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Transactional lawyers in demand in top European locations
December 16th, 2015
As work in transactional practice picks up across Europe, Australian banking, finance and corporate lawyers are in demand, according to a legal recruiter. While recruitment of Australian lawyers in Europe is usually limited, those with banking, finance or corporate ...
Lawyers report lower satisfaction rates than Accountants with their IT systems
December 14th, 2015
Accounting, Legal and Marketing Firms Elevate their Reliance on Technology, New CompTIA Research Reveals Information-intense professional services firms in accounting, law and marketing are increasing their reliance on technology solutions to meet their business objectives, new research from CompTIA, ...
Law firm leaders hopeful, if uncertain, for 2016
December 2nd, 2015
Law firm leaders are positive about the coming year, but uncertainty is rising, according to American Lawyer research. Thirteen per cent of respondents said that they were ‘very’ optimistic about 2016 with respect to their firms, while 68 percent ...
CySec announced Imposition of Fines on 4 Cyprus Investment Firms
November 27th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform about its decision for Imposition of Administartive Fines on four Cyprus Investment Firms. According to CySec, the CIFs Reliantco Investments Ltd, WGM Services Ltd , Pegase Capital ...
Rolls-Royce calls in top law firm to deal with fraud investigation
November 17th, 2015
The engine maker’s decision to bring in Slaughter and May underlines seriousness of allegations Rolls-Royce has called in a leading law firm to help it deal with bribery allegations and a Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation. Slaughter and May has ...
Global Law Firm Eyes Africa As Next Great Expansion Opportunity
November 12th, 2015
Baker & McKenzie sees Africa as key to future growth Later this month, Baker & McKenzie’s Gary Senior will travel to Johannesburg, South Africa to celebrate the third anniversary of his firm’s office there, and its presence on a ...
Magic Circle firms lead on major City broking merger
November 10th, 2015
Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy (A&O) are orchestrating a tie-up between two of the City’s most storied brokers, ICAP and Tullett Prebon, as the market consolidates in response to low trading volumes and tougher regulations. Icap, which was ...
Brussels orders EU countries to claw back ‘illegal’ tax rulings
October 22nd, 2015
Europe’s competition chief ordered the Netherlands to recover €20-30 million in back taxes from Starbucks on Wednesday (21 October) and told Luxembourg to claim the same amount from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The move is a heavy blow to profit-shielding ...
Foreign Investors Complain About Russia’s Unpredictable Laws
October 21st, 2015
Unpredictable lawmaking is undermining Russia‘s ability to attract foreign investors, the Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC) — a group of the biggest foreign companies working in Russia — told Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday. A report by financial services ...
SEC announced settlement of charges with two UBS Advisory Firms
October 20th, 2015
Two UBS Advisory Firms Settle Charges Arising From Failure to Disclose Change in Investment Strategy Settlement Will Return More Than $13 Million to Harmed Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that two UBS advisory firms have agreed to settle ...
