Gaps in the City watchdog's new crypto-rules will exacerbate the risk of insider trading because of inconsistencies pointed out by lawyers over how exchanges will share price-sensitive information and disagreements on the digital-related definition of such data.
The High Court's ruling restricting the Solicitors Regulation Authority's access to legally privileged material could hamper investigations into alleged misconduct connected with client work, particularly strategic lawsuits against public participation, lawyers say.
Government plans to throw more officers, money and agencies at cracking down on money laundering could be "transformational," leading to a surge in investigations and, City lawyers say, work for defense teams.
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Crispin Odey's lifetime ban will give the Financial Conduct Authority another springboard for cracking down on nonfinancial misconduct, sending a warning to firms to run an independent and thorough probe as well as investigate the allegations, lawyers say.
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Gaps in the City watchdog's new crypto-rules will exacerbate the risk of insider trading because of inconsistencies pointed out by lawyers over how exchanges will share price-sensitive information and disagreements on the digital-related definition of such data.
The High Court's ruling restricting the Solicitors Regulation Authority's access to legally privileged material could hamper investigations into alleged misconduct connected with client work, particularly strategic lawsuits against public participation, lawyers say.
Government plans to throw more officers, money and agencies at cracking down on money laundering could be "transformational," leading to a surge in investigations and, City lawyers say, work for defense teams.
Crispin Odey's lifetime ban will give the Financial Conduct Authority another springboard for cracking down on nonfinancial misconduct, sending a warning to firms to run an independent and thorough probe as well as investigate the allegations, lawyers say.
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September 25, 2026
An incense company's new owner has accused its former directors of misappropriating over £1 million ($1.3 million) in funds and stripping the business of an unlawful £3.6 million dividend prior to the sale.
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September 25, 2026
A former conveyancing solicitor has been struck off after she was convicted of fraud for directing clients to make payments into her personal bank account, causing her firm to lose approximately £161,000 ($213,200).
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September 25, 2026
Indian metals tycoon Prateek Gupta has hit back against a $7 million claim by a U.K. commodities trader, denying fraudulently misrepresenting that a cargo of worthless metal was valuable nickel.
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September 25, 2026
The past week in London has seen Glencore Energy sue a refinery for allegedly defrauding it out of more than $236 million worth of crude oil, the former CEO of ankle-tag maker Big Technologies file a defamation claim against the company, and property investment group Hunter Jones hit by a claim from the Financial Conduct Authority.
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September 25, 2026
The U.S. has announced it will join Elon Musk in a bid to overturn a €120 million ($137 million) fine imposed by the European Commission on social media platform X for breaching the bloc's digital transparency rules.
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September 24, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday that its scrutiny of the market for risky derivatives has led to the closure of 21 companies since 2025, amid concerns that consumers are being misled about the trustworthiness of overseas companies.
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September 24, 2026
The Competition Appeal Tribunal has said a plan to distribute a £56 million ($74 million) class action settlement is a "fair, reasonable and practical mechanism" for compensating consumers and businesses affected by a vehicle-shipping price-fixing cartel.
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September 24, 2026
A Polish former government official argued at a London court Thursday that he should not be extradited over corruption allegations because Poland has failed to offer adequate assurances he would face a fair trial.
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September 24, 2026
The U.K.'s competition regulator said Thursday that it has fined a construction company and two employees a total of £50,000 ($66,000) for hiding evidence amid an investigation into 12 companies suspected of bid-rigging.
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September 24, 2026
The former chief executive of ankle tag maker Big Technologies has sued the company for defamation amid an ongoing £320 million ($423 million) dispute over allegations she diverted company funds and hid her involvement with shareholders.
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September 24, 2026
TikTok has agreed to pay a £12.7 million ($17 million) fine for unlawfully processing children's personal data after a tribunal rejected its challenge to the data privacy regulator's power to impose the penalty, the watchdog said Thursday.
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September 24, 2026
A banking trade body said Thursday that U.K. banks have completed the first live customer transactions using tokenized sterling deposits, in a major milestone for payments innovation.
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September 24, 2026
The U.K. government has said it will refuse license applications from five Iran-based banks operating domestically, amid a wider campaign led by the U.S. to apply economic pressure on Iran as the war rumbles on.
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September 23, 2026
The architect of a "boiler-room" investment fraud scheme which took more than £1 million ($1.3 million) from investors was sentenced to more than five years in prison by a London judge Wednesday.
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September 23, 2026
An Italian engineering company persuaded a London judge Wednesday to discharge a four-year-old injunction designed to protect €212 million ($242 million) in bond payments sought by a EuroChem subsidiary, after Russia-related sanctions rulings effectively blocked the payouts.
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September 23, 2026
Britain's accounting watchdog has revised two of its standards on using the work of an external expert in the audit process, aligning them Wednesday with changes made by an international standard-setter.
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September 23, 2026
Two men convicted of illegally selling arms and military equipment to countries in Africa and the Middle East were sentenced to a combined 32 years in prison on Wednesday, according to HM Revenue and Customs.
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September 23, 2026
Auditors for Arena Television have denied liability for losses of almost £225 million ($298 million) stemming from a "pervasive fraud" allegedly perpetrated by the collapsed company's directors, saying the fraudulent activity was concealed from them.
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September 23, 2026
Tech entrepreneur Oussama Ammar has been found guilty of contempt of court after he repeatedly breached asset freezing orders and lied in sworn statements.
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September 22, 2026
Financial firms shut down almost 240,000 accounts suspected of laundering money in the U.K. last year, but criminals are still moving illicit funds through multiple bank accounts before cashing out, the City regulator said Wednesday.
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September 22, 2026
A leading King's Counsel, a former Formula One boss and a billionaire financier are seeking to recover £5 million ($6.7 million) as part of a legal tussle over control of their exclusive golf club, with a trial set to start in early 2028, the High Court was told on Tuesday.
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September 22, 2026
Kuwait can't extradite the widow of its former pension chief from the U.K. to serve a lifetime prison sentence for allegedly stealing $73.8 million, a London judge has ruled, saying prosecutors failed to formally notify her about her criminal trial.
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September 22, 2026
Dutch authorities have arrested a suspected broker in a large-scale value-added tax fraud ring involving electronics, seizing €3.5 million ($4 million) worth of assets in the process, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.
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September 22, 2026
UBS said Tuesday it has agreed to pay €5 million ($5.7 million) to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service to settle a legacy case involving alleged tax evasion linked to 12 former Credit Suisse clients.
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September 22, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority has accepted a recommendation to investigate a complaint over its handling of a redress scheme for customers of a group of lenders, after the Complaints Commissioner found the regulator had wrongly rejected the case as out of time.