Swiss Re Underwriter Wins Sex Discrimination Suit After Boss Joked About Her Breasts August 26, 2022 By Jonathan Browning A former Swiss Re AG underwriter won her sex discrimination suit after she was left humiliated by a senior manager...
UK Judges Clear Path for $7B Suit Against BHP Over Deadly Brazil Dam Collapse July 8, 2022 By Jonathan Browning and Katharine Gemmell UK judges paved the way for a group of more than 200,000 people to bring a suit against BHP Group...
UK Seizes Funds Linked to $150M Fraud From Fintech Firm QPay April 22, 2022 By Jonathan Browning The UK seized 2 million pounds ($2.61 million) from a London-based fintech firm, saying that the funds were linked to...
Nigeria Accuses JPMorgan of Ignoring Red Flags for Fraud, Seeks Damages of $1.7B February 24, 2022 By Jonathan Browning Nigeria alleged JPMorgan Chase & Co. ignored “overwhelming” evidence of fraud and stark warnings from its own compliance staff as...
UK Banks Face Surge in Equal Pay Claims After Landmark Ruling Against BNP Paribas February 2, 2022 By Jonathan Browning Stacey Macken fought more than eight years for equal pay. Her victory over BNP Paribas SA this week at a...
Greensill Downfall Began with Firing of Insurance Manager at Sydney Unit of Tokio Marine March 5, 2021 By Donal Griffin and Jonathan Browning The debacle that led to the unraveling of Lex Greensill’s trade-finance empire began with the firing of a manager at...
UK’s M&A Watchdog Emerges from EU’s Shadow with Massive New Powers December 30, 2020 By Jonathan Browning The UK’s parting of the ways from the European Union means that an obscure 7-year-old watchdog is about to gain...
Mastercard Faces $18.6B Class Action in UK December 14, 2020 By Jonathan Browning Mastercard Inc. faces the prospect of a 14 billion-pound ($18.6 billion) UK class action — the largest of its kind...
UK Supreme Court to Consider Landmark Equal-Pay Case Against Walmart’s Asda July 13, 2020 By Jonathan Browning A long-awaited equal pay lawsuit at the U.K. Supreme Court could see thousands of mostly female workers obtain better wages...
UBS Settles Lawsuit with Former Trainee Who Alleged Rape by Senior Employee June 29, 2020 By Jonathan Browning UBS Group AG settled a lawsuit brought by a former trainee in London who said she was raped by a...