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Volkswagen recall plans rejected by US regulators

13/01/2016(0)
US regulators have rejected Volkswagen’s recall plan for diesel cars fitted with emissions “cheat” devices. The California Air Resources Board said the proposals did “not adequately address overall impacts ... Read More
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Cypriot police quiz HSBC officials

12/01/2016(0)
A police official says state prosecutors seeking to bring controversial banker Andreas Vgenopoulos to Cyprus to answer criminal charges are now chewing over their next move after questioning several ... Read More
RBS

Law firms win pay battle with RBS as Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Allen & Overy reappointed

12/01/2016(0)
The tug of war between The Royal Bank of Scotland and its go-to law firms over a proposed pay freeze ended in victory for the lawyers, as Magic Circle ... Read More
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Britain’s biggest insider trading case is finally going to trial — 6 years since dawn raids

12/01/2016(0)
Almost six years after a series of dawn raids shocked the City of London, one of the UK’s biggest ever insider-trading cases is finally going to trial. The case – ... Read More
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects former UBS executives’ appeals

12/01/2016(0)
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal filed by three former executives of Swiss global investment bank UBS AG (UBSG.VX) convicted of conspiring to deceive ... Read More
coop

Co-op puts legal business ‘at heart of rebuild’ with first buy-up

11/01/2016(0)
The Co-operative Group today announced its first legal acquisition as it refocuses attention on face-to-face services after a troubled start in the sector. The retail giant has bought the ... Read More
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Twitter files lawsuit against Turkish fine

11/01/2016(0)
Twitter files lawsuit against Turkish fine over ‘terrorist propaganda’ – source Micro-blogging site Twitter filed a lawsuit in an Ankara court on Thursday, seeking to annul a fine by ... Read More
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Spain’s Princess Cristina to go on trial for fraud

11/01/2016(0)
Spain’s Princess Cristina is due to appear in court on fraud charges – the first member of the country’s royal family to be put on trial. She is charged ... Read More
Slater-&-Gordon

Slater & Gordon bankers bring in investigative accountants

08/01/2016(0)
Slater & Gordon faces further scrutiny after it emerged that the company’s lenders have appointed investigative accountants to take a closer look at its books. The move follows a shock ... Read More
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Lloyds under investigation by FCA over possible market rigging

07/01/2016(0)
Reports say investigation into gilts trading is not industry-wide despite recent criticism of regulator for dropping review into culture at major banks  The City regulator is investigating whether traders ... Read More
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