider the rationale and challenges of a potential U.K. trade settlement acceleration, part of an initiative to modernize the financial market infrastructure, and suggest that incorporating distributed ledger technology as a synchronized recording system would facilitate the move.
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ICO Reprimand Highlights Importance Of Cookie Use Consent
The Information Commissioner's Office's recent reprimand of Bonne Terre's unlawful use of online advertising cookies confirms that companies using third-party tracking technologies are considered data controllers responsible for ensuring compliance, say Nessa Khandaker and Lynn Parker Dupree at Finnegan.
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Analyzing The Implications Of 1st FCA Crypto ATM Crackdown
The Financial Conduct Authority’s recent criminal prosecution of Olumide Osunkoya, its first enforcement action against a crypto-asset trading firm's owner, is an unambiguous sign of the regulator’s commitment to actively pursue transgressors, but may be a hindrance to the U.K. crypto industry, says Asim Arshad at Lawrence Stephens.
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What EU Antitrust Guidelines Will Mean For Dominant Cos.
The European Commission’s recent draft antitrust guidelines will steer courts' enforcement powers, increasing the risk for dominant firms engaging in exclusive dealing without any apparent basis to shift the burden of proof to those companies, say lawyers at Latham.
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Draft Merger Control Guidance Allows CMA To Cast Wide Net
The Competition and Markets Authority's recent draft merger control guidance, reflecting the regulator's strengthened powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act, introduces extensive change and potential procedural improvements, specifically concerning reviews of private equity firms, say lawyers at Travers Smith.
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Key Points From Cayman's Beneficial Ownership Regime
While recent expansion of the Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Act's scope means it now encompasses many entities with previously minimal obligations, the changes ensure a welcome level playing field with workable alternative routes to compliance, says Lucy Frew at Walkers Global.
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HMRC Transfer Pricing Guide A Vital Resource For Businesses
HM Revenue & Customs' recent guidelines on common transfer pricing compliance risks should be required reading for affected businesses in indicating HMRC's expected benchmark for documents and policies, say Tomoko Ikawa and Kapisha Vyas at Simmons & Simmons.
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How UK Digital Regulation Under Labour May Differ From EU
Although details on the Labour government's data and cyber resilience reforms are currently limited, there are indications that proposed legislation and a lack of AI-specific legislation signal divergence from the European Union's approach, say lawyers at Deloitte.
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Insights From FRC's Report On Good Corporate Governance
Although the Financial Reporting Council’s recent report on private companies opting to follow the Wates principles has identified improvements, it is important for organizations to provide transparent disclosures and avoid boilerplate, tickbox filings, says Tessa Hastie at BCLP.
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What To Know About The UK Overseas Funds Regime
The U.K.’s overseas funds regime is now open for applications, providing a simplified way of offering a foreign fund to U.K. retail investors, and the Financial Conduct Authority's clear policy statement on implementation should ease the transition process from the existing scheme, say lawyers at Dechert.
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5 Cyber Risk Tips For Lawyers Contracting Cloud Services
With the U.K. government's recent announcement of a forthcoming cybersecurity bill, and the European Union's imminent deadline to transpose the second Network and Information Systems Directive into national law, it is important for in-house lawyers to be alive to potential risks when contracting for cloud services, say lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard.
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Takeaways From SRA Consumer Protection Review
While the Solicitors Regulation Authority prepares to announce its findings later this year following its consumer protection consultation, the topic of handling client funds is very much alive in the legal industry, with polarizing views on what should happen as a result of the review, says Claire Van Der Zant at Shieldpay.
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Reflecting On 12 Months Of The EU Foreign Subsidy Regime
New European Commission guidance, addressing procedural questions and finally providing clarity on “distortion” in merger control and public procurement, offers an opportunity to reflect on the year since foreign subsidy notification obligations were introduced, say lawyers at Fried Frank.
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The Road Ahead For Tokenized Investment Funds In The UK
With an HM Treasury working group expected to release the final phase of a road map for tokenized investment funds by the end of the year, Andrew Tsang and Tom Bacon at BCLP discuss the advantages for investors and fund administrators, the proposed model for implementation, and what the regulatory landscape may look like.