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  • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
    Tax evasion and avoidance
    UK growing more financially secretive, campaign group says

    Activists’ findings come amid need to attract capital after Brexit while cracking down on dirty money

  • Monday, 17 February, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Questions raised over attorney-general’s independence

    Lawyers warn over attack on ‘unaccountable judges’ by Suella Braverman in blog post

  • Monday, 17 February, 2020
    Legal services
    US law firm partners pocket bumper $3m profits

    Surge of corporate megadeals and litigation cases in 2019 drive record growth

  • Monday, 17 February, 2020
    French politics
    Airbus case shows France’s new-found anti-corruption drive

    Paris prosecutors seize on recent law to win record settlement from aircraft maker

  • Friday, 14 February, 2020
    Law
    Law firms scrap dress codes and ‘Dear Sirs’ to modernise image

    City tries to become better place for women to work after harassment scandals

  • Tuesday, 11 February, 2020
    JD Sports Fashion PLC
    JD Sports may have to sell Footasylum after CMA probe

    Watchdog says blocking £90m takeover might be only way to address competition concerns

  • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
    Grenfell Tower disaster
    Grenfell inquiry backs bid for witnesses’ immunity

    Victims’ lawyers condemn protection from prosecution move as ‘licence to lie’

  • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
    Nationwide Building Society
    Nationwide told to refund customers for lack of overdraft fees warning

    UK watchdog sanctions building society for second time in six months

  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
    Personal Finance
    Police arrest 44 over ‘courier fraud’

    One victim defrauded of £975,000

  • Promoted Content
  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
    Mike Lynch
    Mike Lynch submits to arrest over US charges

    Brit to fight extradition request stemming from controversial sale of Autonomy to HP

  • Wednesday, 5 February, 2020
    Unexplained wealth orders
    Banker’s wife loses appeal over unexplained wealth orders

    Golf club owner must account for spending, including £16.3m at Harrods over a decade

  • Monday, 3 February, 2020
    Burford Capital Ltd
    Litigation funder Burford warns of hit to profit in a ‘quiet’ 2019

    Group that was attacked over accounting practices projects up to $100m less in net gains

  • Monday, 3 February, 2020
    UK financial regulation
    UK competition regulator to pursue US tech giants

    Watchdog head looks to ‘take back control’ of policy direction following Brexit

  • Sunday, 2 February, 2020
    Intellectual property
    Battle for health-conscious consumers drives copyright spats

    Disputes include Lo-Dough versus No Dough and prosecco makers defending brand

  • Friday, 31 January, 2020
    Airbus SE
    Airbus ran ‘massive’ bribery scheme to win orders

    European aerospace group to pay €3.6bn in penalties to regulators in France, UK and US

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    GlaxoSmithKline PLC
    EU court backs UK regulator on GSK ‘pay-for-delay’ fine

    Deals with rivals to delay generic versions have potential to prevent future price cuts

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Eurasian Natural Resources Corp PLC
    Daughter of ENRC oligarch found guilty of withholding evidence

    Anna Machkevitch the first and only person to be convicted in connection with probe

  • Wednesday, 29 January, 2020
    Grenfell Tower disaster
    Corporate witnesses in Grenfell inquiry seek immunity

    Lawyers representing relatives and survivors condemn request as ‘highly reprehensible’

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    Airbus SE
    Airbus set to pay €3.6bn to settle corruption probes

    Europe aerospace group said courts in UK, France and US to review agreement on Friday

  • Tuesday, 28 January, 2020
    Law
    City lawyer rejects hacking allegations in wealth fund dispute

    Neil Gerrard has become embroiled in court battle between UAE fund and US businessman

  • Friday, 24 January, 2020
    AnalysisLaw
    Drinking culture in legal world under scrutiny

    Changing attitudes at top firms driven by fear of misconduct

  • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
    Serious Fraud Office UK
    SFO accuses UK nationals in Unaoil trial

    Allegations date back to reconstruction of Iraqi oil sector after regime change

  • Wednesday, 22 January, 2020
    Fender Musical Instruments Corp
    Fender fined £4.5m for breaking UK competition rules

    Guitar maker pressured online retailers to sell its instruments at high minimum prices

  • Monday, 20 January, 2020
    Burford Capital Ltd
    Oligarch’s son disputes case funding in £453m divorce

    Temur Akhmedov says his mother’s agreement with Burford Capital is ‘unlawful’

  • Friday, 17 January, 2020
    Travelex Ltd
    Travelex says no evidence customer data taken

    Systems gradually coming back online with some stores now able to operate

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