Response to Supreme Court judgment

UK · 2026-10-07

1. Step 1 · The triggerSupreme Court rules LIBOR/EURIBOR jury directions legally flawed; convictions of Hayes, Palombo and five others quashed
2. Step 2 · Knock-onSFO abandons retrials, removing criminal jeopardy for the individuals and writing off a decade of prosecution effort
3. Step 3 · Knock-onUK enforcement deterrence against benchmark manipulation weakens materially; the SFO's credibility and budget for complex financial crime is impaired
4. Step 4 · Knock-onFCA intensifies civil and administrative enforcement to fill the deterrence gap; Skilled Person appointments and thematic reviews accelerate
5. Step 5 · Knock-oncompliance spend shifts from criminal-defence retainer to proactive regulatory engagement; legal and reg-tech suppliers see RFP volume rise
6. Step 6 · Reaches youprofessional indemnity insurers reprice E&O cover for financial-services SMEs as the claims mix shifts from criminal defence to regulatory remediation and civil liability

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: Serious Fraud Office

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