legal

volkswagen--germany

European Parliament set to hold inquiry into VW emissions scandal

17/12/2015(0)
The European Parliament plans to set up a committee to investigate Volkswagen‘s (VOWG_p.DE) emissions scandal and whether regulatory oversight of the car industry was too lax. Members of the ... Read More
EU-Commission

Making progress on better regulation: Commission endorses better law-making deal and appoints REFIT Platform members

17/12/2015(0)
Making progress on better regulation: Commission endorses better law-making deal and appoints REFIT Platform members On 15 December, the Commission endorsed a new Inter-institutional Agreement (IIA) on Better Law-Making ... Read More
toronto-tax-litigation-lawyers

Transactional lawyers in demand in top European locations

16/12/2015(0)
As work in transactional practice picks up across Europe, Australian banking, finance and corporate lawyers are in demand, according to a legal recruiter. While recruitment of Australian lawyers in ... Read More
eu-law

The Commission acts for full, proper and timely implementation of EU law

14/12/2015(0)
The Commission ensures proper application of EU law for the benefit of citizens and businesses: This month’s infringement package includes 34 reasoned opinions, 9 referrals to the Court of ... Read More
Gowlings

Law Firms Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co and Gowlings joining forces to create a new international law firm

30/11/2015(0)
Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG) and Gowlings, a leading Canadian law firm, are joining forces to create a new international law firm called Gowling WLG. The new firm ... Read More
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SRA looks to the future, setting out a new regulatory model

27/11/2015(0)
Solicitors Regulatory Authority has published a press release regarding how SRA looks to the future. According SRA: We have outlined our vision for the future, pushing ahead with a fundamental ... Read More
RBS -

British judge delays trial of RBS shareholder lawsuit to 2017

27/11/2015(0)
A High Court judge on Thursday delayed the trial in a drawn-out battle between Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) and shareholders, criticising the lender and its legal advisers for ... Read More
big four

Big four accountants ‘quietly’ threatening mid-tier law firms

09/11/2015(0)
The resurgence of mid-tier law firms is about to come under pressure from ‘intense competition’ from the big accountancy firms entering the legal market. A report published today by ... Read More
intel

Intel sued for investing employee 401(k) funds in hedge funds, private equity

02/11/2015(0)
Lawsuit alleges 401(k) and profit-sharing participants invested in tech firm’s custom target-date series and global diversified fund lost hundreds of millions of dollars A former Intel Corp. employee is ... Read More
deutsche-bank

Deutsche legal advisers face uncertainty as bank retrenches

02/11/2015(0)
Embroiled in regulatory investigations, the bank has set aside €1.2bn for litigation costs, is cutting 9,000 jobs and leaving 10 countries as it seeks to reduce the risks to ... Read More
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