Cops Struggle to Keep Up With ‘Staggering’ Levels of Crypto Seizures April 13, 2022 By Ellen Milligan and David Voreacos One spring day in a village just west of London, residents saw a man being muscled into a car in...
London Insurance Brokers Probed for Bribery and Corruption by UK Serious Fraud Office March 25, 2022 By Ellen Milligan and Lucca de Paoli A handful of London insurance firms are being investigated for bribery and corruption by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, according...
Airbus Faces €300 Million Lawsuit From Group of Investors Over Bribery Scandal January 7, 2022 By Ellen Milligan and Charlotte Ryan Airbus SE is facing a 300 million euro ($340 million) lawsuit from a group of investors over allegations it failed...
Uber UK Accused of Undermining Court Ruling on Worker Rights November 23, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Nine months after the UK Supreme Court made a crucial decision that effectively forced Uber Technologies Inc. to provide worker...
Hedge Funds Turn Lawsuit Bets Into a $39 Billion Industry November 16, 2021 By Ellen Milligan and Katharine Gemmell Hedge funds, private equity and sovereign wealth funds are piling billions into the outcome of high stakes court cases at...
Google Data Privacy Suit Dismissed After Top UK Court Rules Against Class Action November 10, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Google won its bid to dismiss a data privacy lawsuit filed on behalf of millions of iPhone users, after the...
Barclays Dragged into Bitter Feud Between SCOR and Covéa over Failed Hostile Takeover May 24, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Barclays Plc has been dragged into a bitter feud between two French insurers over its role in a failed hostile...
Apple Faces UK Lawsuit Over Claims it Overcharged 20 Million App Store Users May 11, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Apple Inc is facing a London lawsuit over claims it overcharged nearly 20 million UK customers for App Store purchases,...
Uber Reclassifies 70,000 UK Drivers as Workers – Providing Minimum Wage, Benefits March 17, 2021 By Ellen Milligan Uber Technologies Inc. will reclassify all 70,000 of its UK drivers as workers, entitling them to the minimum wage, vacation...
Uber’s UK Court Loss Likely to Trigger More Complaints from Gig Workers Across Europe February 22, 2021 By Ellen Milligan, Amy Thomson and Natalia Drozdiak Uber Technologies Inc.’s defeat in a UK legal battle over the way it treats its drivers is set to trigger...