05/02/2014
U.K. Libor and Insider Trading Cases Threatened as Trial Halted
A U.K. Financial Conduct Authority fraud trial was halted in London over public funding cuts, jeopardizing high-profile cases tied to Libor manipulation and insider trading.
05/02/2014
Withers' Family Law team leads the pack in Spear's 2014 Family Lawyer Index
In a new, expanded listing of 50 leading lawyers, Withers still makes the strongest showing in the report.
05/02/2014
Co-op Bank ponders suing Britannia merger advisers
The Co-op Bank is considering suing JPMorgan Cazenove and former auditor KPMG for their role in aiding its ill-fated 2009 merger with the Britannia building society.
05/02/2014
RBS to face claims of £7bn as investors join legal action
The figure has jumped by more than £2 billion after more institutional investors joined a legal action against the state-owned bank.
05/01/2014
Linklaters appoints first female London corporate head
She took a lead role for PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) on its proposed takeover of management consulting firm Booz & Co at the end of last year.
05/01/2014
In recent years, US authorities have aggressively pursued and fined European financial institutions
05/01/2014
The report identifies and assesses differences and gaps in regulatory approaches to point of sale (POS) disclosure for investment and savings products across the insurance, banking and securities sectors, and considers whether the approaches need to be fu
05/01/2014
Conservative MP Alun Cairns has secured a debate in the House of Commons on the behalf of investors in the suspended Connaught Asset Management fund.
05/01/2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned John Christopher Hughes from performing any function
05/01/2014
A year after CMS Cameron McKenna first crossed the threshold of Dundas & Wilson with its tantalising proposal, the merger between the two firms has gone live.
04/30/2014
Previous probes have been resolved through so-called non-prosecution and deferred-prosecution agreements, which have been criticized by U.S. senators for failing to hold banks accountable for breaking the law.
04/30/2014
The ranks of foreign-exchange traders are rapidly thinning as a probe into alleged manipulation of benchmark rates widens and pressure mounts on the industry to reduce costs.
04/30/2014
International business and private capital law firm promotes five to partner
The five new partners have been promoted within the firm's highly rated real estate, dispute resolution, private capital and corporate practice groups.
04/30/2014
He expects the watchdog will clarify some of the rules in the form of a Questions and Answers sheet
04/30/2014
The group has accused the bank of giving it bad advice on its fund investments
04/29/2014
The case relates to a £12bn (€14.6bn) share issue from RBS at the end of April 2008
04/29/2014
Major sports stars sue collapsed Cheshire-based IFA firm
A £300,000 lawsuit was also brought against network IN Partnership
04/29/2014
Leading international law firm Expands London based Restructuring Practice
Move strengthens firm’s commitment to global restructuring offering in Europe
04/29/2014
With Monday's action, a dozen people have been implicated in the investigation of LIBOR, which underpins trillions of dollars in transactions worldwide.
04/29/2014
European banks will be expected to prove they can survive a 7% drop in GDP under new tougher stress tests unveiled by the regulator.