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Dollar better bid after data, euro hobbled by rate cut view
May 23rd, 2014
The dollar hovered at one-week highs against the yen and held its ground on the euro early on Friday, having drifted up broadly after promising U.S. housing and factory activity data gave Treasury yields a bit of a lift. ...
Solicitors reminded of responsibilities in disrupted criminal cases
May 22nd, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reminded solicitors in very high cost criminal cases (VHCCs) of their responsibilities following a number of calls to the Professional Ethics helpline. The SRA has received queries from solicitors who have sought to ...
Unqualified accountants may put business at risk
May 22nd, 2014
Small firms are being urged to check whether their accountant is fully qualified before using them, otherwise risk damaging their business, an accounting body has warned. According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), there is no law ...
Clifford Chance, Eversheds and Allen & Overy triumph at Middle East awards
May 16th, 2014
Clifford Chance (CC), Eversheds and Allen & Overy (A&O) were the main law firm winners at the third annual Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards last night (15 May), which saw CC named International Law Firm of the Year, while ...
Credit Suisse Said Close to Guilty Plea, $2.5 Billion Accord With U.S.
May 16th, 2014
Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) is close to reaching an agreement to plead guilty and pay about $2.5 billion to the U.S. Justice Department and regulators to resolve investigations into whether it helped Americans evade taxes, three people familiar ...
Vodafone seeks arbitration over Indian tax dispute
May 9th, 2014
Vodafone is to seek international arbitration in a bid to resolve an historic dispute with the Indian government. The dispute is rooted in Vodafone’s acquisition of Hutchison Whampoa’s Indian mobile assets for $11.2bn (£6.5bn). The Indian authorities had argued ...
Vodafone seeks arbitration in India tax dispute
May 8th, 2014
Vodafone has sought international arbitration to resolve its tax dispute with the Indian government. It relates to Vodafone’s 2007 takeover of Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa’s Indian mobile unit for $11bn (£6.5bn). Indian authorities have said the firm owes nearly ...
Sherman, PRA Drop $16 Million Debt Collection in New York
May 8th, 2014
Two of the largest U.S. consumer debt buyers agreed to drop collections on about $16 million in judgments to settle allegations they violated New York law in pursuing debtors, the state attorney general’s office said. Portfolio Recovery Associates (PRAA) ...
Russia Knows Europe Sanctions Ineffective With Tax Havens
May 5th, 2014
Two years ago, a Dutch law firm prepared a pitch in Moscow to Russian businesses: come to the Netherlands and we can help you avoid taxes and keep your assets safe. “You can rely on our legal system!” the ...
U.K.’s Transaction Tax Plan on hold by the European court
April 30th, 2014
The U.K. lost a bid to counter plans by 11 European Union nations for a common financial-transactions tax, after the bloc’s top court said it was too soon to rule on the legality of the move. The European Court ...
