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Christine Lagarde will stand trial for alleged negligence

12/12/2016(0)
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde will stand trial for alleged negligence after France’s highest court on Friday rejected an appeal from the former finance minister. Ms. Lagarde ... Read More
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European Commission is pursuing legal action against 7 Member States

09/12/2016(0)
European Commission is pursuing legal action against 7 Member States for violating car emissions legislation The European Commission is today acting against 7 Member States on the grounds that ... Read More
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KPMG, Deloitte and EY turn into one-stop legal shops

09/12/2016(0)
Legal practices in the big four accounting firms are gaining traction with a doubling in team sizes and a number of high-profile recruits as clients look for a one-stop ... Read More
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Lawyers less trusted than hairdressers – but more than pollsters

08/12/2016(0)
Lawyers are less trusted to tell the truth than hairdressers or priests, but those who reach the bench soar in the public’s esteem. That is one finding of the ... Read More
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PwC Legal has opened an office in Singapore

07/12/2016(0)
PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal (PwC Legal) has opened an office in Singapore, its first in the Asia-Pacific region, with the hires of partners Natalie Breen and Keith McGuire from Norton Rose ... Read More
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Italian Law Threatens Call Centres in Albania

06/12/2016(0)
Moves by Italy to clamp down on Italian companies outsourcing work to Albania have alarmed the government in Tirana, which fears thousands of jobs are at risk. An amendment ... Read More
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A ‘tsunami’ of new lawyers in Ireland

06/12/2016(0)
Brexit has contributed to a ‘tsunami’ of new lawyers here, according to the Law Society of Ireland. Figures show the Society will have admitted an additional 1,347 new solicitors ... Read More
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Brexit supreme court appeal begins

05/12/2016(0)
Senior judges prepare to hear Brexit supreme court appeal Four-day hearing on whether parliament or government has right to trigger article 50 will be broadcast live All 11 of ... Read More
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Controversial state surveillance bill becomes law in UK

05/12/2016(0)
The Investigatory Powers Bill will get royal assent on Tuesday. More than 130,000 people have signed a petition calling for it to be scrapped. Tim Berners-Lee has said it ... Read More
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The African Legal Awards 2016: who won what… and why

02/12/2016(0)
There was a party atmosphere at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg as leading business lawyers gathered to celebrate the African Legal Awards. The event, staged by Legal Week in ... Read More
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