KC's Landmark Review Calls For SFO To Pay Whistleblowers

By Christopher Crosby

A veteran barrister urged the government in a landmark review on Tuesday to give the Serious Fraud Office powers to pay whistleblowers to "take the fight to fraudsters" who are eroding trust in the justice system and the U.K. economy.

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BBC Seeks £1.6M Cost Security From Amersi In Libel Claim

By Christopher Crosby

The BBC urged a London judge on Tuesday to order Conservative Party donor Mohamed Amersi to pay up to £1.58 million ($2.11 million) as security for legal costs as he pursues a libel claim over allegations made in an investigative TV program.

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HMCTS May Ink Accenture Cyber Deal Despite Legal Row

By Eddie Beaver

HM Courts and Tribunals Service can enter into a new cybersecurity contract with Accenture after a London court lifted an automatic ban on signing the deal triggered by a losing bidder's legal challenge to the procurement process.

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3 Convicted In €50M German VAT Fraud With Cars, Masks

By Kevin Pinner

A Berlin court convicted three individuals, including a tax adviser, tied to a €50 million ($57.1 million) value-added tax fraud involving luxury vehicles and medical face masks, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.

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Greece Seizes Evidence In Suspected €46.9M VAT Fraud

By Kevin Pinner

Greek authorities seized evidence and assets from companies tied to a suspected value-added tax fraud scheme involving small electronic goods that produced €46.9 million ($53.6 million) in lost tax revenue, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.

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Boohoo Investors Press For Economic Evidence In Early Trial

By Ronan Barnard

Investors suing Boohoo Group PLC for more than £245 million ($328 million) argued Tuesday they should be able to use expert evidence during a preliminary trial of claims that the fast-fashion retailer made misleading statements about its use of sweatshops.

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Class Rep Owes £1.5M After Pulling Fender CPO Over Funding

By Ronan Barnard

A consumer rights lawyer has been ordered to pay £1.5 million ($1.9 million) toward the legal costs of Fender, Yamaha and other musical instrument manufacturers after withdrawing proposed collective proceedings against them because she failed to secure litigation funding.

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'Bulletproof Hosting' Providers Indicted For Aiding Hacks

By Allison Grande

A trio of Russian nationals and the "bulletproof hosting" services they operated have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Ohio on charges that they helped facilitate cyberattacks against banks, hospitals and other critical infrastructure operators across nearly two dozen states and several countries, leading to more than $62 million in losses, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.

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Making Deals Once EU Merger, Investment Screenings Overlap

Though proposed updates would result in greater overlap between European Commission merger control efforts and foreign investment screening, dealmakers must understand how different objectives still drive these regimes and how this recalibrated regulatory environment will affect their transactions, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

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