legal cases

facebook-logo eye

Europe vs. Facebook: Austrian activist wins another legal battle over data protection

27/05/2016(0)
An Austrian privacy activist has won his next legal battle against so-called “model contract clauses,” used by thousands of multinational companies, including Facebook and Amazon, to legally transfer Europeans’ ... Read More
red Fraud-Stamp image

Online finance scam: 21 people involved arrested in China

01/02/2016(0)
Chinese officials arrest 21 people over $7.6bn ‘scam’ Chinese authorities have arrested 21 people involved in an online finance scheme which is suspected of defrauding 900,000 investors of about ... Read More
twitter

Twitter files lawsuit against Turkish fine

11/01/2016(0)
Twitter files lawsuit against Turkish fine over ‘terrorist propaganda’ – source Micro-blogging site Twitter filed a lawsuit in an Ankara court on Thursday, seeking to annul a fine by ... Read More
justice-dept.si

United States Files Complaint Against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche for Alleged Clean Air Act Violations

05/01/2016(0)
The Department of Justice, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan, against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen ... Read More
cyprus-central-bank---2

FBME launches legal fight against Cyprus Central Bank

23/12/2015(0)
The Federal Bank of the Middle East (FBME) Limited has announced that immediate legal action is being launched to contest the revocation by the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) ... Read More
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
deutsche-bank

U.S. money laundering probe into Deutsche Moscow unit widens: FT

26/10/2015(0)
U.S. regulators are expanding their probe into Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE)(DB.N) as a money laundering investigation of a Moscow unit has widened into possible sanctions violations, the Financial Times ... Read More
facebook

Facebook’s transfer of European Union users’ data to the United States – Court ordered investigation

22/10/2015(0)
Irish court orders investigation of Facebook data transfers to US Ireland’s High Court on Tuesday (20 October) ordered an investigation into Facebook’s transfer of European Union users’ data to ... Read More
greece-banks-getty-1024x640

Greek debt crisis: Goldman Sachs could be sued for helping hide debts when it joined euro

14/07/2015(0)
Exclusive: A leading adviser to debt-riven countries has offered to help Athens recover some of the vast profits made by the investment bank Goldman Sachs faces the prospect of ... Read More
Broker Cyprus TopFX