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Top Commercial Dispute Cases To Watch In The Rest Of 2025

Litigators will be eagerly awaiting the first "dieselgate" trial in what will be the largest ever group action in England and Wales when the courts return after the summer recess, as well as keeping an eye out for the outcome of a 拢36 billion ($49 billion) claim against BHP. Here, Law360 looks at those and other big cases to watch out for the rest of 2025.

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FCA's New Redress Powers Spark Some Legal Concerns

Government plans to reform the Financial Ombudsman Service will give the Financial Conduct Authority new powers to introduce wide-ranging consumer redress programs at its discretion, leading lawyers to warn that the regulator could become too susceptible to public pressure.

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Top Commercial Dispute Rulings Of 2025: Midyear Report

England's courts have dealt in the first half of 2025聽with a multibillion-dollar legal dispute with insurers over planes stuck in Russia, slashed the exposure faced by banks over motor finance claims and set out how the proceeds from a landmark class action against Mastercard should be distributed.

The Top Corporate Crime Cases To Watch In The Rest Of 2025

The crackdown by the Serious Fraud Office on dirty money could dominate the attention of white collar lawyers in the second half of 2025 as the agency pursues two cases that could define the circumstances in which it can seize suspected criminal money.聽

September 05, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

This past week in London has seen professional boxing promoter Boxxer take action against the former head of boxing at Matchroom Sport, Aegis Motor Insurance and Chubb European Group clash over a reinsurance claim, and a transgender pool player sue the English Blackball Pool Federation over its decision to ban her competing in women's teams and tournaments.聽
September 05, 2025
Sabadell Can't Nix Swiss Investment Firm's TM聽

Spanish bank Sabadell failed to convince European officials to nix an investment firm's mark for the letter "B" because the fact that its own mark also contained a "B" wasn't enough to make the public think that their financial services were somehow linked.聽
September 05, 2025
Ex-NASA Scientist Gets 2 Years For 拢1M Investment Fraud

A London judge sentenced a former NASA scientist to two years in prison Friday for fleecing more than 100 investors out of nearly 拢1 million ($1.4 million) as part of an unauthorized trading scheme.
September 05, 2025
Ex-Insurance CEO To Pay 拢5M For Pocketing Business Loan

A London court on Friday found the former chief executive of a defunct Liechtenstein insurer liable to pay back 拢4.96 million ($6.7 million) after pocketing a loan from the company for no legitimate business purpose.
September 05, 2025
Retirement Confidence Rises, But Isn't Shared Equally

More workers in the U.K. are confident of retiring comfortably than before, with men and young employees showing strong optimism compared with women and other age groups, according to research by pensions provider Aegon.
September 05, 2025
Ex-AllSaints Chair Faces Sentence For Contempt

An arm of private equity firm Lion Capital urged a London judge Friday to sentence the former chairman of clothing brand AllSaints for contempt of court after he continued to claim an interest in shares after his allegations of fraud were rejected.
September 05, 2025
EU Watchdog Urged To Clarify Derivatives Clearing Rules

Representatives of the fund management and derivatives industries have urged European regulators and lawmakers to clarify technical planned rules for companies that clear derivatives under a regime known as European Market Infrastructure Regulation 3.
September 05, 2025
SPB Steering Multiemployer Collective Pension Plan Launch

Squire Patton Boggs has said it is advising TPT Retirement Solutions as the company plans to launch what is expected to be the U.K.'s first multiemployer collective defined contribution scheme.
September 05, 2025
Brits Prioritize Fitness Over Pension Savings, ABI Says

Every fifth Briton prioritizes physical health now over their future financial health, according to research by Pension Attention, a national awareness campaign for pensions.
September 05, 2025
CMS Taps Middle East Banking Pro From Norton Rose

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP has said that Nicholas Robinson has joined the firm from Norton Rose Fulbright as a partner in Dubai, a move expected to help the firm expand its service to clients.
September 05, 2025
FCA Pushes LSE To Open Access To High-Speed Data Facility

The London Stock Exchange Group said Friday that it will allow other U.K. trading venues to use the rooftop facility of its data center, after the Financial Conduct Authority raised concerns that restricting access could be hindering competition.
September 05, 2025
Investment Manager Oberon Raises 拢1.6M, Eyes Team Boost

Oberon said Friday that it has raised around 拢1.6 million ($2.2 million) through selling shares, as the investment management business looks to bring more industry professionals on board.
September 04, 2025
Fintech Exec Proves Redundancy Was Unfair

A London tribunal has ruled that a fintech company unfairly dismissed an executive after delays in its redundancy process meant he missed the chance to apply for an alternative role.
September 04, 2025
HMRC Adds Barrister To Tax Avoidance List For First Time

HM Revenue and Customs took the step on Thursday of naming for the first time a practicing barrister with 20 years' experience as a promoter of a scheme to avoid paying income tax and National Insurance contributions.
September 04, 2025
Crane Co. Can Deduct VAT On Intragroup Payments, ECJ Says

A Romanian crane company can claim deductions for value-added tax on intragroup payments because the services provided were genuine, the European Union's top court ruled Thursday.
September 04, 2025
Ex-FCA Supervisor Says Tribunal Denied Him Fair Trial

A former supervisor at the City watchdog argued at an appellate tribunal in London on Thursday that his unfair dismissal claim against the regulator did not receive a fair hearing, saying that a lower court had made factual errors in its judgment in the case.
September 04, 2025
Top EU Court Says Pseudonymized Data Is Still Personal

The highest court of the聽European Union聽ruled Thursday that comments submitted by shareholders and creditors of a collapsed Spanish bank during an investigation following the sale of the lender could be treated as personal data even though they had been pseudonymized.
September 04, 2025
UK's AI Sector Hits Record 拢2.9B Investment In 2024

Investors plugged a record 拢2.9 billion ($3.9 billion) into British artificial intelligence companies in 2024, the government has said, as it set out plans to help grow the U.K.'s AI assurance market.
September 04, 2025
UK Set To Close Loopholes In Money Laundering Rules

HM Treasury has released detailed draft changes to the anti-money laundering regime to close regulatory loopholes exploited by businesses in all sectors, including crypto-asset companies.
September 04, 2025
Shareholders Back Apax Partners' 鈧�916M Apax Global Deal

Investment company Apax Global Alpha Ltd. said Thursday that its shareholders have thrown their weight behind a 鈧�916.5 million ($1.1 billion) takeover deal put forward by Apax Partners LLP, a private equity firm that it works with.
September 03, 2025
Eversheds Adds New Partners From Latham And A&O

Eversheds Sutherland said Wednesday that it has hired three new partners from A&O Shearman, Latham and the former owner of discount retailer Poundland, strengthening its corporate and commercial practices.
September 03, 2025
4 Firms Steer $2.7B Sale Of Aon's NFP Wealth Biz

Aon said Wednesday it has agreed to sell various business units that make up the majority of NFP's wealth management operations to private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners in a transaction worth $2.7 billion, with Skadden, Dentons, Paul Weiss and Kirkland representing the parties.
September 03, 2025
Charity Regulator Probes Alleged Funds Misuse At Food Bank

The U.K.'s charity regulator said on Wednesday that it has launched an inquiry into a food bank in Merseyside over allegations of misuse of funds after a major donor stopped donations.
September 03, 2025
UK Autumn Budget Set For November, Reeves Confirms

The U.K. government will announce its autumn budget in November, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said Wednesday amid growing speculation that the government will raise taxes to cover the rising cost of borrowing.
September 03, 2025
Investors Lose Bid For Pension Orders In AI Bike Fraud Case

Investors seeking to enforce a fraud judgment against the founders of an AI-driven exercise bike company suffered a setback Wednesday, when a London judge declined to finalize interim debt orders against the founders' pensions.

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5 Questions For Spencer West Partner Karl Foster

The Financial Conduct Authority's approach to enforcement and consumer protection has come up against government economic growth priorities and resistance from the sector to its proposals to "name and shame" companies聽early on during regulatory probes.
UK Draft Pay Fraud Rules Open Tricky Legal Liabilities

The government's new draft legislation, which will give banks longer to investigate suspicions of fraud before they send payments instructed by customers, will create a wave of new legal liabilities and lead to regulatory hurdles, according to lawyers.
FCA Fires Warning Shot Over City's Consumer Duty Failings

The Financial Conduct Authority has sent out a fresh warning to financial services companies highlighting how some of them are failing to comply with its Consumer Duty regime. But experts have told Law360 that the expectations are unclear.

Expert Analysis

Catching Up On Simplified EU Sustainability Disclosure Rules

A recent proposal to streamline implementation of the EU鈥檚 Taxonomy Regulation contains measures that would reduce companies鈥� sustainable investment reporting and compliance requirements, and better support the EU鈥檚 climate and environmental goals, say lawyers at Proskauer.
Fraud Law Puts Fund Managers Under Compliance Spotlight

The new failure to prevent fraud offense, effective Sept. 1, may not represent a material departure from most managers鈥� duties to exercise due care in preventing loss to the assets they manage, but the prospect of criminal liability should sharpen their compliance focus, says Andrew Henderson at Goodwin Procter.
CMA Pricing Guide Signals Shift In UK Consumer Protection

The Competition and Markets Authority鈥檚 recent draft price transparency guide, as part of a wider reform introduced by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, represents a significant change in U.K. consumer protection by targeting unfair trading practices and strengthening enforcement mechanisms, says Felicity Forward at Shoosmiths.
8 Compliance Team Strategies To Support Business Agility

Amid new regulatory requirements across the globe, compliance functions must design thoughtful guardrails that help business leaders achieve their commercial objectives lawfully 鈥� from repurposing existing tools to using technology thoughtfully 鈥� instead of defaulting to cumbersome protocols that hinder legitimate business, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.
What To Note From FCA, Gov't Financial Growth Proposals

Recent Financial Conduct Authority and government proposals for financial services reform are positive developments for firms, signaling a drive to push forward growth and a willingness to be flexible in areas of regulation that the industry has long raised as barriers, say lawyers at Simmons & Simmons.
What Gov't Report Tells Lawyers About Continuing AML Risks

The U.K. government鈥檚 recent national money laundering risk assessment maintains conveyancing, company service work and misuse of client accounts as key threats, underscoring that law firms should expect renewed scrutiny and higher expectations in these high-risk areas, says Harriet Holmes at Thirdfort.
Petrofac Ruling Shifts Focus To Fairness In Restructurings

The recent Court of Appeal overturning of Petrofac's restructuring plans demonstrates a change of direction that will allow previously ignored out-of-the-money creditors a share in the benefits, and means companies must review the fair treatment of different creditor classes, say lawyers at King & Spalding.
Europe's New Defense Push Creates Investment Prospects

Recent increases in European defense expenditure and governments' desire to innovate are creating a compelling environment for investment and merger and acquisition activity, especially for small and midsize enterprises at the forefront of emerging technologies, say lawyers at Skadden.
Key Considerations For Issuers In FCA Prospectus Reform

The Financial Conduct Authority鈥檚 forthcoming reform of the U.K. prospectus regime should be attractive to both debt and equity issuers because it limits the circumstances in which a costly prospectus is required, making it easier and cheaper for listed companies to raise capital, say lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell.
How Top Court Ruling Limits Scope Of Motor Finance Claims

The U.K. Supreme Court鈥檚 recent ruling in a landmark case concerning car finance commissions clarifies when and how a dealership鈥檚 fiduciary duties arise, considerably narrowing that path for mass consumer litigation and highlighting how an upcoming Financial Conduct Authority redress scheme will seek to balance consumer, lender and market interests, say lawyers at Cadwalader.
FCA Misconduct Guide Will Expand Firms' Duty To Investigate

The Financial Conduct Authority's recent proposals on workplace nonfinancial misconduct will place a greater onus on compliance and investigations teams, clarifying that the question to ascertain is whether the behavior is justifiable and proportionate, say lawyers at Ashurst.
Lessons From Landmark UK Supreme Court Libor Ruling

The U.K. Supreme Court鈥檚 recent quashing of former traders Hayes and Palombo鈥檚 interest rate rigging convictions on the ground of jury misdirection raises concerns about failings in the criminal appeal process, and whether encouraging institutions to accept regulatory settlements can create conditions for miscarriages of justice, says Ellen Gallagher at Vardags.
Mansion House Speech Heralds New Financial Regulatory Era

The chancellor of the exchequer's recent Mansion House speech introduced a sweeping commitment to modernize regulation, which will require U.K. retail banks and building societies to revisit core assumptions, and allow lawyers to play a key role in shaping the new rules, say lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard.
Challenges For Managers In Navigating Continuation Funds

With continuation vehicles becoming an increasingly popular alternative to traditional private equity investment exit routes, managers and lenders should be confident that they understand a transaction鈥檚 structure and how it interacts with existing debt arrangements, says Jason Larkins at Travers Smith.
Key Points From EU Proposals To Ease Securitization Rules

The European Commission鈥檚 recently proposed securitization framework amendments aim to relax existing rules, such as by reducing due diligence requirements and removing the need for investors to conduct certain prescribed compliance verifications by sponsors or original lenders, say lawyers at McDermott.