Legal Cases

Gatwick - British airways

EU Court Overturns Decision to Fine Airlines in Cartel Case

17/12/2015(0)
The European Union’s second-highest court has overturned a decision to impose €790 million ($864 million) of fines on more than a dozen airlines including Air France KLM and British ... Read More
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
Vladimir Putin - Russia

Vladimir Putin orders a $3 billion lawsuit against Ukraine

10/12/2015(0)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to file a lawsuit against Ukraine if Kiev fails to repay Russia’s $3 billion Eurobond loan by the December ... Read More
toshiba

Fifty individual shareholders sue Toshiba seeking $2.45 million in damages

07/12/2015(0)
Fifty individual shareholders of Toshiba Corp sued the Japanese conglomerate in Tokyo on Monday, seeking 301.99 million yen ($2.45 million) in damages after the firm’s stock plunged in the ... Read More
Volkswagen-emmissions-test

VW Scandal: Top law firms competing for lead assignment in expected multibillion-dollar case

03/12/2015(0)
Top law firms competing for lead assignment in expected multibillion-dollar case Lawyers from across the country will descend Thursday on a courthouse in New Orleans to jockey for a potentially ... Read More
volkswagen--germany

South Korea Fines Volkswagen and Orders Recall Over Emissions Scandal

26/11/2015(0)
South Korea on Thursday ordered Volkswagen to recall more than 125,000 cars here, saying a government investigation had found that the German carmaker had illegally manipulated an emissions device ... Read More
petrobras

Petrobras scandal: Brazil billionaire Andre Esteves arrested

26/11/2015(0)
One of Brazil’s richest businessmen and a top senator have been arrested as part of the sweeping corruption probe into state oil giant Petrobras. Andre Esteves was arrested at ... Read More
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U.S. probes Bosch in VW cheating scandal

20/11/2015(0)
U.S. authorities are investigating German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH over its role in Volkswagen AG’s (VOWG_p.DE) massive scheme to cheat U.S. emission standards, according to people familiar ... Read More
zuckerberg facebook

Belgian court orders Facebook to stop tracking non-members

11/11/2015(0)
Judge threatens social network with fines of €250,000 a day over ‘datr’ cookie, which records visits to many websites whether or not user has Facebook account A Belgian court ... Read More
volkswagen--germany

VW engineers admitted rigging CO2 emissions

09/11/2015(0)
Engineers overinflated tyres, tampered with motor oil-Bild Company seeking to encourage staff to talk-source Non-executive board to meet on Monday to take stock of fallout (Adds details on amnesty, ... Read More
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