01/15/2016
Solicitors Gordon Dadds strengthens its Cardiff office with two senior appointments
John Watkins and Tristan Clappe will help deliver the firm's growth strategy
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
01/14/2016
UK adviser gets five years for tax evasion
A UK tax adviser and accountant has been jailed for five years after being found guilty of evading more than £6m in tax for himself and his clients, who were mostly from the media and entertainment industry.
01/14/2016
Hill Dickinson Agrees Key Acquisition
Hill Dickinson said that the deal builds on a broader programme of investment in the firm's London office
01/14/2016
Bank of England denies role in scrapping of FCA banking sector review
The Bank of England has been forced to publicly deny it had any role in the decision by City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority to scrap a review into the culture of the banking sector.
01/14/2016
German prosecutors launch 2,000 tax cases against UBS clients: paper
Investigations into tax dodging began after the state of North Rhine-Westphalia bought a CD containing details of UBS customers in 2012
01/14/2016
Macedonia Pension Fund Probed Over Spiralling Debts
KB - First Pension Fund confirmed on Wednesday that the PIOM has paid its six million euro debt.
01/14/2016
Basel Committee softens new rules on bank capital
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said on Thursday that the amount of capital banks had to maintain for their trading books would be on average 40 per cent higher than they hold now.
01/14/2016
EU orders Belgium to recover AU$1.08 billion of tax breaks from 35 companies: Intensifies crackdown on tax evasion by MNCs
Belgium allowed many multinational companies to deduct profits from their taxes to facilitate intra-group synergies.
01/14/2016
US hedge fund cries foul over Greek bank
Two senior Greek bankers with knowledge of the situation confirmed that Mr Thomopoulos had been asked to step down.
01/13/2016
Dentons hires 11 partner team from Matthew Arnold and Baldwin
The Group's arrival significantly expands Dentons' highly-regarded litigation practice and creates one of the largest financial disputes and contentious regulatory teams in the UK.
01/13/2016
High-profile name is set to disappear from the City law scene
Was confirmed as a member of Barclays’ 19-strong global legal panel in July 2014
01/13/2016
Six Ex-Barclays, Deutsche Bank Traders to Stand Trial in 2017
They are the first to face charges globally in relation to Euribor, the euro counterpart of the London interbank offered rate.
01/13/2016
British Regulator Proposes Additional Rules to Claw Back Banker Bonuses
A public comment period on the proposal runs through April.
01/13/2016
Your boss can snoop on your messages - even private ones, says European Court of Human Rights
The court has ruled that it's reasonable for a company to check employees' email and instant messaging and that doing so doesn't violate their right to confidential correspondence.
01/12/2016
Law firms win pay battle with RBS as Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Allen & Overy reappointed
When launching its review in the summer of 2015, RBS asked law firms to freeze their rates in exchange for five years on the panel.
01/12/2016
FCA risk approach could be 'damaging' says 7IM
The worry is that the FCA is very focused on the psychological appetite for investment risk
01/12/2016
Ex-Deutsche Bank Trader Granted 1 Million Pound Bail
The case was sent to a higher U.K. court for a hearing on Wednesday.
01/12/2016
Disbarred lawyer appeals extradition on €7.4 million fraud
Wanted man earns €21,000 a month for part-time financial advisory job
01/12/2016
Six bankers charged, five absent as UK begins first Euribor rigging case
It is the first to cover allegations of manipulation of Euribor, which ranks alongside the London Interbank Offered Rate, Libor, as a key benchmark used to set terms for $450 trillion in securities worldwide.
01/12/2016
FCA blocks bid to buy stake in wealth manager
The FCA said she had actually been suspended and dismissed after allegations were made against her at Firm A.