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The article reports that National law firm Shoosmiths has become one of a small number of law firms in Great Britain to have been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to undertake activities including debt administration, debt collection, and mortgage administration.

The article reports that transportation firm Cubic Ltd. has been represented and advised by law firm Schoenherr on a public offer for takeover of asset management firm C-Quadrat Investment AG, and mentions the clearance by the U.S. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of Great Britain. Topics discussed include acquisition by Cubic of the shareholding in C-Quadrat; and the advising team at Schoenherr being led by Christian Herbst.

The article focuses on Marc Israel, competition head at law firm Macfarlanes, as he is working with fellow partner Malcolm Walton and four associates on matters such as merger control and cartels, as well as follow-on litigation and financial services investigations. It mentions that a shift in the role played by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to enforce against infringements of competition law in addition to referring markets to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

The article discusses a report from the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority about the Halifax Bank of Scotland's (HBOS) collapse in 2008, which names Peter Hickman, chief financial officer for law firm Linklaters, as one of former HBOS executives who could face investigation into the bank's failure. Also mentioned is Linklater's role in HBOS' purchase of Lloyds Bank in 2008.

The article reports on the disagreement of clients from British banking and insurance company HBOS PLC with the bank's failure by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) government agencies in Great Britain.

The article discusses attorney Stephen Parkinson who was selected for inclusion in the journal's Hot 100 list of lawyers in 2013, and it mentions the growth of Parkinson's expertise while serving as the head of regulatory and criminal investigation at the Kingsley Napley LLP law firm. It states that Parkinson is representing the Tesco PLC supermarket in a Great Britain Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigation into Tesco PLC's accounting practices.

The article discusses attorney Michael Lee who serves as a general counsel (GC) member and managing director of the Numis Securities Ltd. stockbroker firm as of 2015, and it mentions Lee's views about issues such as regulatory requirements and his role as an in-house (corporate) lawyers. Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority agency is mentioned, along with Lee's responsibilities and the hiring of fellow attorney Stephanie Johnston. Business relationships with law firms are assessed.

The article reports that Stephen Parkinson, head at Kingsley Napley, who appeared in periodical's Hot 100 rankings in 2013 is in early stages of police investigation Elveden and Weeting in Great Britain. Topics discussed include criminal investigation that has grown under Kingsley Napley; representing of supermarket Tesco by Parkinson in Financial Conduct Authority of Great Britain (FCA) investigations; and increase in investigations practice due to corporate general counsel.

The article discusses British attorney Sean Martin who serves as a general counsel (GC) member at the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as of 2015, and it mentions Martin's views about government agency spending and finance. According to the article, Martin took a work-related hiatus from the British Treasury Solicitor's Department (TSol) and spent some time working for the Department of Justice of Hong Kong. Great Britain's Government Legal Service agency is assessed.

The article presents a brief career profile of Great Britain Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) general counsel Sean Martin. It is said that in 1998, Martin took a year off from the Treasury Solicitor's Department (TSol) and worked in the Department of Justice of Hong Kong, China. The job fitted well into a career path that has seen him gain experience at several government departments.

The article focuses on the judgment by Justice Richard Snowden of the Chancery Division in England concluding the four-year battle between the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Swiss-based fund manager Da Vinci Invest Ltd. Judge Snowden ordered the defendant to pay £7.6 billion and imposed permanent injunction restraining market abuse. Da Vinci argues during the trial that it had no knowledge of the market abuse. It explores the importance of the judgment in various aspects.

The article focuses on Lloyds Bank, client of law firm Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (HSF), which will attend trial over banking company HBoS emails in High Court in July 2015. Topics discussed include acquisition of Halifax Bank of Scotland, rejection by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on freedom of information request for emails between Lloyds and the UK Listing Authority, and law firm Harcus Sinclair partner Damon Parker's demand for court's issuance of timetable for document disclosure.

The article reports on the success of litigation firm Byrne & Partners LLP to relieve Bruno Iksil, former trader at financial services company J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., from being prosecuted in Great Britain over allegations of misconduct in relation to trading losses at the company after the Financial Conduct Authority dropped the case on July 1, 2015. The U.S. regulators also declined a case against Iksil in 2013 for his testimony against former coworkers Javier Martin-Artajo and Julien Grout.