Broadgate Legal, News

09/12/25

An engineering executive has confessed to providing counterfeit aircraft parts to major airlines including Ryanair, triggering a global scandal that grounded hundreds of planes. Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, head of UK-based AOG Technics, pleaded guilty yesterday to selling fake engine components in what the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) described as a scheme that endangered public safety worldwide.

25/11/25

A financier launched legal action against his elderly mother after she ordered him out of the family's £3.85 million Chelsea townhouse. Andrew Grijns had lived in his American parents' four-storey Georgian home on Bury Walk for over two decades while building a lucrative career in London's finance sector.

08/10/25

Harrods has allocated more than £60 million to compensate former employees who were victims of abuse by its former owner, Mohamed Al Fayed.

Over 100 ex-staff members are expected to file claims of up to £385,000 each under a redress scheme established by the luxury department store. The initiative, which remains open until March 2026, was launched to support individuals abused during Al Fayed's ownership between 1985 and 2010.

29/09/25

Police officers in Britain's largest force may soon be required to declare if they are Freemasons, under new plans being considered by the Metropolitan Police.

The force has launched a consultation on adding Freemasonry to its list of "declarable associations" amid concerns that membership could affect investigations, promotions or misconduct cases.

28/08/25

A former Citibank executive and her husband are taking legal action against builders over claims their £3 million Surrey home was so poorly constructed it is uninhabitable.

Lisa and Tim Klaver have filed a High Court claim against North Downs Construction, alleging 69 separate defects in the property near Farnham. Problems are said to include issues with timber cladding, the terrace, balcony, roof, external walls, windows, doors, basement tanking, and structural steelwork.