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Luxembourg Appealing ‘LuxLeak’ Sentences

05/08/2016(0)
Luxembourg’s state prosecutor has begun an appeal against the verdict at the recent “LuxLeaks” trial, arguing the sentences handed down by the court were too lenient. Earlier this year, ... Read More
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Magic Circle Law firms pick up spots on new EU banking panel

05/08/2016(0)
Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance and Linklaters have been joined by Hogan Lovells and PwC on a new panel created by the new EU authority responsible for winding up banks. The EU’s Single ... Read More
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Disbarred lawyer and his law firm have been ordered to pay penalty for a Money Pass Scheme

04/08/2016(0)
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Milton I. Shadur of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered an Order of ... Read More
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Female lawyers have some advice for male colleagues

03/08/2016(0)
After reporting on a study showing that women were penalised at work for assertive behaviours considered acceptable in men, Law.com’s Vivia Chen got some feedback from female lawyers. One ... Read More
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North Korea’s only foreign-founded law firm suspends operations

03/08/2016(0)
North Korea’s first and only law firm set up by a foreigner, Hay, Kalb & Associates, will suspend operations, the firm’s principal said in a statement on, as the ... Read More
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Turkish goverment shut down the largest law firm in Turkey

03/08/2016(0)
On Friday, The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported that YukselKarkin — the largest law firm in Turkey, which was, until December 2014, associated with DLA Piper in the country — had been ... Read More
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Pokemon Go craze sparks legal action in the US

02/08/2016(0)
Pokemon may be the craze of the moment, but not everyone is so keen to catch ‘em all. A US man has filed legal action against Niantic, who made ... Read More
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Nextlaw Labs turns to AI for new Brexit offering

01/08/2016(0)
Dentons’ tech joint venture is developing a new tool to help lawyers assess the impact of Brexit on companies’ contracts. Nextlaw Labs has joined forces with London-based technology company ... Read More
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3 ex-bankers jailed over Ireland’s biggest accounting fraud

01/08/2016(0)
Three former senior bankers were sent to prison Friday for their roles in concealing the loss of billions in deposits at the defunct Anglo Irish Bank, the biggest accounting ... Read More
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International law firm to launch in South Africa

29/07/2016(1)
The firm has appointed two founding partners to launch the office. Rob Morson joins from Bowman Gilfillan where he was Head of Construction and is widely-regarded as a pre-eminent ... Read More
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