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  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    Legal services
    Ex-Freshfields lawyer overturns misconduct ruling

    Court rules disciplinary tribunal was wrong to say Ryan Beckwith had breached the profession’s rules

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    Big tech
    UK digital watchdog planned to check Big Tech

    Digital Markets Unit will enforce new code of conduct and seek to create level playing field for smaller rivals

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    Google LLC
    Google ordered to hand over emails in £453m divorce battle

    Tatiana Akhmedova wants her ex-husband to pay in one of the UK’s biggest settlements

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    Legal services
    UK legal sector needs ‘step-change’ to improve accessibility

    Regulator says law profession’s culture works against minorities and disadvantaged

  • Monday, 23 November, 2020
    Google LLC
    Online ad groups urge UK to block Google’s privacy tools

    Getting rid of tracking cookies will hand control of web to US tech giant, say lobbyists

  • Friday, 20 November, 2020
    Special ReportFT Intelligent Business
    Wanted: DIY-style tools to boost legal tech adoption

    Users say products must act as ‘building blocks’ to adapt to lawyers’ needs

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    UK competition watchdog to have final say over £31bn O2-Virgin deal

    Brussels’ decision to refer tie-up to CMA is a blow to telecoms groups hoping for a swift decision

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    Money laundering
    UK crime agency urges deeper reform of illicit funds tracking system

    Poor quality or unnecessary reports affecting ability to investigate criminal money flows, NCA says

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    Bombardier Inc
    SFO launches probe into Bombardier for suspected bribery and corruption

    Investigation concerns Canadian group’s sale of CRJ1000 aircraft to Indonesian airline Garuda

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    Special ReportDigital Lawyers
    The top FT stories read by the legal world

    This week: US election déjà vu, and Deloitte’s march into legal services

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    White collar crime
    Campaigners criticise slow pace of reform to UK corporate crime law

    Government accused of dragging its feet over changes to liability rules

  • Tuesday, 3 November, 2020
    Deloitte LLP
    Deloitte acquires Kemp Little in UK legal services push

    Move marks latest expansion by Big Four accountant into legal work

  • Sunday, 1 November, 2020
    Sainsburys Bank PLC
    Sainsbury’s considers sale of banking arm

    New chief looking at options as ultra-low interest rates hit smaller lenders

  • Friday, 30 October, 2020
    Coronavirus economic impact
    Garrick tweaks club rules to take advantage of lockdown loophole

    Members can now discuss ‘club business’ over lunch as hospitality sector seeks ways to stay afloat

  • Sunday, 25 October, 2020
    Financial fraud
    Fraudulent coronavirus loan applications going unreported

    At least £1.85bn could have been claimed dishonestly from UK government schemes

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    Virgin Group Ltd
    Virgin Holidays refunds customers £203m after regulator probe

    UK competition watchdog says company was too slow to pay back money for 53,000 bookings

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Serious Fraud Office UK
    UK fraud agency suffers string of senior departures

    SFO has lost six of its most important staff members in the past 15 months

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Legal services
    Top lawyer attacks £100,000-plus pay for junior solicitors in City

    Pinsent Masons boss says rates have risen to ‘unsustainable’ levels as firms compete for talent

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    PwC
    PwC executive identified in £63m court dispute over alleged leak

    Firm reveals name of partner in its defence against lawsuit by insurance group formerly known as Quindell

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
    Freshfields: the European law firm pushing to be a US heavyweight

    Global ambitions are asking difficult questions of a pay structure that rewards longevity

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    EU business regulation
    UK and Brussels fight over European mergers ahead of Brexit deadline

    Regulators discuss oversight for deals such as Virgin/O2 and Aon/Willis Tower Watson

  • Monday, 19 October, 2020
    Technology regulation
    Top UK competition official threatens action against Google and Facebook

    CMA’s Andrea Coscelli says he will start probes in a year if government fails to regulate

  • Wednesday, 14 October, 2020
    Law
    Busy law firms repay state furlough cash

    International groups refund government as demand for their services holds steady

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    Drug prices
    Drugmaker halts plan to pull bipolar treatment after competition probe

    Essential Pharma threatened to withdraw drug in a move doctors said would push up NHS costs

  • Monday, 5 October, 2020
    Legal services
    Lawyers’ insurance rates double amid rising claims

    Price rises come as firms face declining profitability amid pandemic

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