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International Law Firm to accept payment in Bitcoin

17/08/2016(0)
The Washington DC-headquartered firm, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, announced last week that it will accept payment in the digital currency known as Bitcoin. Alan Cohn, an of counsel at the ... Read More
social media law

Consumers Likely to Hire Lawyers Who Are Active on Social Media, Says New FindLaw Survey

16/08/2016(0)
As social media increasingly becomes part of people’s daily lives, a majority of consumers say it plays a major role in deciding which attorney to hire, according to new ... Read More
PIL

Public Interest Lawyers to close down

16/08/2016(0)
Theresa May said to be pleased at closure of Public Interest Lawyers, which submitted allegations of unlawful killing The government has said it is planning a clampdown on legal ... Read More
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UK: one of the biggest legal shakeup to the insurance sector comes into force

12/08/2016(0)
One of the biggest shakeups to the insurance sector in recent memory comes into force tomorrow. The Insurance Act 2015 was granted Royal Assent 18 months ago. However, the ... Read More
lawyers - Law

The EU has helped to shape UK copyright law for journalists, but Brexit unlikely to cause significant changes

11/08/2016(0)
Now that that dust has settled after the EU referendum, it’s worth looking at how Brexit will affect media law. Nothing is certain yet, but it is possible to ... Read More
DLA Piper

DLA Piper international revenue jumps to £769m

10/08/2016(0)
DLA Piper increased international turnover by 4 per cent last year to £768.8m. The international figures refer to all of the firm’s offices outside the US, including its UK ... Read More
GoldmanSachs

Goldman Sachs’s Fight to Avoid Paying Employees’ Legal Fees

09/08/2016(0)
We know that paying for a lawyer can be an expensive proposition. The New York Times reported recently that a Turkish gold trader, Reza Zarrab, has hired a veritable who’s ... Read More
Barclays

Barclays reaches $100M Libor settlement

09/08/2016(0)
Barclays Bank PLC (BCS) has agreed to pay $100 million to settle allegations that its manipulation of a global financial benchmark defrauded government entities and non-profit groups across the U.S. Announced Monday, the settlement includes $93.35 million ... Read More
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Second referendum ‘perfectly possible’, say top EU law professors on Q&A Reddit thread

08/08/2016(0)
University of Liverpool experts use social media to spread their wisdom There is “no obstacle” in law to the United Kingdom holding a second referendum on EU membership, according ... Read More
simmons-simmons

The first Major Legal firm to make post-Brexit redundancies

08/08/2016(0)
Simmons & Simmons is making redundancies in its London office as a result of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, the first major firm in the City known ... Read More
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