Search Results for: European law
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 ...
Why Japan’s plan to raise the number of lawyers it hasn’t worked out
April 4th, 2016
Japan is struggling with an unlikely problem: Its people aren’t litigious enough. Fifteen years ago, the nation kicked off a plan to double the number of lawyers. Officials thought they could breathe dynamism into society by mimicking the Western ...
Multinational law firm to cut 15% of Europe and Middle East partnership
March 24th, 2016
Asia-headquartered global firm King & Wood Mallesons is cutting 15% of partners in its Europe and Middle East practice as part of a restructuring. The cut will mean that up to 24 of the firm’s 160 partners will depart. ...
The ECB and John Law
March 21st, 2016
Last week, the ECB extended its monetary madness, pushing deposit rates further into negative figures. It is extending quantitative easing from sovereign debt into non-financial investment grade bonds, while increasing the pace of acquisition to €80bn per month. The ...
Better law-making agreement adopted by the Council
March 16th, 2016
The Council, the European Parliament and the Commission will cooperate more closely to ensure a better delivery to European citizens and businesses. That is the main purpose of a better law-making agreement adopted by the Council on 15 March ...
Apple, McDonald’s, Google and IKEA to face EU lawmakers over tax deals
March 15th, 2016
Apple (AAPL.O), Google (GOOGL.O), McDonald’s (MCD.N) and IKEA will be asked about their European tax deals on Wednesday as EU lawmakers ratchet up the pressure on multinationals to pay more tax on their profits locally. The hearing, organized by ...
NextLaw Labs signs second portfolio company: Apperio
March 10th, 2016
NextLaw Labs, the global collaborative innovation platform developed by global law firm Dentons, today announced its investment in Apperio, a legal tech startup that is changing the way law firms handle matter management. This is the second portfolio company ...
Restoring trust in transatlantic data flows through strong safeguards: European Commission presents EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
March 1st, 2016
The European Commission today issued the legal texts that will put in place the EU-U.S. The European Commission today issued the legal texts that will put in place the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and a Communication summarising the actions taken over the ...
EU insolvency law reform could boost growth and jobs across Europe, finds new AFME report
February 24th, 2016
AFME has published new research showing that European insolvency law reform could boost GDP output and create jobs across Europe. Insolvency reform is a key plank of the European Commission’s action plan on Capital Markets Union (CMU). The research, produced in ...
European Commission presents new measures against corporate tax avoidance
January 29th, 2016
European Commission has issued a press release to inform on a proposal for Fair Taxation. As stated, proposals aim for a coordinated EU wide response to corporate tax avoidance, following global standards developed by the OECD last autumn. New ...
