Plans to pay whistleblowers are likely to shape the government's search for the next director of the Serious Fraud Office as the U.K. mulls controversial reforms that will need the full backing of the white-collar prosecutor, lawyers say.
Prosecutors are weighing charges over the Grenfell Tower fire after a nine-year police investigation, but lawyers say that building criminal cases from the evidence will be difficult because of the potential number of defendants and complex chains of responsibility.
Proposals to reward whistleblowers for information could put the Serious Fraud Office back on boardroom agendas, despite the controversy and practical hurdles facing the government's proposed incentive program, lawyers say.
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Lawyers and MPs are calling for an externally-led investigation into the handling by the Financial Conduct Authority of whistleblower Simon Andriesz before his recent suicide, the latest in a series of controversies over its treatment of whistleblowers.
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Plans to pay whistleblowers are likely to shape the government's search for the next director of the Serious Fraud Office as the U.K. mulls controversial reforms that will need the full backing of the white-collar prosecutor, lawyers say.
Prosecutors are weighing charges over the Grenfell Tower fire after a nine-year police investigation, but lawyers say that building criminal cases from the evidence will be difficult because of the potential number of defendants and complex chains of responsibility.
Proposals to reward whistleblowers for information could put the Serious Fraud Office back on boardroom agendas, despite the controversy and practical hurdles facing the government's proposed incentive program, lawyers say.
Lawyers and MPs are calling for an externally-led investigation into the handling by the Financial Conduct Authority of whistleblower Simon Andriesz before his recent suicide, the latest in a series of controversies over its treatment of whistleblowers.
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October 23, 2026
A former Goldman Sachs banker accused of misappropriating assets from the multimillionaire wife of an imprisoned Turkish politician was given permission by a judge on Friday to call Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to give evidence at trial.
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October 23, 2026
A former Nigerian governor convicted of money laundering asked the Court of Appeal on Friday to reduce his £101.5 million ($135.7 million) confiscation order, arguing an earlier judge wrongly accounted for inflation on money in frozen accounts.
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October 23, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England have proposed simplifying the senior managers and certification regime, which they say would save businesses £2 billion ($2.7 billion) a year.
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October 23, 2026
The past week in London has seen former solicitor Paul Baxendale-Walker file a claim, private equity firm Novalpina Capital sue its founder Stefan Emanuel Kowski amid fallout over its investment in NSO Group, and Boehringer bring a patents claim against Teva Pharmaceuticals.
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October 23, 2026
A former senior judge has spoken out against government plans to allow judge-only trials for cases of serious fraud and financial crime, rejecting arguments that juries are unable to understand complex cases.
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October 23, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said Friday it has restrained the activities of six unregulated lenders over concerns about their anti-money laundering controls, limiting their ability to take on new customers or extend credit to existing borrowers.
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October 23, 2026
The Central Bank of Ireland has fined crypto asset-trading platform Coinbase Ireland more than €3.2 million ($3.8 million) for breaches of its safeguarding and outsourcing obligations under European Union regulations.
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October 22, 2026
The U.K. risks losing its ability to respond to rapid technological change, and regulators and industry must collaborate more quickly to protect financial markets from emerging threats, the head of the Financial Conduct Authority said Thursday.
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October 22, 2026
Boutique white collar criminal law firm Rahman Ravelli has gone into administration after a quarter-century of representing clients in corporate crime cases.
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October 22, 2026
The Solicitors Regulation Authority warned law firms Thursday to ensure lawyers follow their anti-money laundering procedures, after finding that firms were failing to put their own policies into practice.
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October 22, 2026
A Russian motorsport promoter has alleged that Formula One made an "unconscionable" demand for "vast" fees for races that didn't take place after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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October 22, 2026
The European Union's anti-fraud office and its new anti-money laundering authority have agreed to strengthen cooperation, including sharing information on suspected financial crime and coordinating investigations into activities harmful to the bloc's financial interests.
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October 22, 2026
Amazon has succeeded in its £1.1 million ($1.5 million) claim against the operators of online refund fraud service Spectre, which the e-commerce giant had accused of "systematic refund abuse."
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October 22, 2026
A London judge gave Güralp Systems Ltd. more time Thursday to negotiate with the Serious Fraud Office over the alleged failure by the seismological testing company to pay £2.1 million ($2.8 million) under a seven-year-old agreement.
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October 22, 2026
A Russian national living in Germany who pledged allegiance to a Cossack society that supports Russia's war against Ukraine has had European Union sanctions against him lifted after the bloc's General Court found insufficient evidence linking him to a Kremlin-backed organization.
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October 21, 2026
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. urged a London judge Wednesday to order lawyers for a Serious Fraud Office investigator to file a sworn statement that they had handed over all documents relevant to their retainer with him in a £1.8 million ($2.4 million) costs dispute.
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October 21, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority confirmed on Wednesday that it has closed its investigation into Home REIT, a social housing investor, while a criminal probe by the Serious Fraud Office into the company is still underway.
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October 21, 2026
Mex Group told an appeals court Wednesday that two executives and a financial services company cannot claim around $150 million in losses from a worldwide freezing order because it did not prevent them from trading or marketing bonds.
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October 21, 2026
The widow of shipbuilding tycoon Iskandar Safa lost her attempt on Wednesday to prevent Mozambique from pursuing her for her husband's alleged liabilities arising from a $1.9 billion damages award in the landmark "tuna bonds" corruption case.
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October 21, 2026
The accounting watchdog confirmed on Tuesday that it is examining findings that Premier League club Manchester City inflated its income by about £900 million ($1.2 billion) through sham commercial contracts.
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October 21, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority said Wednesday it has banned and fined the former chief executive of Vector Wealth after he acted as a front for the company to lure individuals into buying high-risk bonds, causing losses of £4 million ($5.4 million).
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October 21, 2026
The European Union said Wednesday it is investigating whether hotel reservation site Booking.com failed to adequately tackle fraudulent accommodation listings and phishing scams, and whether it clearly identified paid-for advertisements on its platform.
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October 21, 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority set out proposed guidance on Wednesday for regulated companies that use decentralized finance to encourage them to tackle heightened risks of crime and be resilient against cyberattack.
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October 21, 2026
ScottishPower must pay tax on £28 million ($37.5 million) in redress for regulatory failures after Britain's top court ruled on Wednesday that the compensation was similar to a penalty.
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October 20, 2026
Britain's competition enforcer proposed changes Tuesday that would require Apple to give rival payment services access to iPhones' contactless technology on more viable commercial terms, in an effort to boost competition and spur innovation.