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Russia wins Hague court appeal over $50bn Yukos judgement
April 21st, 2016
A Dutch appeal court has overturned an arbitration court decision which required Russia to pay shareholders in the former Yukos oil company $50 billion, the Interfax news agency reports. “We have won our appeal of the arbitration court decision ...
New Treasury report claims lawyers will be worse off as result of Brexit
April 21st, 2016
A new report issued by the Treasury has claimed lawyers and other professional services will be worse off if Britain leaves the European Union (EU) because of a reduction in access to the single market. The 200-page document, titled ...
Law firm in the cloud
April 21st, 2016
With a growing remote workforce, the law firm Farrer & Co started to move its services into the cloud. Neil Davison, IT director at Farrer & Co. says: “This change brought with it huge benefits, but also significant potential ...
Global law firm announces record number of partner promotions
April 20th, 2016
Global law firm Clyde & Co today announced the promotion of a record 16 new partners across its international network. This is an increase on last year, which reflects the firm’s strong financial performance and continued growth. This latest ...
International law firm takes advantage of market liberalisation to enter JV in Malaysia
April 19th, 2016
DAC Beachcroft is the latest firm to take advantage of market liberalisation in Asia, applying for a joint venture (JV) licence with Malaysian association firm Gan Partnership. According to Gan Khong Aik, a partner at Gan Partnership, the two firms have ...
Leaked Mossack Fonseca document leaves London law firm exposed
April 11th, 2016
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 the Azerbaijan president. Child & Child — a long-established private ...
Banks told to declare links to Panama Papers law firm by next week
April 8th, 2016
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 Authority by a week on Friday. The City regulator had ...
Hackers Breach Law Firms, Including Cravath, Weil Gotshal
March 30th, 2016
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, and federal investigators are exploring whether they stole confidential information ...
Innovation in legal services is a win/win for the economy, law firms and the users of legal services
March 28th, 2016
Greater innovation in the legal services market is important for UK PLC, law firms and the users of legal services. The successful SRA Innovate conference on Tuesday, at London’s Altitude 360, brought together more than 100 original thinkers from ...
Asia-Pacific law firms enjoy biggest slice of IPO pie
March 25th, 2016
IPO activity is in a worldwide slump, but new research from accounting giant EY has shown that the Asia-Pacific region is still dominating in public listings. According to the latest EY report, the Asia-Pacific region accounted for 61 per ...