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Why Japan’s plan to raise the number of lawyers it hasn’t worked out

04/04/2016(0)
Japan is struggling with an unlikely problem: Its people aren’t litigious enough. Fifteen years ago, the nation kicked off a plan to double the number of lawyers. Officials thought ... Read More
The HSBC headquarters is seen in the Canary Wharf financial district in east London

HSBC comes up short in money laundering vigilance, U.S. says

04/04/2016(0)
HSBC Holdings Plc has not done enough to thwart money laundering, despite making significant progress since reaching a landmark 2012 anti-money-laundering settlement with U.S. prosecutors, a federal monitor has ... Read More
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Greek Citizens can have access To Legal Content through an online hub of legal information

31/03/2016(0)
Lawspot Wants To Give All Greek Citizens Open Access To Legal Content It’s no secret that, unfortunately, Greece is going through a very difficult moment. Economic crisis, social unrest, ... Read More
shell

Shell faces corruption probe over $1bn oil deal in Nigeria

31/03/2016(0)
Italian officials to investigate company’s role in acquisition of disputed oil block jointly owned with energy group Eni Italian anti-corruption investigators have opened a formal investigation into Shell’s acquisition ... Read More
HSBC

Iranian Miniskirts, Bags of Cash Raise Doubts Over Controls at HSBC

30/03/2016(0)
Monitor finds lapses in bank’s efforts to prevent money laundering and evasion of sanctions following 2012 settlement with Justice Department The monitor overseeing HSBC’s compliance with a landmark anti-money-laundering ... Read More
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Volkswagen sued by US watchdog over false ‘Clean Diesel’ claims

30/03/2016(0)
Federal Trade Commission alleges Volkswagen deceived customers by selling cars based on fraudulent claims that they were environmentally friendly A federal consumer watchdog sued Volkswagen on Tuesday, charging the ... Read More
legal

Hackers Breach Law Firms, Including Cravath, Weil Gotshal

30/03/2016(0)
Federal investigators explore whether cybercriminals stole confidential information to be used for insider trading Hackers broke into the computer networks at some of the country’s most prestigious law firms, ... Read More
Royal Bank of Scotland

R.B.S. Hires Former Barclays Lawyer as General Counsel

29/03/2016(0)
The Royal Bank of Scotland said on Thursday that it had hired a top lawyer who used to work at its British banking rival Barclays to serve as its ... Read More
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U.S. succeeds in cracking Apple’s iPhone, drops legal action

29/03/2016(0)
The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it had succeeded in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters and dropped its legal case against Apple, ... Read More
noble energy

Israeli High Court Strikes Down Noble Gas Deal

28/03/2016(0)
Marking a significant setback for gas exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, Israel’s high court struck down a deal between the government and a U.S. consortium led by Noble Energy NBL -0.65%. Citing the ... Read More
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