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UK passes tough new transparency law for oil, gas and mining companies
December 1st, 2014
A historic law came into force in the UK today that will help fight poverty and corruption in resource-rich but poor countries said Global Witness, which has been campaigning for such measures for over 16 years. The new rules ...
Phase two of financial markets law completes long-term overhaul
November 28th, 2014
The second phase of New Zealand’s new capital markets and financial services law takes effect from Monday (1 December). Phase two includes licensing provisions that extend to several hundred further businesses, and a major shift in the quality of ...
HMRC letters warning of £1m fines hit tax firms
November 12th, 2014
The first batch of avoidance experts who could be both publicly denounced by HM Revenue & Customs and forced to reveal their clients’ names has been written to by the tax department. The advisers, who HMRC regards as potentially ...
Fed issues rule to prevent oversized U.S. financial firms
November 6th, 2014
The U.S. Federal Reserve unveiled a final rule on Wednesday designed to prevent large financial firms from becoming so big that their failure could shake the core of the U.S. financial market. The final rule, required by the 2010 ...
Stewarts appoints PwC lawyer as first tax litigation chief
November 6th, 2014
Pickstone has experience of acting for large corporates, financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals in tax disputes before the tax tribunals and in court. He said the new group would focus on both commercial tax disputes such as those arising ...
Top judges come together to judge The Lawyer European Awards
October 29th, 2014
A stellar line-up of judges for The Lawyer European Awards 2015, representing a wealth of experience within the Continental European legal market, is today revealed. The 25-strong judging panel includes a number of partners from UK top 50 firms ...
US firms now dominate London, UK200 shows
October 27th, 2014
The largest US firms are now so entrenched in the UK legal market that they are collectively generating over £2bn annually and are major players in the 100 firms bringing in the most revenue from the UK. New research ...
Facebook sues over ‘fraudulent lawsuit’
October 21st, 2014
Facebook is suing US law firms alleging they knowingly represented a fraudster who claimed to be owed Facebook shares, in a warning to other law firms representing anyone attempting to get a slice of Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune. The Silicon ...
Converse sues firms over trademark shoe
October 15th, 2014
US shoemaker Converse is suing 31 companies, arguing they are copying the design of its trademark shoe. The company filed lawsuits against big retailers such as Wal-Mart and Ralph Lauren for allegedly selling imitations of its famous Chuck Taylor ...
Fannie, Freddie shares slump after investor lawsuits dismissed
October 2nd, 2014
Shares of government-controlled Fannie Mae (FNMA.OB) and Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) plummeted on Wednesday, the day after a judge upheld the U.S. Treasury’s right to seize the mortgage finance companies’ profits. Judge Royce Lamberth, threw out lawsuits brought by investors ...
