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  • Monday, 24 June, 2019
    News in-depthUK energy
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    CMA makes case for price caps for essential goods and services

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    How a private equity boom fuelled the world’s biggest law firm

    Can the hard-charging culture at Kirkland & Ellis survive a dip in dealmaking? 

  • Monday, 3 June, 2019
    Insider trading
    FCA probed alleged Citigroup links in insider dealing case

    Regulator passed new information during trial of Walid Choucair and Fabiana Abdel-Malek

  • Friday, 31 May, 2019
    Julian Assange
    UN warns against extraditing Assange to US

    Top torture official points to ‘real risk of serious violations of his human rights’

  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2019
    Boris Johnson
    Boris Johnson to face court over Brexit campaign claim

    Frontrunner in Conservative leadership race accused over ‘£350m a week’ slogan

  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2019
    Unexplained wealth orders
    London properties worth £80m targeted in ‘dirty money’ probe

    National Crime Agency obtains second set of unexplained wealth orders

  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2019
    Unexplained wealth orders
    Wife’s lavish spending laid bare after UK unexplained wealth order

    Documents itemise Azeri banker’s wife £16.3m Harrods bill

  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2019
    Competition & Markets Authority
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    Calls to regulator’s hotline jump as new protections drive more people to expose wrongdoing

  • Thursday, 16 May, 2019
    Serious Fraud Office UK
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    Searches at sites in Britain, Netherlands and Belgium

  • Tuesday, 14 May, 2019
    Sexual misconduct allegations
    Sexual harassment and bullying rife in legal profession

    Survey by International Bar Association shows failure to tackle issues

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    UK fraud chief moves to speed up investigations

    After taking ‘drains-up’ look at SFO probes, Lisa Osofsky is aiming to improve agency’s focus

  • Thursday, 25 April, 2019
    Legal services
    UK law firm Fieldfisher readies for Brexit with Irish merger

    Deal marks latest instance of British firm preparing for split from EU

  • Wednesday, 24 April, 2019
    Financial services
    Investors given hope of compensation on London Capital & Finance

    Lawyers investigating £236m collapse seek to claim against UK financial compensation scheme

  • Monday, 22 April, 2019
    UK companies
    UK companies cut money set aside for legal claims

    Amount earmarked by FTSE 100 businesses dropped 27% between 2016 and 2017

  • Friday, 19 April, 2019
    Law
    Leader of £14bn Mastercard claim defends US-style class actions

    Former Financial Ombudsman head says claims will provide better redress for consumers

  • Thursday, 18 April, 2019
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    Watchdog’s plans for audit reform get mixed reception

    CMA’s proposals may not prevent repeat of recent corporate accounting failures

  • Wednesday, 17 April, 2019
    Accountancy
    KPMG softens opposition to planned audit market reforms

    Big Four member recognises need to ‘rebuild public trust’ in the sector

  • Tuesday, 16 April, 2019
    Insider trading
    Former UBS compliance officer accused of helping trader make £1m

    Court told Fabiana Abdel-Malek fed inside M&A information to friend

  • Tuesday, 16 April, 2019
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    Hurdle cleared towards class action being taken against payments provider

  • Monday, 15 April, 2019
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    Paul Rawlinson, 56, led one of the world’s largest law practices

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    The number of women at the top of the legal profession remains low, but change is afoot

  • Friday, 12 April, 2019
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    Fate of WikiLeaks founder rests in the hands of English judges

  • Sunday, 7 April, 2019
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    Solicitors’ regulator opens file on whether law firm was transparent about bank relations

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    UK agency to issue new guidance on what groups can expect if they report wrongdoing

  • Wednesday, 3 April, 2019
    Sexual misconduct allegations
    Lawyer to face tribunal over role in Weinstein gagging clause

    Regulator to hear case into solicitor involved in Zelda Perkins non-disclosure agreement

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