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Lew Can Use Tax Rule to Slow Inversions according to Ex-Official

28/07/2014(0)
The U.S. Treasury Department should use immediate stopgap regulations to make offshore transactions known as corporate inversions less lucrative, said the department’s former top international tax lawyer. The administration ... Read More
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Tax fraud in Catalonia advances talks

28/07/2014(0)
Jordi Pujol, the patriarch of Catalan politics, has admitted conducting tax fraud by hiding money offshore. Mr. Pujol, 84, founded Catalonia’s governing party, Convergence, and was its leader from ... Read More
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Russia is ordered to pay $50 billion in Yukos case

28/07/2014(0)
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague will announce that Russia has to pay $50 billion to ex-shareholders for the defunct oil company Yukos, according to the Russian ... Read More
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Wonga-style fake letters means headaches for in-house lawyers

25/07/2014(0)
After Wonga and others were caught sending fake legal letters, what are the professional risk implications for in-house lawyers of using pseudo-solicitors to chase debts? The profession needs to ... Read More
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Law suits launched against law firms across US over mortgage advice

24/07/2014(0)
Federal agencies and 15 states have initiated 41 law suits against law firms and lawyers concerning alleged scams over the provision of legal help to struggling homeowners. Suits have ... Read More
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Cypriot firm launches legal action against EU over ‘bail-in’

23/07/2014(0)
Cypriot firm Dr K Chrysostomides & Co has filed a lawsuit against the EU on behalf of 51 claimants seeking compensation for losses suffered when Cyprus agreed to a ... Read More
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Lawyers trained to help deal with transnational cases

23/07/2014(0)
More training will be offered to law firms and lawyers specializing in cross-border lawsuits to expand their presence in an area dominated by foreign competitors, a senior official from ... Read More
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LinkedIn hires former Yahoo legal chief as its new general counsel

22/07/2014(0)
LinkedIn has hired former Yahoo general counsel Michael Callahan to head the global professional networking site’s legal function. Callahan will take on the mantle of vice president, general counsel ... Read More
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Argentina asks U.S. judge to put debt payment order on hold

22/07/2014(0)
Argentina asked a U.S. judge on Monday to put on hold an order requiring it to pay bondholders who did not participate in debt restructurings following the country’s 2002 ... Read More
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Julius Baer expects to settle U.S. tax case in months

21/07/2014(0)
Julius Baer (BAER.VX) expects to strike a deal with U.S. authorities in a matter of months to settle a criminal investigation into the Swiss bank’s role in helping wealthy ... Read More
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