Legal

volkswagen-scandal

Law firm urges Volkswagen consumers to join largest-ever class action over emissions scandal

26/03/2018(0)
The law firm acting for around 10,000 Volkswagen (VW) customers whose cars were fitted with defeat diesel devices has urged more claimants to join what could be the largest-ever ... Read More
luxury-lifestyle

Luxury elite lawyers and founders get ready for Luxury London

16/03/2018(0)
Around 250 of luxury’s elite lawyers and businesses will join forces in London on 14/15 May. Lawyers dealing with the luxury marketplace will gather together to discuss the latest ... Read More
brexit

Brexit legal text signals greater EU urgency

08/03/2018(0)
Brussels is not waiting around anymore for the U.K. to get its act together on Brexit. The European Commission’s publication of a 120-page draft withdrawal treaty will signal a ... Read More
Blockchain technology

Law firms join blockchain platform

28/02/2018(0)
A group of top law firms have joined forces with an enterprise software company including Baker & McKenzie and Clifford Chance. A software firm R3 has launched the Legal ... Read More
volkswagen

Volkswagen Settles U.S. Emissions Lawsuit Just Before Trial

26/02/2018(0)
Volkswagen AG came to an agreement to settle a lawsuit over the company’s marketing of clean-emissions vehicles, resolving a contentious fight over consumer fraud claims just before it was ... Read More
social media law

Social media companies need to do more to fully comply with EU consumer rules

22/02/2018(0)
Social media companies need to do more to respond to the requests, made last March by the European Commission and Member States’ consumer authorities, to comply with EU consumer ... Read More
legal

The big bang for alternative legal services providers

21/02/2018(0)
Will 2018 be the ‘big-bang’ year for the use of Alternative Legal Services providers, asks PwC’s Peter Workman? The current legal and regulatory environment is burdensome. General counsel and their ... Read More
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Facebook personal data use and privacy settings ruled illegal by German court

15/02/2018(0)
Facebook’s default privacy settings and use of personal data are against German consumer law, according to a judgement handed down by a Berlin regional court. The court found that ... Read More
legal-automation

Toronto lawyer turned to social media to serve a claim

06/02/2018(0)
A Toronto lawyer turned to social media to serve a claim on a defendant she had been unable to track down. Ontario Superior Court allowed Tara Vasdani, an associate ... Read More
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8 countries removed from EU tax haven blacklist

24/01/2018(0)
Eight jurisdictions have been removed from the EU’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, following commitments made at a high political level to remedy EU concerns. Barbados, Grenada, ... Read More
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