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European Commission is pursuing legal action against 7 Member States
December 9th, 2016
European Commission is pursuing legal action against 7 Member States for violating car emissions legislation The European Commission is today acting against 7 Member States on the grounds that they have failed to fulfil their obligations under EU vehicle ...
European Commission proposes new bankruptcy rules
November 24th, 2016
European Commission proposes new approach to business insolvency in Europe: promoting early restructuring to support growth and protect jobs The European Commission is for the first time presenting a set of European rules on business insolvency. Well-functioning insolvency and ...
Robot lawyer Visabot is available in beta on Facebook Messenger
November 17th, 2016
Visa lawyer bot pledges to ‘help immigrants make America great again’ A bot that helps people complete visa applications to enter the United States has launched in the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election. Available in beta on Facebook Messenger, Visabot helps complete ...
Law firms to combine and create a global law firm with 1,000 lawyers across US, Europe and china
November 14th, 2016
Arnold & Porter LLP and Kaye Scholer LLP today announced the two firms have agreed to combine effective January 1, 2017 to become Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. This strategic combination brings together renowned regulatory expertise, sophisticated litigation ...
Armenia passes a new package of laws regulating the local financial markets
October 31st, 2016
The Armenian parliament has passed a package of laws regulating the local financial markets and amendments to the law on the securities market, following close cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD welcomed the ...
Britain’s future outside of the EU drives hundreds of British lawyers to register in Ireland
October 20th, 2016
With Britain’s future outside of the EU still far from certain, the latest figures reveal that more than 700 British solicitors have now registered to practice in the Republic of Ireland. The precautionary investment, which costs around £300, is ...
Law firm invests in artificial intelligence to increased efficiency and low clients costs
October 6th, 2016
McCann FitzGerald leads legal innovation in Ireland Premier Irish law firm McCann FitzGerald today announced its investment in artificial intelligence software from leading software provider Kira Systems. Having successfully trialled the state-of-the-art Kira software, it will be deployed in ...
Theresa May lays out Brexit timetable for leaving the European Union
October 3rd, 2016
The PM says the UK will quit the EU “whether people like it or not” and there will be “no unnecessary delays” in negotiations. Theresa May has said she will trigger the formal process for the UK to leave ...
European Parliament Begins Panama Papers Inquiry
September 29th, 2016
The European Parliament has begun its inquiry into the Panama Papers with a hearing with the investigative journalists behind the leak. The European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance, and Tax Evasion (PANA) held its first ...
Deutsche Bank Woes Sparks Concern Among German Lawmakers
September 23rd, 2016
Social Democrat members said to have discussed bank’s finances Biggest German lender creeps into Berlin’s political debates Deutsche Bank AG’s finances, weakened by low profitability and mounting legal costs, are raising concern among German politicians after the U.S. sought ...