Broadgate Legal, News

10/02/26

A church employee who stole almost £100,000 from the Diocese of Westminster to support what a judge described as a "high lifestyle" has been ordered to pay £1,000 in compensation.

Francisca Yawson, 38, took £96,331 in charitable donations between September 2018 and August 2019. She had worked as a gift aid and operations technician for the Roman Catholic diocese, which includes Westminster Cathedral, since 2013.

15/01/26

The family of Sir Stirling Moss is embroiled in a bitter High Court inheritance dispute over the late racing driver's £20 million-plus fortune, with serious allegations now set out in court documents.

Claims have been filed by Sir Stirling's son, Stirling Elliot Moss, amid an acrimonious legal battle with his half-sister, Allison Bradley, concerning the will of their mother and stepmother, Lady Susie Moss. Lady Moss died on March 18, 2023, aged 69, leaving an estate valued at £27.8 million, having previously inherited the bulk of her husband's £22 million estate.

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.