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UK financial watchdog told to reapply for warrant in lawyer fraud probe

By Martin Coyle ( March 11, 2026, 18:40 GMT | Insight) -- The UK financial regulator made “significant errors in law” as part of a fraud probe into a lawyer, judges have said, ordering it to reapply for a search warrant against the man. The High Court said that Financial Conduct Authority hadn't acted in bad faith and didn't order the return of devices seized. In its ruling, it cited messages obtained by the FCA from the lawyer, including one that said: “No point getting found to have committed fraud."The UK financial regulator made “significant errors in law” as part of a fraud probe into a lawyer, judges have said, ordering it to reapply for a search warrant against the man....

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