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credit-suisse

Credit Suisse Said to Face Money-Laundering Probe in Italy

23/02/2016(0)
Bank also said to be probed for tax evasion in Milan case Bank says business has clear rules, focused on declared assets Milan prosecutors are investigating Credit Suisse Group ... Read More
european-competition-law

What impact will new European law have on the buy-to-let market?

19/02/2016(0)
At the moment buy-to-let lending is not regulated. But new rules from 21 March 2016 mean that around one in ten of this type of mortgage lending will come ... Read More
VimpelCom

VimpelCom will pay to resolve probes in the second largest global anti-corruption settlement in history

19/02/2016(0)
Amsterdam-based telecommunications operator VimpelCom Ltd on Thursday said it would pay $795 million (£555 million) to resolve U.S. and Dutch probes into a bribery scheme in Uzbekistan, in the ... Read More
hmrc

Suspended jail sentence for London solicitor over VAT fraud

18/02/2016(0)
A London solicitor has been given a suspended jail sentence for a £96,000 VAT fraud which was uncovered by an HMRC taskforce set up to identify those attempting to ... Read More
eu-law

Brexit: The impact on commercial relationships and contracts; 6 things you need to know

18/02/2016(0)
The debate about a Brexit has focused largely on the political arguments advanced by the “in” and “out” campaigns, but a departure from the EU will obviously also have ... Read More
Spanish Civil Guard officers stand in front of the entrance of the headquarters of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China during a raid in Madrid

China’s top bank raided in Spain over money laundering

18/02/2016(0)
Five employees of China’s biggest bank have been arrested in Spain on suspicion of laundering money across Europe. Police made the arrests Wednesday after raiding the offices of the ... Read More
european-competition-law

EU launched platform to help consumers and traders solve online disputes

17/02/2016(1)
The European Commission launched on 15 February a new platform to help consumers and traders solve online disputes over a purchase made online. The Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform offers ... Read More
legal-news

Can technology bring lawyers into the 21st Century?

17/02/2016(0)
The legal profession is perhaps more associated with bulging files of papers, odd clothing and arcane procedures than with technological innovation. But several start-ups are trying to give this ... Read More
lawyers - Law

Online platform facilitates legal work

16/02/2016(0)
A pioneering Internet platform that allows lawyers to file cases and pay legal fees online has been embraced by Shanghai’s lawyers. More than 1,300 of the city’s 1,413 law ... Read More
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Last Wave on Libor: CFTC Likely to Charge Multiple Banks for Rate Rigging

16/02/2016(0)
Citigroup, HSBC are among firms targeted by regulators, according to people close to the probe American banks have so far escaped the billions of dollars in fines that have ... Read More
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