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Second international law firm enters the Law market of Iran
April 25th, 2016
Colibri Law Firm has become one of the first international law firms to establish a dedicated office in Tehran after partnering with one of Iran’s leading local law firms, Gheidi & Associates. As Colibri partner Otabek Suleimanov explains, “We ...
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 ...
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 ...
FSMA updated its list of unauthorised investment firms in Belgium
April 19th, 2016
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued an announcement to inform that the Authority has updated its list of providers of/intermediaries in binary options and forex products, “recovery rooms” and “boiler rooms”, all operating unlawfully in Belgium. ...
International law firm in merger talks with Pepper Hamilton
April 13th, 2016
The global law firm Reed Smith is in talks to combine with the smaller Pepper Hamilton of Philadelphia, the firms confirmed on Monday night. “Based on these preliminary discussions, we see many potential benefits to joining forces,” said a Reed ...
Transatlantic prosecutions drive US lawyers to the City
April 12th, 2016
The widening grip of US law enforcement is feeding a wave of American lawyers heading across the Atlantic. A growing number of US law firms are sending lawyers with law enforcement experience to work in the United Kingdom. As ...
SRA shuts down five firms in the space of a week
April 12th, 2016
The Solicitors Regulation Authority today closed a fifth firm in the space of a week following suspicions of dishonesty. The regulator intervened into Huddersfield firm Taylor Knight and Wolff Ltd citing reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of ...
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 ...
Law firm data security in spotlight after Mossack Fonseca leak
April 7th, 2016
Experts have warned that law firms need to ‘up their game’ on data security after millions of documents were leaked from Panama offshore firm Mossack Fonseca. With some 11.5 million documents leaked, the ‘Panama Papers’ scandal is reportedly the ...
Toshiba confirms SEC investigation as accounting woes spread to US
March 18th, 2016
Securities commission and justice department examining ‘accounting problem’ at US units, says Japanese corporation, amid profit-padding crisis Toshiba has announced its US businesses are cooperating with authorities over alleged accounting irregularities and is to cut a further 3,000 jobs. The ...
