Collapsed Sentinel Broadcast hits Lloyds Bank with commercial fraud lawsuit Legal Liquidators of broadcasting equipment company Sentinel Broadcast have launched legal action against Lloyds Bank, the latest legal battle in the fallout of the company
Alleged leaks and media ties: Trial against former SFO staff put on 24-hour hold Legal Former senior employees of the Serious Fraud Office, set to face a seven week civil trial over the fallout over a probe into ENRC, has since been put on a 24-hour hold
A burden or a blessing? PFIs look set for a return under Labour Politics Reports that Rachel Reeves is mooting the use of private finance to fund the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing has fuelled chatter that Private Finance Initiatives could be set for a return.
Growth stalls at Eversheds Sutherland as it battles ‘challenging economic conditions’ August 2, 2024 Profit growth has stalled at law firm Eversheds Sutherland, the firm reported today, as it battled "more challenging economic conditions" in most of the markets it operates in.
Former Blackburn Rovers footballer sues HSBC for £2m over loan negligence April 15, 2024 Former professional footballer Matt Jansen has launched a legal challenge claiming banking giant HSBC lost him over £2m on property loan agreements during the 2008 financial crash.
Meet the City partner amongst the 95 appointed as King’s Counsel today January 19, 2024 Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk MP announced the appointments of 95 new King’s Counsel today, which included one solicitor advocate from City law firm Withers.
Booming demand for London’s legal market drives record number of City partner moves in 2023 January 8, 2024 Law firms’ partner CVs were flying around the City in 2023, as the year saw the highest number of job moves ever recorded. According to data provided by legal recruiter, Edwards Gibson, there were 510 partner moves recorded over 2023. This figure is up six per cent on the 480 partner moves recorded over 2022, and [...]
Friend or foe? Why short sellers are in the headlines again September 9, 2023 Short sellers can call out fraud and malfeasance but many want a firmer regulatory watch over their activities
Can regulators get the City growing? It will be hard to tell, lawyers warn May 10, 2023 The government may run into trouble as it looks to gauge the impact of City regulators in boosting the growth and international standing of the UK’s financial sector, top lawyers have warned.
Government criticism of FCA’s consumer duty slammed by former watchdog official February 27, 2023 The City minister’s damning comments on planned consumer protection rules are a case of the government criticising the Financial Conduct Authority “for doing exactly what [it] has told it to do”, a former top regulator has said. City minister Andrew Griffith was reported to be scathing of the FCA’s planned consumer duty, which is set [...]