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Legal firms unleash office automatons
May 17th, 2016
Artificial intelligence is relieving junior lawyers of time-consuming tasks Linklaters and Pinsent Masons have become the latest law firms to invest in artificial intelligence, as the legal profession tries to automate the mundane tasks that have traditionally been the ...
All five magic circle law firms named in new ‘Panama Papers’ database
May 11th, 2016
Top City firms named as a result of Mossack Fonseca leak and further investigations by press All five magic circle law firms have been named in an online database that reveals the identities of thousands of companies connected to the Panama ...
New Treasury report claims lawyers will be worse off as result of Brexit
April 21st, 2016
A new report issued by the Treasury has claimed lawyers and other professional services will be worse off if Britain leaves the European Union (EU) because of a reduction in access to the single market. The 200-page document, titled ...
Goldman-1MDB Probe Zeroes In on Bond Deals
March 22nd, 2016
Investigation focuses on whether Wall Street firm misled investors when it sold securities issued by Malaysian fund U.S. authorities are investigating whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc. misled bondholders when the firm sold securities issued by a Malaysian government-investment fund that is at ...
African legal sector receives USD 22 million in funding
March 7th, 2016
The African Development Bank has allocated USD 22 million to improve the continent’s legal expertise, assisting African countries’ access to justice when dealing with international investors. The African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) has been granted USD 22 million, to ...
Top London Lawyers Now Cost More Than £1,000 Per Hour
February 8th, 2016
Report says hourly rates for elite London firms at record high Lack of competition and opaque fee structures are to blame The cost of hiring a top London lawyer has risen to more than 1,000 pounds ($1,445) an hour, ...
Which Law Firms were top performers in global M&A in USA and Europe
January 7th, 2016
Skadden and Freshfields top global deal tables as M&A figures reach record heights In a record year for global M&A, US firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer were the top performers ...
China and Clinton Agree: Traders Should Pay for Canceled Orders
December 30th, 2015
CSRC rule proposals seen taking effect in as early as 2016 Proposal to levy fees on high cancel rates echoes Clinton plan Chinese securities regulators are preparing some of the world’s strictest regulations on a trading practice at the ...
EU data laws threaten huge fines
December 17th, 2015
Technology companies could face fines of up to 4% of their global annual turnover under new European rules on data protection. The European Union has approved significant changes to data laws, aimed at putting individuals back in charge of ...
Deutsche legal advisers face uncertainty as bank retrenches
November 2nd, 2015
Embroiled in regulatory investigations, the bank has set aside €1.2bn for litigation costs, is cutting 9,000 jobs and leaving 10 countries as it seeks to reduce the risks to which it is exposed. On top of the 9,000 job ...