05/05/2015
Barclays’ Lehman deal will go ahead
Barclays originally won approval to buy the brokerage business in September 2008
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
05/05/2015
UK Supreme Court to hear HMRC case on bank bonuses
The UK’s highest court is to hear an appeal by HM Revenue & Customs over two offshore schemes designed to avoid paying tax on bankers’ bonuses
05/05/2015
Italians arrest ex-Swiss banker for 'tax fraud'
Authorities in Milan said on Monday that they have detained a former Swiss banker for allegedly helping wealthy Italian clients evade taxes and launder large sums of money, including the proceeds of embezzlement
05/05/2015
Foreign businessmen and lawyers facing 48 years in prison for tax evasion on Costa del Sol
Group of wealthy expats facing prison for failing to declare property purchases in Marbella
05/05/2015
Global law firm Advises Bank Syndicate on €71.5 Million Loan
AEB Group provides an integrated suite of products and related services
05/05/2015
Appleby's aviation team to attend leading European Trade Convention
Appleby’s dedicated aviation team will attend Europe’s largest business aviation trade show, the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, in Geneva from 19 to 21 May.
05/04/2015
BNP Paribas sentenced in €7.95bn sanctions case
Prosecutors said BNP also evaded sanctions against entities in Iran and Cuba
05/04/2015
Aberdeen launches India tax claim
Aberdeen’s challenge will be watched closely by hundreds of other funds operating in India, who were alarmed by remarks last month from Arun Jaitley, finance minister, that India would seek to raise as much as $6.4bn by levying MAT on foreign invest
05/01/2015
Will FCA overturn independence rules as MiFID II looms?
The regulator is consulting on ditching the independence standard in light of incoming MiFID II rules
05/01/2015
Abris fulfils Polish watchdog's demand with FM Bank sale
The watchdog stripped the fund of all its voting rights in the business and ordered it to sell it by April 30, 2015.
05/01/2015
International law firm wins Law Firm of the Year 2015
This year’s ceremony was held on Thursday 30 April in the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel.
04/30/2015
New lasting powers of attorney on the way - Withers
The form used to create Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) in England and Wales has been amended to amalgamate the instruments for making and registering an LPA.
04/30/2015
Brodies named Scotland Law Firm of the Year
The international Who’s Who Legal Awards name Brodies Scotland Law Firm of the Year for the fourth year running
04/30/2015
Going mainstream: Barclays breaks ground to forge first contract lawyer panel
After establishing a global two-tier panel last year, Barclays has launched a procurement process to formalise its flexible resourcing usage and establish its first contract-lawyer only panel.
04/30/2015
Debevoise Advises NLMK Europe Plate Division in €250 Million Revolving Collateralized Credit Facility
The facility was signed with four international banks, led by Deutsche Bank as Coordinator, Bookrunner and Agent.
04/29/2015
Consumer Vulnerability in Financial Services - Farrer & Co
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publishes a series of occasional papers from time-to-time, their stated purpose to stimulate interest and debate, and to make substantial contributions to knowledge and understanding in the area of financial regulatio
04/29/2015
Debevoise Advises Uralkali in Pre-Export Finance Facility of up to $800 million
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is a premier law firm with market-leading practices, a global perspective and strong New York roots. The firm’s commercially savvy lawyers regularly lead strategic transactions and complex disputes for world-class client
04/29/2015
Apprecie hosts keynote forum on compliance in elite client engagement for private banks and luxury brands
“Creative and Compliant: Harnessing the New Values of Client Engagement” brought together specialists from the world of private banking, compliance law and luxury brands at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in London.
04/29/2015
Prosecutors examine claims France's Le Pen had secret Swiss account
French prosecutors said Tuesday they would examine allegations that far-right patriarch Jean-Marie Le Pen hid money in a secret account in Switzerland.
04/29/2015
Law firms announce merger
Law firms Quinn Legal and Old Court Chambers have announced their merger with effect from next Friday (May 1)