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costco

Costco made $3.7 million selling ‘Tiffany’ rings. Now it must pay $19 million to the real Tiffany

16/08/2017(0)
Costco must pay the storied jewelry company Tiffany & Co. more than $19 million for selling about 2,500 diamond rings falsely identified on store signs as “Tiffany” rings, a ... Read More
Uber

Uber investor sues Uber’s former chief executive for fraud

11/08/2017(0)
Travis Kalanick, who built Uber into a transportation behemoth, was ousted as chief executive of the ride-hailing company in June by unhappy investors. Now, one of those investors has ... Read More
Robot-Lawyer

‘Robo-Lawyer’ launched for property investing

10/08/2017(0)
Legal and fintech startup Bootstrap Legal, brainchild of seasoned lawyer and crowdfunder GC Amy Wan, has launched software that automates the drafting of complex legal paperwork for those raising ... Read More
Google

Europe battles Google News over ‘snippet tax’ proposal

07/08/2017(0)
A major battle is brewing in Brussels over an EU reform plan that would force internet aggregators such as Google News to pay newspapers for displaying snippets of their ... Read More
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Brexit fears overshadow UK’s pole position as leading EU legal hub

04/08/2017(0)
With Britain having the largest footprint in legal and accounting, a report commissioned by the City highlights the contribution of the sector to the economy and warns of the ... Read More
lawfirm

Global law firm reveals FY17 results; Record global revenues

02/08/2017(0)
Global law firm Baker McKenzie has issued today a press release to announce revenues for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2017 (FY17). Below is the announcement a it was ... Read More
Jimmy Choo

Luxury lawyers line up for Jimmy Choo $1.35bn acquisition

01/08/2017(0)
Global fashion house Michael Kors is to acquire luxury footwear and accessories brand Jimmy Choo with the city’s top luxury law firms on hand to advise. The high profile ... Read More
Bank of Ukraine

UK court obliges Ukraine to pay par value on its Eurobond debt to Russia

27/07/2017(0)
The High Court of London has bound Ukraine to pay £2.8 million ($3.6 million) to Russia as compensation for legal costs related to Kiev’s Eurobond debt, the Russian Finance ... Read More
volkswagen

German automakers might face EU fines after allegations but no global legal threat, analyst says

26/07/2017(0)
“I still don’t see a major global legal threat here,” Arndt Ellinghorst, head of global automotive research at Evercore ISI, told CNBC on Tuesday. EU antitrust officials confirmed Saturday ... Read More
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Multinational law firm success in landmark class action case sought against MasterCard

25/07/2017(0)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has had a major success after the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled against certifying a US-style £14bn opt-out consumer damages antitrust class actions against its client ... Read More
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