By: Rosie Harris-Davison

News Reporter Rosie Harris-Davison is a News Reporter in the Professional Services team, covering the Big Four, law, advisory, and beyond. She previously wrote about tech policy, regulation, and litigation for specialist legal publication Lexology. Email Rosie at rosie.harris-davison@cityam.com.

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£250m lawsuit against crypto firm Binance grows with 1000 new investors

September 30, 2026

A thousand new UK-based retail investors have been added to a group legal claim against crypto trading platform Binace and its founder, alleging they were sold high-risk, complex products that did not have regulatory authorisation from the financial watchdog. There are now approximately 2,700 claimants in the case in England and Wales, with the total [...]
British Airways defeats HMRC in £5.8m Heathrow cabin crew tax dispute

September 29, 2026

British Airways has won a tax battle against HMRC over whether costs tied to cabin crew accommodation at London Heathrow Airport were subject to £5.8m in income tax and national insurance contributions. Following an appeal in June, the Upper Tribunal ruled in favour of the airline on Monday, dismissing the tax authority’s claim and finding [...]
South West Water hit with £7.8m fine for ‘horrendous’ pollution offences

September 29, 2026

The Environment Agency has fined South West Water £7.8m over a string of pollution-related offences across Devon and Cornwall. The water company pleaded guilty to 24 environmental charges after the Environment Agency investigated incidents that took place between January 2015 and July 2021 in Bodmin, Harlyn, Polperro, Plymouth, and Playing Place. Of the charges, 17 [...]
Legal sector warns against tax ‘raid’ proposal on client account interest ahead of Budget

September 29, 2026

London’s legal sector has sounded the alarm over government plans to cut interest on law firms’ client accounts to fund the justice department, warning it could drive some law firms out of business. The Ministry of Justice’s consultation on a proposal to introduce an Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts Scheme (ICLA) closed in March after [...]
Claimant law firms seek appeal in Diesel emissions legal battle

September 28, 2026

A group of car manufacturing giants may be forced back to the High Court to defend allegations that they installed devices to curb diesel emissions tests. In the case nicknamed ‘Dieselgate’, the High Court handed down a judgment in July ruling in favour of the carmakers, but claimants, over a million motorists, a law firm [...]
Court fast-tracks Victoria’s Secret PINK brand clash with London shirtmaker

September 25, 2026

Lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret has secured a fast-tracked trial in the High Court in London in October to determine whether a London-based shirtmaker breached a legal contract with the lingerie seller over its ‘PINK’ trademark. The case stems from a High Court settlement between the two retail firms in 2015, in which the court ruled [...]
Met Police set to probe itself over ‘Putney Pusher’ suspect’s death

September 25, 2026

The Metropolitan Police is set to probe its own handling of the arrest of the man, now dead, suspected of pushing a woman in front of a bus on Putney Bridge in 2017, after an assessment by the police watchdog. The police were referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following the death [...]
Class action vehicle lawsuit settles at £55m less than original value

September 24, 2026

A class action lawsuit representing millions of UK motorists and businesses affected by inflated shipping fees has settled for £57m less than its original £150m target. The claim, brought by class action representative and former Which? campaigns specialist Mark McLaren, alleged that from October 2006 to September 2015, leading European shipping companies had breached competition [...]
City law firm to rebrand after co-founder demands name be stripped

September 24, 2026

The co-founder of a City-based law firm behind the largest group claim in UK history against mining giant BHP said he will file a cease-and-desist to have his name removed after the firm initiated legal action against its own clients in the claim. US disputes lawyer Harris Pogust, who co-founded Pogust Goodhead (formerly PGMBM) alongside [...]
Beazley expands cyber cover for AI malfunctions and regulatory risks

September 24, 2026

FTSE 100 insurance giant Beazley has launched a new cyber line for businesses that insures against unintentional regulatory non-compliance and financial and reputational losses as a result of AI system malfunctions. Speaking to City AM, the speciality insurer’s head of cyber risks, Alessandro Lezzi, said the move comes as the firm sees “AI changing the threat [...]

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