Huawei finance chief struck blow in US extradition trial May 27, 2020 Huawei’s finance chief Meng Wanzhou was tonight dealt a blow in her bid to avoid extradition to the US after a Canadian court ruled against her. A judge found that the case against Wanzhou, who has been accused of bank fraud by US authorities, meets the threshold of double criminality – meaning the charges are [...]
Labour’s bid to ban anti-vax content from the internet is well-meaning — but misguided November 24, 2020 How to combat anti-vaxxers spreading misinformation online and hampering the government’s efforts for UK-wide immunisation? The answer, according to the Labour party, is for an emergency law to be brought in introducing financial and criminal penalties for social media platforms who repeatedly fail to remove anti-vaccination content. Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth suggested the law [...]
Prince Andrew’s legal team in dispute over US Epstein inquiry June 8, 2020 Legal representatives for Prince Andrew today hit back at reports they had not been cooperative in the US investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Investigators wish to interview the Duke of York about his friendship with Epstein, who was found dead in prison last year while awaiting charges of trafficking minors. “The Duke of York [...]
Barristers push for suspension of jury trials during coronavirus outbreak March 18, 2020 Barristers have continued to push the government to suspend jury trials amid risks to the health of court users and jurors during the coronavirus outbreak. Late last night the head of the judiciary said that all jury trials longer than three days would be suspended. The Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland today reinforced last night’s decision, [...]
Goldman Sachs pleads not guilty to misleading investors in 1MDB scandal February 24, 2020 Three units of Goldman Sachs, including one based in London, pleaded not guilty in a Malaysian court today to charges of misleading investors in connection with $6.5bn (£5bn) in bond sales that the bank helped state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) raise. The US Department of Justice estimates $4.5bn was misappropriated from 1MDB between 2009 [...]
UK data watchdog opens joint probe of controversial tech startup Clearview AI July 9, 2020 The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office today launched a joint investigation with the Australian data watchdog of Clearview AI, a facial recognition startup. The ICO said the probe will focus on the data handling practices of Clearview AI, which scrapes data and biometrics of individuals from photos uploaded onto sites such as Facebook. Clearview AI describes [...]
Government launches review into false Post Office fraud claims June 11, 2020 The government has launched a review into the Fujitsu Horizon IT system that caused Post Office branch mangers to be falsely accused of fraud. Business minister Paul Scully confirmed yesterday that there would be a review of “the failings that occurred at Post Office Ltd” in the scandal. More than 550 Post Office branch mangers [...]
Crown court trials to be suspended after lawyers push back on health fears March 17, 2020 Crown court trials expected to last longer than three days have been put on hold due to the coronavirus outbreak after sustained pressure from lawyers. Tonight, the Lord Chief Justice released a statement announcing the adjournment of all cases of this length expected to begin in April. The move came after the head of the [...]
Amber Heard slams Johnny Depp trial as ‘incredibly painful’ July 28, 2020 Amber Heard has described ex-husband Johnny Depp’s libel trial at the High Court as “incredibly painful”, adding that it has been “traumatic” to broadcast intimate details of her life to the public over the past few weeks. Depp is suing the Sun’s publisher News Group Newspapers (NGN) and the Sun’s executive editor Dan Wootton over [...]
As it happened: Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget 2022 March 23, 2022 Live updates and links to all our coverage, reactions and analyses as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivers the government’s Spring Budget for 2022 . Please do get in touch and let us know your opinion via news@cityam.com or @Cityam With the cost of living crisis, rising inflation, war in Ukraine and [...]