Christian Bittar, formerly of Deutsche Bank, had his Euribor conviction quashed days after the Court of Appeal cleared five ex-Barclays traders. He had pleaded guilty, so the ruling bears directly on former Barclays trader Peter Johnson, who also pleaded guilty and has begun his own appeal.
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Paymaster asks the Supreme Court to set a seriousness bar for data distress claims
Paymaster is asking the UK Supreme Court to set a seriousness threshold for distress claims by 432 Sussex Police officers over misdirected pension mail. A loss for Paymaster would keep in force the Court of Appeal's 2025 ruling that no such threshold exists.
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Supreme Court refusal leaves Bolt with an estimated £190m UK VAT bill
Bolt faces an estimated £190m in unpaid UK VAT after the Supreme Court refused to hear its appeal over the tour operators' margin scheme. Uber's £1bn dispute over the same scheme had been waiting on Bolt's case, so the refusal reaches past one company's bill.
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Five former Barclays traders had Libor and Euribor convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal after the Serious Fraud Office chose not to oppose. The SFO still says its evidence was ample, so it now defends the investigations while giving up the verdicts they produced.
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Volkswagen's UK finance arm falls to a £352.9m loss on a redress bill it is challenging in court
Volkswagen Financial Services UK set aside £725m for the FCA's car finance redress scheme, turning a £110.3m profit into a £352.9m loss for 2025. The charge rests on rules the lender is contesting in court, so its final size and timing are not yet settled.
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Car lenders press the FCA to open the model behind its £9.1bn motor finance scheme
Car lenders including Volkswagen's finance arm say in court filings that the FCA won't share the data and code behind its £9.1bn redress scheme. Consumer Voice is attacking the same calibration from the other side, demanding the FCA's Treasury correspondence.
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Lawyers doubt Labour's worker status test will reach the 100,000 workers Reynolds cited
Employment lawyers warn Jonathan Reynolds's bogus self-employment crackdown may fall short of the 100,000 workers he said could gain pay rights. With no plan to change tax status, self-employment stays the cheaper classification for employers going into this month's consultation.
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Oatly's mark is invalid on oat-based food and drink because "milk" counted as a designation. Negation, asterisks and droplet symbols do not create a safe harbour.
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