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KPMG: Big Four player poses new threat to law firms

02/06/2015(0)
KPMG is growing its legal arm beyond tax, threatening to become a major player in the legal services market. Speaking to Lawyers Weekly, Jeremy Geale, the head of KPMG’s tax ... Read More
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Cryptography Researchers & Users Could Face Jail Time In Australia

28/05/2015(0)
In recent weeks, not only has UK Prime Minister David Cameron suggested the banning of encryption use, Australia is on its way to making it a criminal offense to ... Read More
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RBS Seen Facing $4.5 Billion Tab to Settle U.S. Mortgage Lawsuit

27/05/2015(0)
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Britain’s largest taxpayer-owned lender, could pay as much as $4.5 billion to resolve claims of misconduct in its handling of U.S. mortgage securities, ... Read More
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The Legal Market in Mexico: The Quandary of the Top Domestic Players

27/05/2015(0)
These are exciting times in Mexico. There are seismic legal and economic changes underway as a result of President Enrique Peña Nieto’s “Pact for Mexico.” Top local law firms ... Read More
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Breach at IRS Exposes Tax Returns

27/05/2015(0)
Thieves used agency’s online services to get information for about 100,000 households The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that identity thieves used one of its online services to obtain ... Read More
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Bank of England inquiry procedures questioned by top lawyer

26/05/2015(0)
A leading barrister, Charles Bear QC, has raised more questions about the Bank of England‘s record on internal investigations – undermining the bank’s credibility on the Forex and other ... Read More
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Libor Case Comes to Trial

25/05/2015(1)
U.K. prosecutors to contend Tom Hayes led conspiracy to manipulate rates Is a 35-year-old mathematician the modern face of financial crime? In a trial starting Tuesday in London, British ... Read More
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Swiss Bankers Respond To Privacy Initiative

25/05/2015(0)
The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) has published a new report on the “Yes to the protection of privacy” initiative, which criticizes plans to enshrine bank-client confidentiality in the federal ... Read More
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Acritas’ UK Law Firm Brand Index reveals four year market winners

22/05/2015(0)
Smart strategic moves, a differentiated proposition and affinity with female buyers drive success for the UK’s leading law firm brands. Over the last four years, the UK legal market ... Read More
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Banks Said to Go to Legal Big Five in S. African Forex Probe

22/05/2015(0)
Banks under investigation in South Africa over alleged currency manipulation have hired the largest law firms in the country to advise them on the probe. Bowman Gilfillan, ENSafrica and ... Read More
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