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An alternative Legal Services Business is launched by Herbert Smith Freehills
June 22nd, 2015
Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a pioneering new global alternative legal services business, which harnesses the firm’s key legal and client technology expertise around the world to offer cost efficient legal products and technology services for clients. The new ...
Lawyers facing up to Grexit
June 22nd, 2015
If Greece goes bust, what will happen to client money? “As the spectacle of potential Greek bankruptcy unrolls before our eyes, we should put ourselves in the shoes of our Greek lawyer colleagues.” The main impact of the crisis ...
Greece debt crisis: EU leaders gather for critical summit
June 22nd, 2015
Greece faces a critical 24 hours as European leaders gather for an emergency summit in Brussels that could break the deadlock around the country’s debt crisis. On Sunday, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras set out new proposals to try to ...
The Greek Government Debt
June 19th, 2015
Europe and the rest of the world are watching nervously these days as the Greek drama (tragedy) is entering its last phase. There has to be some type of compromise (agreement) between the Greek government and its lenders before ...
Nasdaq closes at record high
June 19th, 2015
Good news for anyone who bought tech stocks on March 10, 2000. You’re finally making money! The Nasdaq soared 1.3% Thursday to an intraday record of 5,143.32, topping the previous all-time high of 5,132.52 from more than 15 years ago. The ...
Eurogroup statement on Cyprus, 18 June 2015
June 19th, 2015
The Eurogroup welcomes the institutions’ conclusion following the sixth review mission that Cyprus‘ adjustment programme has been brought back on track. The fiscal performance continues to be solid, the debt outlook has improved, and structural reforms are progressing in ...
Greece crisis: Emergency summit called for Monday
June 19th, 2015
An emergency summit of leaders from eurozone nations will be held on Monday, after the latest attempt to resolve the Greek debt crisis failed. A meeting of finance ministers on Thursday made no breakthrough. Head of the Eurogroup, Jeroen ...
Asian shares edge higher after Fed vote, China, Greece eyed
June 19th, 2015
Asian shares rose for a third consecutive day on Friday, and the dollar remained on the back foot against the region’s currencies as investors bet U.S. interest rates will not as rise quickly as expected. “This removes a source ...
The Next Great European Financial Crisis Has Begun
June 18th, 2015
The Greek financial system is in the process of totally imploding, and the rest of Europe will soon follow. Neither the Greeks nor the Germans are willing to give in, and that means that there is very little chance ...
Herbert Smith Freehills shuts Abu Dhabi office as firm consolidates Middle East presence
June 18th, 2015
Reduced to just one partner in Abu Dhabi, Herbert Smith Freehills is shutting the office and shifting its five-lawyer team to Dubai just six years after opening. Having launched the office in 2008 amid the sharp crash in the Middle East ...
