In April 2026, hedge fund titan Crispin Odey dropped a £79mn libel suit against this newspaper. But not before it unearthed a number of new claims about his misconduct – and provided unusual insight into the disgraced financier’s mind. ft.trib.al/wGfRM05

Crispin Odey abandons £79mn libel case against the FT over sexual misconduct claims ft.trib.al/ltCxjpR

Crispin Odey abandons £79mn libel case against the FT over sexual misconduct claims

The FT had said 15 women were willing to testify in court against former hedge fund boss

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The FT is hiring a correspondent for our Investigations team. Contact me if you want to discuss the role. Deadline is April 12 job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...

Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital halts mass eviction after London Centric uncovered what was going on. Hundreds of Londoners now receiving bizarre door-to-door visits blaming misinformation and being asked to record videos saying they don't want to be evicted. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

Billionaire halts mass eviction after London Centric investigation

Exclusive: Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital hoped to replace hundreds of tenants with more lucrative temporary accommodation. That plan has been shelved – for now.

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Only a few days left to apply for the FT's Paul McClean Graduate Trainee programme -- deadline is 23:59pm on 8 January. I can't overstate what a great opportunity it is. Happy to chat if you're wondering about whether to apply. job-boards.greenhouse.io/financialtim...

We're hiring an editor on the FT's UK news desk. The deadline for applications is June 10. Happy to chat if you're thinking about applying: job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...

This means the absolute world to me. Very grateful to sources and academics who are STILL helping me uncover the legacy of lead in our environment, as well as the impact it’s having on our health. Feel very lucky (as always) to work at the @financialtimes.com and with such brilliant editors. 🙏

The FT is hiring a new Public Policy Editor -- deadline for applications is Wednesday April 30 job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...

Very much enjoyed joining @katie0martin.bsky.social and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on the Unhedged podcast to boast about my stock-picking prowess www.ft.com/content/f6a6...

Our 2024 stock picks

Going over last year’s winners … and our losers

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A brief foray back to reporting after an 18 month FOI battle and a win at the First-tier Tribunal: on.ft.com/4frzrxq w/ Suzi Ring

UK Serious Fraud Office spent £16mn on botched Unaoil investigation

[FREE TO READ] Costs breakdown provided after prosecutor lost bid to block FT freedom of information request

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The grad trainee programme at the FT is extraordinary. We train you for THREE years you get decent money and an overseas placement. I've seen other news trainee schemes and this one is exceptional. It's open now. Pls share with anyone you know who would benefit d/l 14/1/25 www.ft.com/content/314f...

Paul McClean graduate trainee programme

Applications will open in December for our 2025 intake

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🚨Some news: I've started today as the FT's UK news editor, leading our UK news desk. It's a privilege to work with the best editors and reporters in the business -- especially at such an fascinating time for the UK.

The UK’s lobbying watchdog has criticised Sunak’s government for rejecting reforms that would shed light on how lobbyists influence ministers and their advisers Exclusive w/ Lucy Fisher (not of this parish)

Last month, the FT along with Bloomberg, NYT and WSJ appealed the extraordinary secrecy in the FTX bankruptcy proceedings, where the court has hidden the names of every last customer-creditor, even major institutional customers owed $100s of millions

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Docket for Bloomberg L.P. v. FTX Trading Ltd., 1:23-cv-00682 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.

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Astonishing and troubling piece by @jamesrbuk.bsky.social

Biden’s DOJ Is Pressuring Journalists to Help Build Its Case Against Assange

The Biden DOJ Is Pressuring Journalists to Help Build Its Case Against Julian Assange

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Every day a joy when navigating English courts. Today I'm told that while Orders are available to the public, the Schedules attached to the Order and referred to within the Order "can not be given to non parties" and I'd have to litigate to obtain them 👍

Posting this here in light of twitters latest failures: the old web is dying and the new web struggles to be born https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/26/23773914/ai-large-language-models-data-scraping-generation-remaking-web

The insurer used by almost all English barristers gave legal work worth £750,000 to one of its own directors, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest. The director shortly after became a High Court judge. Exclusive w/ @maxharlow.bsky.social

My FT Magazine feature on a quirk of British law: the right to privately prosecute. As austerity hit the criminal justice system, this power has underpinned a growing industry. When handling shoplifting, shops now call private prosecutors before the police.

Exclusive: High Court judges invested in tax avoidance schemes, including one judge who has ruled on tax avoidance cases.

High Court judges invested in tax avoidance schemes

One of the five judges identified by the FT has ruled on tax avoidance cases

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