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.
Radical proposals to overhaul how the U.K. combats fraud would increase the incentives for defendants to plead early, heap pressure on digital platforms to overhaul their culture and redirect funds into the criminal justice system.
The implosion of the U.K.'s first-ever criminal trade sanctions case throws a "spanner in the works" for prosecutors but might not totally check their ambitions of aggressively enforcing wide-ranging restrictions imposed on Russia, lawyers say.
The Financial Conduct Authority is putting senior managers of banks at a potentially higher risk of enforcement action after a tribunal forced it to partially suspend its motor finance compensation program, lawyers warn.
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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.
Radical proposals to overhaul how the U.K. combats fraud would increase the incentives for defendants to plead early, heap pressure on digital platforms to overhaul their culture and redirect funds into the criminal justice system.
The implosion of the U.K.'s first-ever criminal trade sanctions case throws a "spanner in the works" for prosecutors but might not totally check their ambitions of aggressively enforcing wide-ranging restrictions imposed on Russia, lawyers say.
The Financial Conduct Authority is putting senior managers of banks at a potentially higher risk of enforcement action after a tribunal forced it to partially suspend its motor finance compensation program, lawyers warn.
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July 23, 2026
A London judge on Thursday delayed the Serious Fraud Office from prosecuting a technology company accused of breaching a corporate criminal settlement as the business said it intended to sell itself to pay the outstanding £2.1 million ($2.8 million) it owes the agency.
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July 23, 2026
Motorists suing major carmakers for allegedly fitting out diesel vehicles with unlawful emissions-cheating software asked a London judge Thursday to delay an upcoming damages trial while they appeal a judgment that dismissed most of their claims.
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July 23, 2026
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday tacked on more time behind bars for the architect of the $57 million Bar Works shared office space investment Ponzi scheme, expressing concern that the Englishman has the potential to reoffend despite cooperating against four co-conspirators.
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July 23, 2026
A London appeals court ruled Tuesday that Moorwand Ltd. is not liable for £160,000 ($213,000) lost in an authorized push payment scam because the payment services provider had no reason to suspect the transfer instructions were fraudulent.
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July 23, 2026
Weightmans has launched a new insurance fraud platform in partnership with U.S. risk management company Verisk, saying the technology will help insurers spot suspicious activity sooner and better manage higher-risk claims.
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July 23, 2026
A collapsed investment company has sued The Royal Bank of Scotland for more than £74 million ($99 million), accusing the lender of allowing cash earmarked for solar farms to be siphoned off by the company's director.
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July 23, 2026
Electrolux has denied causing a startup to lose more than £200 million ($266 million) amid their failed home appliance development partnership, telling a London court that it did not misuse any of its opponent's confidential information.
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July 23, 2026
The City regulator said Thursday it has decided to ban a father and son from U.K. financial services after a London court found they had engaged in fraud and misused client money in the sale of an insurance brokerage.
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July 23, 2026
Britain's audit regulator said Thursday it imposed financial sanctions worth £18.2 million ($24.3 million) in the financial year that ended in March — up from the £14.5 million it issued in the preceding 12 months.
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July 23, 2026
The European Union fined Google owner Alphabet Inc. a total of €890 million ($1.04 billion) on Thursday after finding that the U.S. technology giant unfairly favored its own services in search results and restricted app developers from directing users to cheaper options.
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July 22, 2026
Southern Water's former chief executive and three former senior managers have been charged with conspiracy to defraud over allegations that they conspired to manipulate water quality tests to avoid tens of millions of pounds in fines, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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July 22, 2026
The solicitors' watchdog told the High Court on Wednesday that it is not seeking unfettered power to override clients' legal professional privilege, but said limited access to privileged documents is essential if it is to investigate solicitors accused of professional misconduct.
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July 22, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority raised concerns Wednesday that some asset managers had inadequate financial crime controls in breach of legal requirements and regulatory expectations.
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July 22, 2026
A London appeals court has lifted a worldwide freezing order on a man accused of defrauding a Mexican billionaire out of more than $415 million, ruling that Salinas had obtained privileged information from his opponent's solicitor by "unlawful as well as abusive" means.
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July 22, 2026
Lloyd's of London said Wednesday that former chief executive John Neal had breached the market's conduct rules by failing to disclose a personal relationship with another senior executive.
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July 21, 2026
A self-described barter-based payment platform alleging it was improperly placed on an industry blacklist by Deutsche Bank has urged a New York federal judge not to grant the bank's dismissal bid, arguing the German lender has constructed an "unpled 'if ... then' scenario" and asks "the court to assume that it is factual."
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July 21, 2026
A former solicitor sought Tuesday to overturn his conviction for tipping off a client about a Serious Fraud Office anti-money laundering investigation, arguing at a London appeals court that disclosure errors in the original trial rendered the process unjust.
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July 21, 2026
Britain's tax authority is carrying out 13 investigations into companies over allegations that they failed to prevent the facilitation of tax fraud, with dozens more under review after criticism that the tax authority has been too slow to police big businesses, HMRC said Tuesday.
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July 21, 2026
Santander told an appeals court Tuesday it should not pay out £670 million ($896 million) AXA lost when dealing with mis-sold payment protection insurance claims, arguing an earlier judge wrongly found it was liable irrespective of when the policies were sold.
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July 21, 2026
As Alex Norris becomes the first non-lawyer tasked with overseeing the Ministry of Justice in almost a decade, he inherits responsibility for a system strained by court backlogs and contentious reform fights.
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July 21, 2026
Carter-Ruck and businessman Mohamed Amersi urged the High Court on Tuesday to rule that the solicitors' watchdog cannot compel law firms to hand over documents protected by clients' legal professional privilege during misconduct investigations.
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July 21, 2026
A property development group has settled its claim against a property tycoon's brother who it alleged had transferred his shares from an investment venture to frustrate attempts to recover money funneled from a £13 million ($17.5 million) fraud.
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July 20, 2026
Britain's tax authority issued draft regulations Monday that would expand data collection on interest income and card sales from banks.
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July 20, 2026
A construction recruitment company can't recover input value-added tax after a London court held Monday that its director knew or should have known that its supply chain was compromised by fraud and that the transactions giving rise to the input tax credit were related to the fraud.
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July 20, 2026
A solicitor imprisoned for defrauding a client of £10.3 million ($13.8 million) in a sham deal to buy a Scottish castle has enough hidden assets to pay back his victim, a prosecutor told a confiscation hearing Monday.