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International law firm launches first fund of its kind to provide free of charge legal advice to FinTech startups

30/05/2016(0)
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has today launched the first fund of its kind designed to help early stage FinTech businesses solve some of the difficult legal problems ... Read More
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Europe vs. Facebook: Austrian activist wins another legal battle over data protection

27/05/2016(0)
An Austrian privacy activist has won his next legal battle against so-called “model contract clauses,” used by thousands of multinational companies, including Facebook and Amazon, to legally transfer Europeans’ ... Read More
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Global law firm announced the opening of an office in Honk Kong

27/05/2016(0)
Pillsbury today announced the opening of an office in Hong Kong as the firm’s next step in the long-term expansion of its offering in Asia. The firm previously announced ... Read More
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Fraudsters of a Gold investment scam have been sentenced to prison

26/05/2016(0)
Four American fraudsters who conned hundreds of British citizens out of millions of pounds through a bogus gold mining investment scheme have today been sentenced to prison in Tampa, ... Read More
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RBS’s Bank Restructuring unit faces legal claims from business who claim they were forced into liquidation

26/05/2016(0)
Small businesses who claim they were forced into liquidation by the activities of Royal Bank of Scotland’s controversial Global Restructuring Group (GRG), have set up a dedicated whistleblowers Website ... Read More
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UK: Three sentenced to 20 years for defrauding investors over £80m in Ponzi scheme

25/05/2016(0)
Three men convicted of defrauding investors out of almost £80m ($116.4m, €104m) in a London-based Ponzi scheme to fund their lavish lifestyles have been sentenced to nearly 20 years ... Read More
Barclays

Barclays Unit Sued for $2.4 Million by Ex-Global Finance Chair

25/05/2016(0)
Details of Jon Pratt’s claim in H.K. labor tribunal filing Pratt reported in January to have exited amid global job cuts Barclays Plc’s Asia unit is being sued for ... Read More
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Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, King’s and Queen Mary top latest law school league table

24/05/2016(0)
Annual comprehensive rankings produced by The Guardian examine standards of teaching, level of feedback and overall quality of the course The latest law school league table has thrown up a list of the ... Read More
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Global law firm Linklaters announces the election of new Senior Partner

24/05/2016(0)
Global law firm Linklaters announces the election of Charlie Jacobs as the firm’s new Senior Partner. Elected on a five-year term the appointment will be effective from 1 October 2016, once ... Read More
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Nearly a quarter of lawyers would quit and start their own firm

23/05/2016(0)
A poll by specialist recruiter Robert Half Legal has shown that 23 per cent of lawyers would choose to quit their current job and start up on their own ... Read More
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