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Second referendum ‘perfectly possible’, say top EU law professors on Q&A Reddit thread
August 8th, 2016
University of Liverpool experts use social media to spread their wisdom There is “no obstacle” in law to the United Kingdom holding a second referendum on EU membership, according to a group of EU law experts from the University ...
Magic Circle Law firms pick up spots on new EU banking panel
August 5th, 2016
Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance and Linklaters have been joined by Hogan Lovells and PwC on a new panel created by the new EU authority responsible for winding up banks. The EU’s Single Resolution Board (SRB) tendered for legal advisers earlier this year, ...
Disbarred lawyer and his law firm have been ordered to pay penalty for a Money Pass Scheme
August 4th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Milton I. Shadur of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered an Order of Default Final Judgment (Order) against John D. Briner, a disbarred Canadian ...
Female lawyers have some advice for male colleagues
August 3rd, 2016
After reporting on a study showing that women were penalised at work for assertive behaviours considered acceptable in men, Law.com’s Vivia Chen got some feedback from female lawyers. One woman wrote: ‘I have been practicing for 36 years and ...
North Korea’s only foreign-founded law firm suspends operations
August 3rd, 2016
North Korea’s first and only law firm set up by a foreigner, Hay, Kalb & Associates, will suspend operations, the firm’s principal said in a statement on, as the country grows increasingly isolated. The firm is a joint venture ...
Turkish goverment shut down the largest law firm in Turkey
August 3rd, 2016
On Friday, The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported that YukselKarkin — the largest law firm in Turkey, which was, until December 2014, associated with DLA Piper in the country — had been raided by “armed police,” with four of the firm’s partners ...
Nextlaw Labs turns to AI for new Brexit offering
August 1st, 2016
Dentons’ tech joint venture is developing a new tool to help lawyers assess the impact of Brexit on companies’ contracts. Nextlaw Labs has joined forces with London-based technology company RAVN to develop a new artificial intelligence tool that will ...
EU considers blacklisting NZ over tax laws
August 1st, 2016
Possible EU sanctions against New Zealand could make travel harder and have a massive effect on the economy. New Zealand is under investigation by the EU as it prepares a blacklist of global tax havens, Newshub revealed on Monday ...
International law firm to launch in South Africa
July 29th, 2016
The firm has appointed two founding partners to launch the office. Rob Morson joins from Bowman Gilfillan where he was Head of Construction and is widely-regarded as a pre-eminent practitioner in the market as reflected in his Star Individual ...
Regulator warns that fake law firms number is on the rise
July 28th, 2016
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued an announcement to advise law firms and the public to be vigilant, with reports of bogus firms doubling since 2012. In SRA’s annual Risk Outlook report launched today (25 July), SRA caution that bogus firms ...