Law360, London: On 3 March 2025 former Barclays boss Jes Staley will challenge the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) ban for his lies about his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a high-stakes legal battle that will test the regulator's appetite for taking on the biggest cases.

MLex: Former Barclays boss Jes Staley has lost his bid to overturn a ban from the UK’s financial services industry following a UK tribunal ruling on 26 June 2025, but was given a reduced fine in the case. The former chief executive faced off against the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in early 2025 at the Upper Tribunal in London as he fought to salvage his reputation over his links to disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein. In a ruling on 26 June 2025, judges said that the FCA was right to impose the industry ban, but the tribunal reduced the financial penalty imposed on Staley.

Law360, London: Former Barclays wealth boss, Thomas Kalaris, has lost his appeal against the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) decision banning him from holding a regulated senior management position at the firm he founded. A London tribunal found in a judgment made public on 27 August 2024 that he had given false evidence during interviews with the regulator.

Law360: Two former traders convicted of manipulating benchmark interest rates lost their bid to clear their names on 27 March 2024 as an English appellate court ruled that they had received fair trials.

Law360, London: Two former directors of Bic UK Ltd have denied the stationery company's claims that their pensions were miscalculated and overpaid, arguing that the increase to their benefits was valid.

Law360, London: The former chief executive of a property development company has had part of his defence struck out in respect of accusations that he transferred money from the business without a legitimate reason.

Former Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) employee, Muhammad Iqbal, who accessed case files involving allegations of serious organised crime, has been sentenced to three years and nine months' imprisonment at Southwark Crown Court for misconduct in public office and perverting the course of justice. Iqbal was first arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in 2019. A download of his iPhone revealed photographs of case documents and relevant messages. On multiple occasions after accessing the files, Iqbal was immediately in contact with people connected to the defendants in those cases. The download also provided evidence of Iqbal giving false details of his brother's car to the Speed Enforcement Unit at Portisfields, Bristol. Iqbal pleaded guilty to single counts of misconduct in pubic office and perverting the course of justice.

Law360, London: A former director of Chelsea Football Club persuaded a London court on 14 March 2025 that a football agent's claim over his commission arising from the transfer of French international player Kurt Zouma must be dealt with by the Football Association (FA).

Law360, London: A former director of Chelsea Football Club persuaded a London court on 14 March 2025 that a football agent's claim over his commission arising from the transfer of French international player Kurt Zouma must be dealt with by the Football Association (FA).

Law360: A former Clifford Chance solicitor has been cleared of insider trading charges after a London judge ruled that he had no case to answer in the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) criminal prosecution, the watchdog said on 5 February 2024.

Law360, London: Legal commentator Dan Neidle asked a court on 10 February 2026 to use new powers to throw out an £8m libel claim accusing the former Clifford Chance partner of engaging in a vendetta against a barrister, arguing that the claim was launched to silence him.

Law360: A former Commerzbank analyst was sentenced to more than a year in prison by a High Court judge on 7 November 2025 for making false allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment in an employment tribunal against his former colleague.