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Shell to launch its own offshore legal centre
May 31st, 2016
In the latest twist to the offshoring saga, and following news last week that two global 100 firms are to outsource to Poland and Manila, Royal Dutch Shell is preparing to open its own offshore legal centre to service ...
FCA Research into the issue of de-risking
May 25th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a press release to make publish a research regarding the issue of de-risking. Below is the announcement as published from FCA: The FCA, along with fellow agencies and authorities, has a long-standing programme ...
High Court rejects Big Tobacco’s appeal against plain packaging
May 20th, 2016
Four of the world’s largest tobacco companies have lost a high-profile legal challenge against the UK government’s new rules on plain packaging for cigarettes. British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco, Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco International launched a High ...
City of London Police seized £30 million suspected to have been generated in FX markets and Ponzi schemes
April 26th, 2016
A South Wales man has been arrested by the City of London Police in possession of bankers’ drafts worth £30 million in what is believed to be the biggest ever money seizure made by UK law enforcement. The funds ...
Gateley acquires tax adviser Capitus in first deal since AIM listing
April 12th, 2016
AIM listed law firm Gateley has bought tax adviser Capitus in a deal worth £2.72m, the firm’s first acquisition since its listing in June 2015. The business will be renamed Gateley Capitus following the deal, which includes £1.59m in cash and ...
Herbert Smith Freehills named most trusted legal adviser to FTSE 100 companies
January 14th, 2016
Research published by The Lawyer has revealed that Herbert Smith Freehills is now the UK law firm with the most FTSE 100 client relationships – 39 FTSE 100 companies in total. The firm is also the most popular ...
MP calls for FRC accounting body to investigate KPMG over HBOS
December 14th, 2015
Britain’s accounting standards watchdog has made a “serious mistake” in refusing to open a formal investigation into accountancy firm KPMG over the way it checked the books of HBOS bank before it collapsed, a senior UK lawmaker said on ...
New York and London are world’s toughest legal markets, says Cooley
June 15th, 2015
The ‘jaundiced eye’ through which UK lawyers view the US law practices in London is one of the main factors contributing to the difficulties facing US law firms there, according to Joe Conroy, Cooley’s chief executive officer. Speaking five ...
Plus500 – Israel’s most profitable Internet company
April 20th, 2015
The online contracts for difference (CFD) company, which deals in capital market assets, has outperformed forecasts. Plus500 Ltd. (AIM: PLUS) whose share is traded at a $1.3 billion market cap, has reported partial results for the first quarter of ...
Britain’s bank tax jump threatens to push HSBC, StanChart to new home
April 20th, 2015
HSBC and Standard Chartered are looking at the viability of quitting London for a new home in Asia because a big jump in a tax on UK banks makes staying in Britain increasingly painful. Several investors told Reuters they ...
