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Europe’s new privacy law will change the web and more
April 16th, 2018
Consumers have long wondered just what Google and Facebook know about them, and who else can access their personal data. But internet giants have little incentive to give straight answers — even to simple questions like, “Why am I ...
Google hires numerous law firms to fight EU fines
July 11th, 2017
Google is surrounding itself with some of the top law firms in Europe in the wake of its record-breaking €2.4 billion ‘illegal’ anti-trust ruling fine and the threat of more penalities on the horizon. Google is taking no chances ...
Ethereum Traders File Class Action Lawsuit Over Kraken Flash Crash
July 6th, 2017
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against cryptocurrency exchange startup Kraken over issues stemming from its management of a May flash crash. Less than two months later, five customers of the exchange are alleging negligence, breach of contract and ...
Multinational law firm has further grown its European offering
July 4th, 2017
Fieldfisher, a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom has issued an announcement to inform that has further grown its European offering with an office in Bologna, Italy. According the announcement: Fieldfisher continues meteoric growth with latest office ...
Volkswagen faces biggest legal action; A Pan-European lawsuit seeks billions refunds
June 14th, 2017
Around 220,000 car drivers in the Netherlands, England and Wales joined forces on Tuesday in what could become a pan-European lawsuit against German carmaker Volkswagen seeking compensation over its “dieselgate” emissions scandal. UK law firm Harcus Sinclair and Dutch Foundation ...
Deutsche Bank will pay $170 million to settle an investor lawsuit about Euribor
June 13th, 2017
Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) will pay $170 million to settle an investor lawsuit claiming it conspired with other banks to manipulate the benchmark European Interbank Offered Rate and related derivatives. A preliminary settlement was filed on Monday with the ...
International law firms advised in a 12.2bn sale of a pan-European logistics company
June 6th, 2017
The international law firms Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and Clifford Chance (CC) have advised Blackstone and China Investment Corporation (CIC) respectively, as Blackstone announced the $12.2bn sale of its pan-European logistics company Logicor to CIC. Simpson Thacher advised real estate ...
European Parliament calls for robot law
February 17th, 2017
EU-wide rules are needed for the fast-evolving field of robotics, e.g. to enforce ethical standards or establish liability for accidents involving driverless cars, say MEPs in a resolution voted on Thursday. MEPs ask the EU Commission to propose rules ...
Oil, EU exit and diversity will dominate law sector in 2017
December 28th, 2016
The impact of the downturn in the oil and gas industry will continue to be felt in 2017, despite some signs that the worst is over for the sector, according to Ledingham Chalmers chairman Jennifer Young. However, Ms Young, ...
Where in Europe can lawyers make the most money?
December 1st, 2016
A new study reveals in which countries lawyers are making the most money and working the least hours. Get ready to pack your bags. Feeling overworked and underpaid? The grass might not be greener on the other side. New ...
