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Global Law firm opens Oman office

15/02/2016(0)
Clyde IP expands GCC coverage Following the opening of a direct filing office in Bahrain in August 2015, Clyde IP is further expanding its trade mark and patent filing ... Read More
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New Skype malware a threat to legal professionals

12/02/2016(0)
A new malware named T9000 that mimics e-Discovery applications and targets Skype users could be a big headache for legal professionals. T9000’s characteristics are considered to make it particularly ... Read More
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Morgan Stanley to pay $3.2 billion to settle financial crisis-era charges

12/02/2016(0)
Morgan Stanley (MS.N) will pay about $3.2 billion to settle charges that it misled investors in residential mortgage-backed securities that later soured during the financial crisis, federal and state officials ... Read More
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PwC Legal continues with its investment plans with new senior hires

11/02/2016(0)
PwC Legal has today announced the following senior hires: David Farmer joins PwC Legal’s Pensions team this month, from DLA Piper, where he was a partner for the last ... Read More
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International law firm accused for ‘deliberately misinterpreting’ data

10/02/2016(0)
White & Case partner comes to the defence of City colleague and argues SFO has ‘lost its focus’ The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has accused Pinsent Masons of ‘deliberately ... Read More
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HSBC Sued Over Drug Cartel Murders After Laundering Probe

10/02/2016(0)
Civil action claims traffickers committed terrorist acts Bank accused of aiding and abetting Sinaloa, other cartels Families of U.S. citizens murdered by drug gangs in Mexico sued HSBC Holdings Plc, ... Read More
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India blocks Facebook’s plan for free Internet

08/02/2016(0)
Facebook’s campaign to offer free Internet access to hundreds of millions of people in India has been blocked. India’s telecoms regulator ruled Monday that service providers must charge the ... Read More
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Top London Lawyers Now Cost More Than £1,000 Per Hour

08/02/2016(0)
Report says hourly rates for elite London firms at record high Lack of competition and opaque fee structures are to blame The cost of hiring a top London lawyer ... Read More
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VW faces tougher Justice Department while GM and Toyota settled criminal charges without pleading guilty

08/02/2016(0)
Government making `big deal’ of company’s emissions cheating GM, Toyota settled criminal charges without pleading guilty No one has died from the emissions-cheating software Volkswagen AG has admitted it ... Read More
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HSBC fined $470m for ‘abusive mortgage practices’ during 2008 crisis

08/02/2016(0)
Settlement with US Department of Justice centres on allegations that bank ‘robo-signed’ thousands of foreclosure documents without reviewing paperwork HSBC has been fined $470m (£325m) for “abusive mortgage practices” in ... Read More
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