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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, ...
Volkswagen AG models face sales suspension; fresh blow to the German automaker
August 4th, 2016
South Korea has suspended sales of most Volkswagen AG models in a fresh blow to the German automaker as it struggles to overcome the global repercussions of its emissions-test cheating scandal and rebuild its tattered image. The government revoked ...
EY looks to face a renewed investigation by Irish regulator
August 3rd, 2016
EY looks set to face a renewed investigation by the Irish accountancy regulator into its role as the former auditor of Anglo Irish Bank (AIB), following the conclusion of a lengthy trial of three executives at the bank and ...
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 ...
Greek Government Reports Nearly EU 1 Billion in Tax Evasion Fines, Asset Seizures
August 3rd, 2016
The Government of Greece has opened hundreds of tax-evasion cases against citizens suspected of hiding assets outside of country borders, already assessing some EU 810 million in fines from suspected scofflaws, according to Special Financial Prosecutor Panagiotis Athanasiou. The government, which began ...
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 ...
China regulator shutters 10,000 funds
August 2nd, 2016
China’s funds regulator said on Monday it has canceled the licenses of over 10,000 funds, amid a crackdown on the country’s poorly regulated fund management sector, which has been dogged by runaway managers and misappropriation of investments. The move ...
Tullett Prebon reports increase 11% of revenues
August 2nd, 2016
Tullett Prebon plc (the “Company”) today announced its results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. Financial Highlights Underlying, before exceptional and acquisition related items Revenue of £430.3m, an increase of 4% on prior period (2015: £415.7m) Operating ...
Bitcoin experts are having a spat on whether it’s a currency or a commodity
August 2nd, 2016
Bitcoin experts have weighed into a debate regarding the legal status of the cryptocurrency following a ruling by a Florida judge last week. Florida judge Teresa Pooler dismissed felony charges including money laundering against Michell Espinoza, who had sold ...
