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Leaked Mossack Fonseca document leaves London law firm exposed

11/04/2016(0)
A prominent London law firm has been left exposed after leaked Mossack Fonseca documents revealed how it had helped set up a secret offshore company for the daughters of ... Read More
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Banks told to declare links to Panama Papers law firm by next week

08/04/2016(0)
Banks and financial firms have been told to hand over any information about their dealings with the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers to the UK’s Financial Conduct ... Read More
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Commission launches discussion on future framework for stronger and smarter information systems for border management and internal security

07/04/2016(0)
Commission launches discussion on future framework for stronger and smarter information systems for border management and internal security The European Commission has adopted today a Communication on Stronger and ... Read More
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Justice Department Sues to Block Halliburton’s Acquisition of Baker Hughes

07/04/2016(0)
Merger would eliminate significant head-to-head competition in oilfield services industry The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today seeking to block Halliburton Company’s proposed acquisition of Baker ... Read More
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A&O and Linklaters win advisory roles on $965m financing of Travelex and UAE Exchange

07/04/2016(0)
Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have won roles advising on a $965m combined financing deal for UAE Exchange Centre and Travelex Holdings backed by nine banks, to support both forex companies’ ... Read More
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Law firm data security in spotlight after Mossack Fonseca leak

07/04/2016(0)
Experts have warned that law firms need to ‘up their game’ on data security after millions of documents were leaked from Panama offshore firm Mossack Fonseca. With some 11.5 ... Read More
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Whatsapp adds end-to-end encryption

06/04/2016(0)
Instant messaging service Whatsapp has announced it will encrypt all its users’ communications from Tuesday. With end-to-end encryption, messages are scrambled as they leave the sender’s device and can ... Read More
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U.S. court orders UBS to pay $4.7 mln in Puerto Rico divorce flap

05/04/2016(0)
A UBS AG unit must pay more than $4.7 million to a customer’s former spouse who alleged that the firm improperly released accounts worth $12 million to her ex-husband ... Read More
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UBS, HSBC Offshore Dealings Thrust Into Panama Papers Spotlight

05/04/2016(0)
Report describes UBS’s dealings with law firm Mossack Fonseca Both banks say they comply with laws for vetting customers UBS Group AG and HSBC Holdings Plc — two of the ... Read More
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Pinsent Masons receives International Law Firm of the Year award in Paris

04/04/2016(0)
Pinsent Masons has been named International Law Firm of the Year for the second time at the renowned Trophées du Droit awards in Paris. The 2016 law awards honour ... Read More
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