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Why now is the time for London to be proud of its world-leading legal sector
February 10th, 2015
The foundations of any transaction in a market economy are based on one simple thing: trust. And key to this is the legal system that enforces that trust – by making sure that both sides know exactly what they ...
Dangers involved in Money Laundering
February 9th, 2015
Money laundering statures have a very broad ambit and the duty is firmly on banks and financial institutions to “Know their clients” and to avoid transactions that may assist clients in disguising and concealing the sources of their money. ...
Hogan Lovells announces ‘ground-breaking’ Global Citizenship Policy
February 5th, 2015
All staff pledge 25 hours a year to providing free legal advice and community investment Hogan Lovells has launched a new Global Citizenship Policy, which asks everyone at the firm to devote at least 25 hours a year to citizenship activities. ...
EU-US legal services break-through
January 30th, 2015
Conference of chief justices offers a way out of the old plot-line. A very significant step was taken a few days ago in the ongoing negotiations between the US and EU legal professions on opening markets in legal services ...
Al Tamimi & Co. to provide Legal Consultancy in Support of the “New Egypt
January 29th, 2015
Al Tamimi & Company is proud to announce a new association with Nour & Taha Law Firm, a key player in the Egyptian legal market. From 1st April 2015 Mohamed Khodeir, a partner at Al Tamimi & Company regionally ...
Foreign Law Firms Face Pressure in China
January 27th, 2015
For Western law firms doing business in Asia, last week represented the best of times and the worst of times. On one end of the spectrum: New York law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, which said ...
The second stage in the washing cycle – Layering (Video)
January 26th, 2015
Layering Layering is the process of separating the proceeds of criminal activity from their origin through the use of many different techniques to layer the funds. These include using multiple banks and accounts, having professionals act as intermediaries and ...
Italian Regulatory/Antitrust Law Firm of the Year
January 23rd, 2015
Allen & Overy’s Regulatory/Antitrust team has been awarded ‘Italian Regulatory/Antitrust Law Firm of the Year’ at the Legalcommunity Energy Awards 2015. The awards ceremony took place on Monday 19 January at the Leonardo Da Vinci National Science and Technology ...
The first stage in the washing cycle – Placement (video)
January 19th, 2015
Placement Placement is the first stage of the money laundering process. It is the process of placing, through deposits or other means, unlawful cash proceeds into traditional financial institutions. At this stage cash derived from criminal activity is infused ...
140 current female KPMG US employees join lawsuit against firm
January 12th, 2015
More than 140 current KPMG US fee-earning female staff have opted in to a lawsuit against the firm. Lawyers contacted 9,000 current and former fee-earning female staff from KPMG in the US, in October 2014, to join the class action. A former ...
