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PwC’s Takeover of ‘The World’s Best Tax Law Firm’
March 17th, 2017
In a move that illustrates how the professional services market is changing, about half of General Electric’s tax department — once described as as ‘the world’s best tax law firm’ — is moving to PwC in April. Under the deal, about ...
Man behind GemCoin, a fake cryptocurrency, settles lawsuit for $71M
March 15th, 2017
Steve Chen is a Southern California entrepreneur who was accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of creating a massive scheme involving GemCoin, a purported cryptocurrency that was “backed” by amber mines. He has just settled his lawsuit brought by the government. ...
Law firm in New Zealand invests $2 million in artificial intelligence
March 15th, 2017
Law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts has invested $2 million in a joint venture exploring the potential use of artificial intelligence for legal services. Chief executive Mike Schubert, who is chair of the joint venture with angel investor Goat Ventures, said the ...
International law firm announced the promotion of 16 individuals to its partnership
March 14th, 2017
International law firm Pinsent Masons has announced the promotion of 16 individuals to its partnership, taking effect from 1 May 2017. 80% of the individuals being promoted to partner specialise in the firm’s five global sectors; Energy, Financial Services, ...
More than a third of law firms in England and Wales owned by women
March 13th, 2017
Equality in the solicitor profession is moving closer with more than a third of law firms in England and Wales now estimated to be majority-owned by women, the Law Society of England and Wales said to mark this year’s ...
The ‘robot lawyer’ giving free legal advice to refugees
March 9th, 2017
A technology initially used to fight traffic fines is now helping refugees with legal claims. When Joshua Browder developed DoNotPay he called it “the world’s first robot lawyer”. It’s a chatbot – a computer program that carries out conversations ...
ASIC and ASBFEO join forces to ensure bank lenders meet unfair contract laws
March 9th, 2017
Australian lenders including the country’s big four banks have substantial work to do to eliminate unfair terms from their loan agreements, a joint review of small business standard form contracts undertaken by ASIC and the Australian Small Business and ...
Oil prices claw back some ground after plunging to year lows
March 9th, 2017
Oil prices attempted a slight rebound Thursday on the heels of plunging to their lowest levels in a year after weekly data which showed a higher-than-expected build-up in U.S. inventories. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude ...
Law Firms Woo London’s Fintech Scene
March 8th, 2017
Top law firms are reaching out to London fintech companies in a bid to develop relationships that could be profitable in the future. International law firms Slaughter and May and Simmons & Simmons, both with headquarters in London, are ...
International law firm names five tech start-ups to get free legal advice
March 7th, 2017
Five businesses selected to join fintech entrepreneurs programme Slaughter and May, the leading international law firm, today announces the names of five tech businesses it has selected to join its Fintech Fast Forward programme. The successful businesses, which operate ...
