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Corporate Crime & Compliance UK - March, 2025

191 articles

• France Fines Apple €150M For App Tracking Policy
• Billions On The Line As Justices Weigh Motor Finance Appeal
• Primark Chief Steps Down Over Probe Into Social Conduct
• 'Still Early Days': A Litigation Funder Stays Optimistic
• Phone Cos. Fighting £3.3B Loyalty Penalty Class Action
• Developer Sues Construction Co. For £2.4M Cartel Losses
• Trump, Starmer Discuss Averting US Tariffs On UK Goods
• Bank Says Caribbean Decision Blocks £415M VAT Fraud Case
• Al-Fayed Estate To Face Legal Claims Over Sexual Abuse
• BoE Proposes Raising Deposit Protection Scheme Limit
• VistaJet Escapes VC Fund's Claim Over Investment Deal
• UK Tax Hikes, Thus Uncertainty, Seem Likely, Think Tank Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 'We Didn't Have A Precedent': Lawyers Test New Regime
• £4M Pay Collusion Fine Is A Warning To Train Recruiters
• Santander Whistleblower Cannot Add FCA Info To Claim
• Wealth Manager Beats €50M Investment Fraud Case
• How New EU Product Liability Directive Will Affect Tech And AI
• U Of Sussex Fined £585K For Trans Policy's 'Chilling Effect'
• WhatsApp Should Get To Fight €225M GDPR Fine, ECJ Urged
• 'A Challenge We Have To Rise To': Class Reps Take The Stage
• Key Moments That Formed The UK's Class Action Regime
• Hayes Thought Libor Submissions Were Legal, Lawyer Argues
• Court Backlog To Soar To 100K Cases By 2029, Gov't Warns
• Russian Pol's Wife Says Sanctions Breach Allegation 'Fantasy'
• What Latest FCA Portfolio Letter Means For Payments Firms
• EU Import System Fails To Prevent VAT Fraud, Report Says
• 13 Arrested In Connection With €100M VAT Fraud Scheme
• Claims Firm Beats Whistleblower's Fraud Case
• 10 Years On, CPO Regime's Success Hinges On Payouts
• Jury's Still Out: Law360 Looks At Decade Of UK Class Actions
• Russian Pol's Wife Denies Knowingly Breaching UK Sanctions
• Judge's Relative Can't Quash 'Merciful' Sentence On Appeal
• Civil Service Cuts Could Have 'Significant' Impact On MoJ
• SFO Defends Traders' Rate-Rigging Convictions, Citing Rules
• UK Antitrust Arm Probing Food Services Merger
• Gov't Expands UK Fraud Strategy With Focus on Scammers
• Odey Sexual Misconduct Stories In Public Interest, FT Says
• ECB Guide Targets Harmonized Cyber Testing Approach
• Major Banks Lose Challenge To EU Bond Cartel Ruling
• Ex-Staffer Fails To Tie Millicom To Tanzania Assassination Plot
• German Bankers To Face Cross-Border Tax Fraud Charges
• Ex-Wife Of UK Activist Barred Over £319K Tax Debt
• EU Must Strengthen VAT Fraud Measures, Watchdog Says
• Johnson Matthey Loses Bid To Strike Veranova Fraud Claim
• Santander Defeats Claim Over £415K Paid To Scammers
• Briton Bids To Overturn 'Unlawful' Bribery Extradition Request
• Traders Fight To Overturn 'Unsafe' Rate-Rigging Convictions
• Ex-Private Equity Exec Denies Data Theft, Alleges Misconduct
• Court Backlog Could Alter Work Safety Enforcement Priorities
• StanChart Loses Bid To Ax £762M From Iran Sanctions Claim
• FCA Boss Presses Pro-Reform MPs For Clarity On Risk
• PwC Fined £2.9M For Audit Of Steel Mogul's Wyelands Bank
• Caribbean Bank, CEO Accused Of Helping In £415M VAT Fraud
• Hayes Appeal Set To Test Theory Of Rate-Rigging Convictions
• Dentons Hires Competition Pro From Travers Smith
• UK Gov't Considers DST Changes To Prevent US Tariffs
• Oligarch's Charity Seeks Barclays Docs In $50M Transfer Fight
• Mastercard Seeks To Limit Swipe Fee Damages Bill
• New CMA Powers Will Change Consumer Protection Regime
• Drax Settles Whistleblower Case Amid Toxic Work Claims
• DOJ Ends Glencore Monitorships Under Bribery Deal Early
• Sheridans Denies Negligence In $11M PPE Commission Row
• Informal Money Transfers Launder £2B Annually, HMRC Warns
• Spanish Lottery Co. Accused Of Tax Insurance Market Breach
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• IT Manager Claims FCA Fired Him For Blowing Whistle On FOI
• UK Sanctions Update Shows £25B In Frozen Russian Assets
• Property Boss' Brother Faces Prison In Fraud Recovery Case
• Sports Broadcasters Fined £4M Over Freelancer Pay Collusion
• O'Melveny Rehires Antitrust Partner From Gibson Dunn
• Prospects For New Fraud Prevention Prosecution Look Slim
• Scottish Police Clear Nicola Sturgeon In SNP Finance Probe
• Disclosure Review Calls For AI To 'Fight Fire With Fire'
• Gallagher Hits Back At Former CEO's £1.5M Claim For Losses
• Sidhu Ban Shows Tougher Takes On Sexual Misconduct
• Prudential's £9.3M Fees To Silverfleet Taxable, HMRC Argues
• UK Joins France, Switzerland In New Anti-Corruption Force
• MoD Can't Dodge Army Nurse's Whistleblowing Claim
• Audit Watchdog Pledges Support For Gov't Growth Priority
• What's Next After FCA Drops Troubled 'Name And Shame' Plan
• Gov't Growth Priority Forces FCA To Reassess Consumer Risk
• Metal Exchange Fined £9.2M For Failures In 2022 Nickel Spike
• Herbert Smith Fined £465K For Violating Russia Sanctions
• Ex-Postmaster Sues Post Office, Fujitsu Over Horizon Scandal
• Swiss Bank Accused Of Ignoring $1B Kuwaiti Bribery Scheme
• Ex-CBA Chief Jo Sidhu Disbarred For Sexual Misconduct
• Disclosure Woes Sink £13M Fraud Trial Against Film Execs
• Glencore Probed In Jersey For Suspected Corruption
• Russian Used Family To Evade Sanctions, Prosecutors Say
• EU To Push On With OECD Tax Plan, Official Says
• Watchdog Probes MHA's Audit Of Failed UK Builder ISG
• Ex-Kebab Biz Owner Sues Accountants Over Share Deal Fraud
• What To Note In EU Tech Transfer Agreements Consultation
• Companies House Opens Up For Corporate Service Providers
• Meta Facing Investor Suit Over €1.2B EU Data Privacy Fine
• Employers Not Off The Hook After DEI Rollback, Lawyers Warn
• UK Court Affirms £300K Tax Bill For Ex-Soccer Star's TV Gig
• Ex-Manager Says Drax Was 'Toxic' Before Her Firing
• Kuwait Pension Fund Says Director Ran $1B Bribery Scheme
• 6 Bombshell Moments From Staley's Bid To Clear His Name
• Google Fights To Trim Antitrust Trial Over Shopping Service
• UK Refusal Of US Extradition Request May Set New Standard
• Russian Ship Captain Charged Over North Sea Collision
• FCA Fines, Bans Odey For Obstructing Misconduct Probe
• Police Expand Probe To Individuals At Lucy Letby Hospital
• Judge Splits $79M Judgment In Danish Tax Fraud Case
• Entrepreneur Loses Appeal Over £14M Barclays Asset Freeze
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Alleged Putin Ally Faces Landmark Sanctions Evasion Trial
• Struck-Off Lawyer Can't Lift Ban After Misleading HMRC
• Insights On ESMA's Alternative Investment Fund Consultation
• Ex-Reform UK Wales Chief To Stand Trial In 2026
• UN Judge Convicted Of Modern Slavery Offenses In UK
• Staley Denies Using Daughter As Intermediary With Epstein
• Trump's EU Threat May Aim To Boost Negotiation Leverage
• Ex-Manager Says Drax Tried To Hide Sustainability Failings
• Prosecutors Charge NCA Officer Over Stolen Bitcoin
• Watchdog Launches Probe Into EY Audit Of High-Profile Biz
• Russia's Former Deputy PM Loses Bid To Lift EU Sanctions
• How UK Supreme Court May Assess Russia Sanctions Cases
• FCA Charges 5th Person In £3.9M Water Investment Fraud
• Failed Sewage CPO Ruling Still Gives Hope For Novel Cases
• Constantine Law's New White Collar Partner Brings SFO Edge
• Simpson Thacher Fined £300K For AML Compliance Failures
• UK Enforcers Double Down On Apple Mobile Browser Worries
• Regulatory Rollback Gathers Pace As Programs Axed
• EU Targets US Goods In Response To Trump's Tariffs
• Pierson Ferdinand Hires Former Magistrate From Walkers
• HMRC To Reward Whistleblowers Who Expose Tax Fraud
• Florist Says Ex-CEO Diverted Cash Amid False Fraud Claim
• FCA Drops Plan To 'Name And Shame' Firms It Investigates
• Gov't To Scrap UK Payments Watchdog To Boost Growth
• How EU Digital Act Could Shape UK Technology Disputes
• Key Findings From EU Report On Antitrust Remedies
• UK Watchdogs Drop Diversity And Inclusion Regulation Plans
• How Foreign Cos. Should Prep For New UK Fraud Law
• AXA Says Santander Was In 'Driving Seat' In £670M PPI Trial
• EU Council Approves 'Decluttering' Tax Agenda
• Exec Wins Bid To Challenge Name Disclosure In Bribery Case
• Clyde & Co Hires RPC White Collar Quartet
• Staley Denies Knowledge Of Epstein's 'Monstrous Activities'
• EU Council Adopts Digital VAT Reform Package
• UK Regulators Seek AI Guidance From Industry
• FCA Mulls Customer Redress For Motor Finance Failings
• Dentons Must Face AML Allegations Again After Tribunal Error
• Infected Blood School Defeats Ex-Pupils' Group Claim Bid
• BBC Spent £1.3M On Huw Edwards Scandal Fallout
• COVID Loan Abuse Still Behind Over Half Of Director Bans
• Barclays' Jes Staley Was 'Honest' With FCA Over Epstein Ties
• Addleshaw Wins Bankruptcy Order Against Former LC&F Boss
• German Election Raises Doubts About Pillar 2 From Tax Pros
• Accountant Who Missed Fraud Wins Sham Redundancy Case
• £800M Pollution Class Action Against Water Cos. Rejected
• FCA Can Reject Criticism Of Redress For Misselling Scandal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Four Men Imprisoned For 43 Yrs For Money Laundering Plot
• Barclays Asked Andrew Bailey To Speed Up Staley Probe
• Xeinadin Settles £1M Claim Against Ex-Director Over Poaching
• Bulgarians Convicted Of Spying For Russia
• Ex-Liverpool Mayor And 11 Others Charged With Bribery
• FCA Awaits Gov't Answer To City Consumer Duty Pushback
• Fundamental Problems With AML Oversight, Charity Warns
• Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Avoids Prison In 'Tuna Bond' Fraud
• Barclays GC Helped Staley Respond To Epstein Controversy
• 5 EU States Fined €39M Over Whistleblowing Law Delays
• Google To Face £1B Class Action Over App Store Practices
• EU's AI Code Of Practice Creates Risk Of Regulatory Clashes
• Visa, Mastercard Face UK Regulatory Action Over Fees
• Private Prosecutions Face Reform After 'Catastrophic' Failures
• Russian Billionaire Loses Fight To Lift EU Sanctions
• Major Supermarkets Keep £675M Salmon Cartel Claim In UK
• Former Crypto Exec Can't Sue Bulgarian Biz In England
• Quilter PLC Sets Aside £76M For Redress Amid FCA Review
• Ruling In SFO Case Shows How Contract Rules Apply To DPAs
• PCB Byrne Adds Civil Litigation Pro In London
• Israeli's Extradition Case Stalled By UK Supreme Court Ruling
• Royal Mail To Face Trial In £878M Bulk Mail Class Action
• Crown Courts Set To Oversee Record Number Of Cases
• Barclays Official Kept In Dark About Staley's Email To Epstein
• BNY Tries To Escape £93M Nationwide, A&O Negligence Case
• Shell's 'Biased' Expert Should Be Disregarded, Nigerians Say
• FCA Bans Ex-Credit Suisse Execs Linked To 'Tuna Bond' Case
• What To Know About Compliance As EU AI Act Takes Effect
• Socialite Acquitted Over £200M Money Laundering Plot
• TikTok And Reddit Face UK Probes Over Kids' Data Handling
• EU Investigating Over $13B In VAT Fraud
• Investor To Pay £2M For 'Unashamed' Software Copying
• Bulk Mail Buyers Seek Go Ahead For £878M Royal Mail Claim
• Moving Shares Amid Fraud Claim Was Valid, Ex-Director Says
• Ex-Barclays CEO Banned For Lies, Not Epstein Ties, FCA Says