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  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Apple Inc
    Apple reaches $250mn settlement over delayed ‘AI Siri’

    iPhone buyers sued the tech giant for touting features in 2024 that have yet to launch

    Several Apple iPhone 16 Plus phones in various colors are displayed upright on stands, showing their new screen designs.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Financial fraud
    US stock-lending operator charged with $450mn fraud

    Federal prosecutors say Val Sklarov sold shares pledged as collateral for loan

    Ricardo Salinas Pliego speaks at a podium with a blue background during CPAC Argentina.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Crispin Odey
    Crispin Odey accused of seeking to create a ‘false reality’ by UK regulator

    Lawyers for hedge fund boss say that FCA tried to bring sexual harassment case ‘by the back door’

    Crispin Odey outside, wearing glasses and a suit with a blue sweater and red tie, arriving at court.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    European banks
    Deutsche Bank denies training bankers to manipulate markets

    Former commodities trader’s £12mn lawsuit alleges German lender breached a ‘duty of care’

    The Deutsche Bank logo is displayed inside the London office as people ride an escalator past large windows.
  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2026
    Investments
    Fortress expands in US legal market with personal injury law firm deal

    Investment manager uses ownership structure designed to work around profession’s ban on outside equity capital

    Smartphone displaying the Fortress Investment Group logo in front of the company’s website homepage.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Insider trading
    Trial of Blackpool’s block trade king begins in Hong Kong

    Simon Sadler of Segantii Capital faces criminal charges over alleged insider trading of clothing retailer Esprit

    Simon Sadler stands outdoors in a business district, wearing a suit and tie, with tall buildings and trees in the background.
  • Monday, 4 May, 2026
    Legal services
    The Big Read. The law firm that shaped Wall Street and the world

    With fewer than 300 lawyers, Wachtell racked up bumper profits and exercised outsize influence. Now its model is being challenged as never before

    Montage image of Marty Lipton, a Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz logo and dollar bills
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC
    Ultra Electronics agrees £15mn deal to avoid prosecution by UK SFO

    Defence company accused of failing to prevent bribery in Algeria and Oman

    An Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jet flies above snow-dusted fields during a Nato air policing mission.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Tesco PLC
    Tesco argues equal pay claim disregards ‘economic reality’

    Supermarket one of several retailers forced to explain salary differences to employment tribunals

    Tesco supermarket exterior with a clock above the entrance and people walking in the car park.
  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Superdry co-founder found guilty of rape

    James Holder raped a woman in her house after a night out, jury found after criminal trial

    James Holder is escorted by a police officer outside court, holding a water bottle and a piece of paper, looking down.
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    Politics
    Ministers explore High Court shake-up in efficiency drive

    Proposals to revamp 150-year-old Chancery Division come after criticism that organisation can be hard to follow

    The exterior of the Rolls Building at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, with a sign and part of the historic building visible.
  • Thursday, 30 April, 2026
    Polymarket
    Half of ‘long shot’ Polymarket bets on military action are successful

    High rate of winning wagers likely to add to concerns that sensitive information can leak on prediction markets

    Gannon Ken Van Dyke stands in sunglasses in front of a stylized chart. Insets show Nicolas Maduro in custody with DEA agents at a heliport and a sign reads, "The answer lives on Polymarket."
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    UK mis-selling
    Mercedes and VW challenge FCA motor finance compensation scheme

    Finance arms of German carmakers among three lenders to appeal against regulator’s £9.1bn redress programme

    A blue Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan displayed at an auto show, with another S-Class vehicle and a large screen in the background.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Financial services
    Kazakhstan’s ex-deputy PM describes UK company as ‘criminal enterprise’ at tribunal

    Yerbol Orynbayev makes allegation against financial services group Jusan on second day of hearing in London

    Yerbol Orynbayev speaks at a podium with a blue background behind him.
  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Inheritance
    How can we prevent our children from fighting over our estate?

    We worry they will fall out over their inheritance

    Lucy Warwick-Ching
    Two people stand back to back with arms crossed, both looking away from each other, against a background of faded banknotes.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    White collar crime
    US soldier pleads not guilty over prediction trades on Maduro capture

    Serviceman accused of making more than $400,000 from trading on classified information

    Gannon Ken Van Dyke walks near a federal court building in New York, accompanied by another man in a blue suit.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    White collar crime
    Swiss court dismisses case against daughter of former Uzbek president

    Closure of money-laundering proceedings complicates wider corruption probe involving private bank Lombard Odier

    Gulnara Karimova speaks at a press conference, seated at a table with a microphone in front of her.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Leon Black
    Judge sanctions woman who sued Leon Black in Epstein-linked case

    Unnamed plaintiff and her former lawyer at Wigdor censured but can continue assault case against billionaire former Apollo chief

    Leon Black gestures while seated on stage at the Bloomberg Invest Summit, wearing a navy suit and patterned tie.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Middle East war
    Law firms push staff to return to UAE offices as ceasefire holds

    Some employers will cover costs of returning to Gulf for lawyers who relocated after outbreak of Iran war

    Tall modern skyscrapers in Abu Dhabi are partly obscured by haze, with street lamps, birds, and a few people visible in the foreground.
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    Financial services
    Collapsed Century Capital lacked approvals, administrators find

    Report into bridging lender finds 2 vehicles did not have anti-money laundering registrations

    The City of London skyline at dusk, featuring modern skyscrapers and the Thames in the foreground.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    US Department of Justice
    US soldier involved in Maduro capture charged over $400,000 prediction-market bets

    Prosecutors allege Gannon Ken Van Dyke used classified information about mission to seize Venezuelan leader

    Demonstrators hold signs with images of Nicolas Maduro and two other men labeled "Criminals" outside a courthouse.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Legal services
    Anthropic and Freshfields agree deal to create legal AI tools

    Tech group will tap ‘magic circle’ law firm’s expertise as it builds products that can be sold to rivals

    The Anthropic Claude logo is displayed on a laptop screen, while a person holds a smartphone showing a page about the Mythos tool’s security features.
  • Thursday, 23 April, 2026
    Chinese business & finance
    Partitions and permit delays: the UK law firms sticking with China

    Regulatory scrutiny over operations — down to office seating plans — is price to pay for firms wanting to do business in the country

    A commuter rides a yellow Ofo shared bicycle along a sidewalk with the Shanghai skyline, including the Oriental Pearl Tower, in the background.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Builder.ai
    Builder.ai founder Sachin Dev Duggal accused of receiving siphoned funds

    Indian authorities name UK start-up founder in criminal complaint over ties to collapsed electronics group

    Sachin Dev Duggal gestures with both hands while speaking at the Reuters NEXT conference.
  • Wednesday, 22 April, 2026
    Bribery and corruption
    Ex-RBS banker sentenced over bribery linked to GRG scandal

    Stuart Holloway formerly worked as a relationship manager at bank’s infamous SME unit

    Royal Bank of Scotland logo displayed on the exterior of a building, with a sign showing the same logo above.
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