Lawyers warn that a proposal from the government to require employers to consult on how they use workplace monitoring technology would lead to disputes with workers and their unions — but any lesser reform won't improve workers' rights as employers seek to avoid scrutiny of their methods.
A decision by the U.K. Supreme Court to allow two Bahraini dissidents to sue the Gulf state over alleged spyware attacks on them could encourage more claims against foreign governments accused of hacking people in Britain from sites overseas, lawyers say.
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Prosecuting social media giants that fail to prevent fraud on their platforms would "sharpen the blade" in law enforcement's armory, a novel leap in criminal liability needed to fight runaway fraud, the top barrister behind the proposals told Law360.
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.
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Lawyers warn that a proposal from the government to require employers to consult on how they use workplace monitoring technology would lead to disputes with workers and their unions — but any lesser reform won't improve workers' rights as employers seek to avoid scrutiny of their methods.
A decision by the U.K. Supreme Court to allow two Bahraini dissidents to sue the Gulf state over alleged spyware attacks on them could encourage more claims against foreign governments accused of hacking people in Britain from sites overseas, lawyers say.
Prosecuting social media giants that fail to prevent fraud on their platforms would "sharpen the blade" in law enforcement's armory, a novel leap in criminal liability needed to fight runaway fraud, the top barrister behind the proposals told Law360.
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.
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July 31, 2026
Chinese-owned online retailer Temu is denying allegations from European enforcers that it refused to provide information requested during a foreign subsidies investigation and also denied receiving any unfair subsidies.
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July 31, 2026
The past week in London has seen George Michael's estate bring an intellectual property claim against the late star's friend over footage shared online, collapsed law firm Axiom Ince sue the U.K. branch of State Bank of India and Ryanair face a group claim from 262 people. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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July 31, 2026
A U.K. commodities trader kept its nearly $7 million fraud claim against Indian metals tycoon Prateek Gupta in English courts Friday, after a London appellate court dismissed his arguments the dispute should take place in another jurisdiction.
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July 31, 2026
A former funeral director was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment on Friday after admitting 67 offenses spanning more than a decade, including preventing bodies from being lawfully buried, stealing mourners' charity donations and fraudulently handing bereaved families the wrong ashes.
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July 31, 2026
The European Union's insurance watchdog has warned that the potential impact from digitalization and cyber exposures for occupational pension providers and insurers has become bigger, reflecting cutting-edge artificial intelligence.
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July 31, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority released final rules Friday for a consolidated tape on U.K. shares in a package of reforms that includes changes to market structure and a new temporary market reporting tool.
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July 31, 2026
The government has launched an independent review of England and Wales' police accountability systems, tasking two senior figures with recommending reforms to speed up misconduct investigations, improve public confidence and better support police officers.
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July 31, 2026
Two former insurance bosses who misappropriated client funds in the run-up to a company sale saw the fraud damages awarded against them reduced by the Court of Appeal on Friday.
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July 31, 2026
A woman charged with illegally promoting foreign exchange deals on social media will stand trial in 2028, the Financial Conduct Authority has said.
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July 31, 2026
Police in London have arrested a man on suspicion of fraud, bribery and money laundering over allegations that a former NHS employee steered a £10.3 million ($13.9 million) personal protective equipment contract to an associate by bypassing procurement rules.
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July 30, 2026
Online payment company QuidPay on Thursday won its bid to get back funds worth more than $12 million held by a fintech platform, with a London judge finding the platform could not hold the funds as a reserve after contracts were terminated.
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July 30, 2026
Aerospace giant Airbus reached an agreement with the U.K. tax authority to pay £6.4 million ($8.6 million) to settle claims that the company breached export control rules, the agency announced Thursday.
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July 30, 2026
ICBC Standard Bank has settled a hacking claim with a client company that alleged the lender transferred €795,000 ($912,000) from the client's account on the instructions of an imposter impersonating the company's director.
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July 30, 2026
Six former traders at Barclays and Deutsche Bank convicted of rigging benchmark interest rates will challenge their convictions in October after a 2025 U.K. Supreme Court ruling prompted a review of their cases, the Court of Appeal said Thursday.
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July 30, 2026
The widow of shipbuilding magnate Iskandar Safa urged an appeals court Thursday to overturn a ruling allowing Mozambique to add her to its bribery case after the country secured a $1.9 billion damages award, arguing that any claim against her belongs in Lebanon.
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July 30, 2026
The Information Commissioner's Office said Thursday that it has searched multiple properties across the U.K. and seized electronic items after consumers filed millions of complaints about car finance adverts.
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July 30, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday that it has censured a corporate finance business for approving misleading financial promotions used to sell minibonds, a risky type of investment.
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July 30, 2026
The accounting regulator said Thursday that it is investigating KPMG and two accountants over an audit of engineering firm John Wood Group PLC, which was fined £13 million ($17.4 million) this year for making misleading financial statements.
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July 29, 2026
A Goldman Sachs banker told a New York federal jury how Goldman bailed on backing what prosecutors say was a corrupt deal for a Turkish energy company to bribe Ghanaian officials for a power plant contract, a scenario Goldman uses in compliance training as an example of what to avoid.
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July 29, 2026
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced an electrical engineer-turned-trader to 51 months in prison Wednesday for stealing from investors who backed a bogus, high-tech profit model he pitched before fleeing to Europe.
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July 29, 2026
The publisher of the Daily Mail demanded Wednesday that Prince Harry and other public figures immediately pay almost £10 million ($13.3 million) toward its legal costs incurred fighting their unsuccessful privacy claims, saying they conducted the litigation unreasonably.
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July 29, 2026
A Saudi sheikh who owes liquidators €83 million ($95 million) failed on Wednesday to frustrate possession proceedings against his home on Britain's most expensive street, as a London court ruled that the claim forms could be served to his solicitors.
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July 29, 2026
Germany's financial markets regulator said Wednesday it will begin actively monitoring whether banks and insurers comply with the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act, with rule-breakers facing fines of up to €35 million ($39 million).
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July 29, 2026
A competition law consultant sought Wednesday to revive his proposed foreign exchange-rigging class action against major banks, arguing that material changes since its rejection as an opt-out action warrant a fresh opt-in bid.
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July 29, 2026
Meta lost on Wednesday its appeal seeking to prevent millions of Facebook users from seeking so-called user damages for the use of their personal data as part of a landmark competition claim.