UK Court

A UK court dismissed a legal challenge against Beijing's new embassy in London, which could become the largest in the UK. The challenge, led by a neighborhood association, claimed the embassy poses a security threat.

A UK court convicted a Norwegian individual for involvement in a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by the Iran-linked Foxtrot Network, a sanctioned Swedish organized crime group. The 19-year-old was recruited by the Foxtrot Network, which has targeted Jewish and Israeli interests in Europe.

Internal Shell documents revealed in a UK court case show evidence of aging pipelines, missing oil wells, and a $10.9 billion decommissioning liability in Nigeria's Niger Delta. The findings raise concerns about decades of pollution in the region.

Four Ugandan smallholder farmers are suing in a UK court to block the $5.6 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), a 1,443-kilometre heated pipeline. The case is supported by over 40,000 crowdfunding contributors through Avaaz, with EACOP Ltd—the project's special-purpose company incorporated in England and Wales—named as the defendant.

A commodities broker has been pulled back into a tax dividend fraud lawsuit by a UK court. The case involves legal action related to alleged fraudulent activities concerning tax dividends.

A U.K. court ruled that Nirav Modi must pay over $11 million to the Bank of India. The court determined that Modi was validly served with a demand related to a liability under a personal guarantee.

A British court jailed two Chinese-British dual nationals for spying on Hong Kong dissidents in the UK on behalf of China. Peter Wai, a former UK Border Force official, and Bill Yuen, a retired Hong Kong policeman, were convicted of conducting surveillance and intelligence gathering against activists, with the Hong Kong government denying involvement.

A London jury has acquitted former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke of all six bribery-related charges following a high-profile corruption trial that lasted several weeks.

A London jury has acquitted ex-petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke of all six bribery-related charges after a high-profile corruption trial that lasted several weeks.

A UK court upheld a ban on the Palestine Action group, ruling it is not a civil disobedience protest group but a covert organization with secret cells. Four activists from the group were recently jailed.

A UK court has sentenced four pro-Palestine activists to jail for a 2024 raid on an Israeli arms factory near Bristol. The activists were charged with terrorism-related offenses.

A five-year-old girl was forced into a scalding tub of water by her stepmother, resulting in her death. The girl had expressed distress before being placed in the bath, saying it was too hot. The incident was reported to the court.

A top UN representative has won a court fight over their late partner's £500,000 fortune after being accused of preying on their partner. The disinherited son had claimed the UN representative ruthlessly preyed on his father. The court ruled in favor of the UN representative.