Employers should review policies as court rules definition of a woman is based on biological sex April 16, 2025 Trans women previously could be counted in female quotas on public boards, but this will no longer be the case after the landmark Supreme Court ruling.
Supreme Court rules Equality Act applies to biological women April 16, 2025 The highest court in the UK has rules that a trans women are not “women” under the Equality Act
Barclays, NatWest, Citibank, JPMorgan: Major British banks take forex rigging case to Supreme Court April 1, 2025 Central British banks, including Barclays and NatWest, will be at the Supreme Court today, aiming to overturn a decision in the forex rigging case.
Motor finance: Insurance industry nervously watches legal battle March 31, 2025 As the lenders brace for the start of a high-profile legal battle on Tuesday, the insurance industry lurks in the sidelines
Motor finance: Lloyds, Close Brothers and Santander brace for ‘shockwaves’ March 31, 2025 Judgement day nears for some of the UK’s biggest lenders as the motor finance scandal heads to the country’s highest court this week. The Supreme Court will decide whether to uphold the Court of Appeal’s October ruling that it was unlawful for banks to pay a commission to a car dealer without the customer’s informed [...]
Billions on the line: Legal showdown over motor finance set to decide lenders’ fate March 28, 2025 Lenders sit in shark-filled waters with their fate in the hands of five Lord Justices as parties prepare for a showdown over motor finance on Tuesday
Former City traders set for Supreme Court showdown March 24, 2025 Former City traders convicted of the rate-rigging scandal are now playing their last card this week by taking their case to the highest court
Motor finance: Lloyds and Close Brothers shareholders await landmark hearing March 19, 2025 The eyes of shareholders at Britain’s biggest lenders will be on April’s landmark motor finance hearing, as the scandal heads to the Supreme Court. The hearing, scheduled for April 1-3, will allow car loan providers to challenge the October 2024 Court of Appeal ruling that it was unlawful for banks to pay a commission to [...]
Analysts put Close Brothers shares ‘under review’ as stock plummets March 18, 2025 Peel Hunt analysts placed Close Brothers shares ‘under review’ after the banking group suffered a £104m loss in the first half of its 2025 financial year. The lender said losses were driven by the £165m reserved for potential motor finance payouts, along with costs of complaint handling and legal expenses. Close Brothers’ stock sank as [...]
Umbro owner at Supreme Court over football boot logo row March 17, 2025 Umbro's owner is at court seeking to fight off an appeal over a ruling in its favour over the similarity between its logo and an online footwear brand