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 29, 2026
Seven people have been arrested as part of an investigation into a network accused of tricking consumers into buying over a million used mobile phones sold as new to pocket €300 million ($340 million), including €30 million in stolen value-added tax, EU prosecutors said Tuesday.
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September 29, 2026
The Insolvency Service said Thursday it has launched an expanded taskforce to tackle abusive phoenixism as part of a wider strategy aiming to improve action against misconduct.
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September 29, 2026
A Latvian court convicted five individuals of tax evasion linked to their participation in an organized crime group that defrauded the French and German governments of €1.13 million ($1.28 million) in value-added taxes, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday.
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September 29, 2026
A water company was fined almost £8 million ($10.6 million) on Tuesday for a series of illegal sewage spills in southwestern England, with the sentencing judge criticizing the "reckless failure" to prevent the "horrendous" pollution incidents.
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September 29, 2026
A Russian businessman accused of conspiring to present a forensics software company he partly controlled as wholly American when it sought U.S. government contracts allegedly has ties to the Russian state, a London judge said Tuesday.
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September 29, 2026
The former owner of Market Financial Solutions has denied siphoning off £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) from the property finance business, blaming Barclays for its collapse.
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September 29, 2026
Julius Baer must hold at least 250 million Swiss francs ($300 million) in additional capital and obtain regulatory approval for payments to shareholders after Switzerland's financial regulator found Tuesday that the bank breached risk management and anti-money-laundering requirements.
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September 28, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority on Monday said it has secured a bankruptcy order against a Scotland-based insurance broker who is currently awaiting trial on embezzlement charges.
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September 28, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday it has secured more than £850,000 ($1.1 million) in confiscation orders against two individuals involved in a £1.5 million crypto-investment fraud.
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September 28, 2026
A group of cryptocurrency exchanges urged the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Monday to toss out a class action by crypto traders, arguing that the greatly reduced value of the once £10 billion ($13.3 billion) claim means that litigation costs outweigh benefits to the class.
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September 28, 2026
The European Union's markets watchdog said Monday that it will expand supervision in several financial sectors in 2027 and step up efforts to align member states' oversight of crypto-asset companies.
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September 28, 2026
Two men accused of defrauding the government by running a tax-avoidance scheme pled not guilty on Monday, with a trial due to be held in spring 2027.
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September 28, 2026
New rules coming into force on Tuesday that curtail the legal protection offered by the U.K. to suspects in foreign extradition proceedings could have a profound impact on their right to a fair trial, experts in white collar crime 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.