HM Revenue & Customs can't retain over £18 million ($24.3 million) in a withholding tax claimed by an Irish company on debt interest from collapsed bank Lehman Brothers, a London court ruled Monday.
Law360 UK
Financial Services
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026 Law360 iOS App Law360 Android App Follow Law360 on Facebook Follow Law360 on LinkedIn Follow Law360 on Twitter

TOP NEWS

GettyImages-1653129986.jpg

Irish Co. Defeats £18M Tax Appeal Over Lehman Bros. Debt

By Josh White

HM Revenue & Customs can't retain over £18 million ($24.3 million) in a withholding tax claimed by an Irish company on debt interest from collapsed bank Lehman Brothers, a London court ruled Monday.

Decision attached | Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Hermes, Shell Funds Join Entain Claim Over Bribery Probe

By Eddie Beaver

Four investment vehicles, including two Federated Hermes funds, a Shell pension fund and another managed by Morningstar, have joined a multimillion-pound claim alleging that Entain PLC failed to warn them of alleged bribery-related misconduct tied to its Turkish operations.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Refinitiv Settles Children's World-Check Privacy Claim

By Eddie Beaver

A court approved a settlement Monday between Refinitiv and two grandchildren of Serbian politicians over a claim that they were unlawfully identified as relatives of politically exposed people, before what would have been the first trial to consider data protection law and a know-your-client database.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

ENFORCEMENT

Reform UK Deputy Says His Co. May Have Made Tax Errors

By Josh White

Reform UK deputy Richard Tice said "some errors" are inevitable when running multiple businesses following a report that his investment company failed to pay almost £100,000 ($135,000) in corporate tax, adding that he would pay up if it is found he owes more taxes.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

LITIGATION

Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

By Jarek Rutz

The Delaware Chancery Court this past week delivered another mix of procedural rulings, fiduciary duty disputes and deal litigation, highlighting both the court's gatekeeping role and its continued focus on stockholder rights and transactional fairness.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

POLICY & REGULATION

FCA Sets Out 2026 Program For Helping Innovation And AI

By Alex Davidson

The Financial Conduct Authority set out its innovation priorities for 2026 to 2027 on Monday, promising better guidance for businesses to use its testing routes for developing new models in technologies including artificial intelligence.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

EU Banks Urge Lawmakers To Stop Overlap In Regulations

By Alex Davidson

A trade body for European financial institutions called on lawmakers on Monday to finalize the bloc's single market for banking in order to address overlapping regulatory requirements that restrict competitiveness.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

DEALS

UniCredit Presses Commerzbank Deal With Overhaul Pitch

By Najiyya Budaly

UniCredit SpA unveiled plans on Monday to combine its German subsidiary with Commerzbank AG as it set out a transformation program that it said would increase its target's net income by €600 million ($706 million) in 2028.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Promo that reads Law360 Pulse 2026 AI Survey

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

11 New Square

11KBW

Blackstone Chambers

Clifford Chance

Fieldfisher

Fox Williams

Matrix Chambers

Reynolds Porter

Simmons & Simmons

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Big Rock Partners Acquisition Corp.

Blackstone Inc.

Commerzbank

Cvent Inc.

Entain PLC

Federated Hermes Inc.

Foundation Building Materials

Getty Images Holdings Inc.

Investments Ltd.

Jenzabar Inc.

Ladbrokes PLC

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

Morningstar, Inc.

Refinitiv US Holdings Inc.

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

UniCredit

Virginia Retirement System

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

European Central Bank

European Commission

European Union

Financial Conduct Authority

HM Revenue & Customs

HMRC

Prudential Regulation Authority

The Crown Prosecution Service

UK First-tier Tribunal

UK High Court

UK Upper Tribunal

World Bank Group