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CFTC charges company and individual for Illegal Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions
September 21st, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil injunctive enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Florida-based Defendants KB Concepts Group, LLC d/b/a Apex Asset Advisors, LLC (Apex) and Kelvin Burgos, Apex’s president, ...
New Study: Volkswagen are the least polluting diesel vehicles; Which car brands pollute more than the legal limits
September 19th, 2016
Dieselgate 1st anniversary: all diesel car brands in Europe are even more polluting than Volkswagen – study As Dieselgate turns one year old, a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) reveals that Volkswagen is currently selling the least ...
PwC’s legal arm posts 24% revenue jump
September 14th, 2016
Revenue at PwC Legal has soared this financial year, from £48.5m to £59.9m, an increase of 25%. Led by senior partner Shirley Brookes, the legal arm of the accounting giant has also posted net income of £11m. Of the total revenue, ...
More than 1,000 new legal firms will be created this year in UK
September 13th, 2016
More than 1,000 new solicitor firms will be created in 2016, official statistics suggest, a 30% increase on the last two years. From 1 January to 31 July, 612 new business entities were authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. ...
UK’s new Brexit department spending £33,500 a week on legal advice
September 12th, 2016
Theresa May’s new Brexit department has spent tens of thousands of pounds on legal advice in the eight weeks since its creation, according to official figures. Britain has yet to formally start talks to withdraw from the European Union, ...
MasterCard sued for £14bn in largest ever British legal claim
September 9th, 2016
MasterCard ‘firmly disagree’ with allegations in landmark case of overcharging 46m UK customers for card fees Credit card group MasterCard is being sued for £14bn, the largest legal claim in British history, in a landmark lawsuit over allegations that ...
An online legal document provider is expanding into Europe
September 8th, 2016
An online legal document provider is expanding into mainland Europe after persuading more than 200,000 people in the UK to sign up for the service. US-based Rocket Lawyer, which founded four years ago in the UK, will launch in ...
Dubai: No access to lawyers due to financial constraints? Now there is free legal consultation
September 5th, 2016
Dubai: Having no access to lawyers for legal consultation in Dubai due to financial constraints will now be a thing of the past, officials said. The Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai this week launched the Legal Clinic to ...
Hanjin takes legal steps to prevent ship seizures as more vessels blocked
September 5th, 2016
South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping plans to take legal action in jurisdictions worldwide to prevent its vessels being seized, as more of its ships were blocked from docking at ports in the wake of its collapse. As of Monday, 79 Hanjin ships ...
Robo-advice tools in the financial services industry still pose considerable legal risks
September 2nd, 2016
Speaking at The Adviser Network’s Digital Advice Conversations last week, Holley Nethercote partner Grant Holley explained that digital advice presents several legal challenges, particularly for services offering personal advice. For example, advisers are currently required to undertake a review ...
