Legal

Bank of Ukraine

UK court obliges Ukraine to pay par value on its Eurobond debt to Russia

27/07/2017(0)
The High Court of London has bound Ukraine to pay £2.8 million ($3.6 million) to Russia as compensation for legal costs related to Kiev’s Eurobond debt, the Russian Finance ... Read More
volkswagen

German automakers might face EU fines after allegations but no global legal threat, analyst says

26/07/2017(0)
“I still don’t see a major global legal threat here,” Arndt Ellinghorst, head of global automotive research at Evercore ISI, told CNBC on Tuesday. EU antitrust officials confirmed Saturday ... Read More
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Multinational law firm success in landmark class action case sought against MasterCard

25/07/2017(0)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has had a major success after the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled against certifying a US-style £14bn opt-out consumer damages antitrust class actions against its client ... Read More
exxon

Exxon sues U.S. over $2 million Russian sanctions fine

21/07/2017(0)
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday imposed a $2 million fine on Exxon Mobil Corp. for what it called a “reckless disregard” of U.S. sanctions on Russia while Secretary ... Read More
bank-fines

One of the world’s leading law firms fined a record £250,000

21/07/2017(0)
White & Case has been fined a record £250,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for breaching conduct rules. The SDT found that the firm had acted ‘recklessly’ failing ... Read More
Credit Suisse

A Former Credit Suisse Banker Has Pleaded Guilty in an U.S. Offshore Tax Case

20/07/2017(0)
A former Credit Suisse Group AG banker from Switzerland pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in a wide-ranging scheme to help Americans hide millions of dollars in offshore accounts ... Read More
Robot-Lawyer

Legal chatbot expands to cover 1000 areas of law

19/07/2017(0)
Law firms have no incentive to innovate, the legal chatbot founder of DoNotPay claims as he launches his latest idea. The legal chatbot which started out as a tool ... Read More
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UK introduces measures ending the supremacy of EU Law

14/07/2017(0)
The UK government has begun the technical process of extricating the UK from the European Union by introducing a 66-page measure ending the supremacy of EU law. As expected, ... Read More
Google

Google hires numerous law firms to fight EU fines

11/07/2017(0)
Google is surrounding itself with some of the top law firms in Europe in the wake of its record-breaking €2.4 billion ‘illegal’ anti-trust ruling fine and the threat of ... Read More
John McAfee

John McAfee settles Intel legal action over name

11/07/2017(0)
John McAfee, known for the anti-virus software bearing his surname, has settled legal action with technology giant Intel over the commercial use of his name. The chip-maker had warned ... Read More
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