10/07/2011
Swiss Bid to Settle U.S. Tax-Evasion Dispute After U.K. Accord
Swiss Bid to Settle U.S. Tax-Evasion Dispute After U.K. Accord
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/06/2011
Linklaters and Freshfields top Euro M&A rankings amid tough market
Linklaters and Freshfields top Euro M&A rankings amid tough market
10/05/2011
Zeus fraud gang member gets jail sentence
Zeus fraud gang member gets jail sentence
10/04/2011
Don’t blame ETFs for the actions of rogue traders
Don’t blame ETFs for the actions of rogue traders
09/30/2011
A Robin Hood tax could turn the banks from villains to heroes
A Robin Hood tax could turn the banks from villains to heroes
09/30/2011
FSA fines top UK-based financial advisory company
FSA fines top UK-based financial advisory company
09/30/2011
HSBC Wins Priority Over Other Banks in U.K. Algosaibi Case
HSBC Wins Priority Over Other Banks in U.K. Algosaibi Case
09/29/2011
EU set to go ahead with £50bn Robin Hood tax
EU set to go ahead with £50bn Robin Hood tax
09/28/2011
Don't delay a ban on legacy commission: Axa Wealth
Don't delay a ban on legacy commission: Axa Wealth
09/26/2011
KPMG picked to lead UBS probe
KPMG picked to lead UBS probe
09/26/2011
Mourant Ozannes addresses directors' duties and concerns at recent seminar
Mourant Ozannes addresses directors' duties and concerns at recent seminar
09/20/2011
UBS debacle sparks flurry of UK regulatory checks
Britain's market watchdog is turning up the heat on banks to check their compliance and controls systems after the $2.3 billion trading loss at UBS .
09/20/2011
Kingsley Napley, Herbert Smith win roles on UBS 'rogue trading' fallout
Kingsley Napley is advising the UBS trader accused of costing the bank $2.3bn (£1.5bn) in losses through unauthorised trades, with Herbert Smith picking up a lead role advising the Swiss bank.
09/20/2011
BLP launches in Berlin and Frankfurt with Linklaters raid
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) is launching offices in Berlin and Frankfurt after poaching a team of lawyers from Linklaters.
09/19/2011
Leeson's boss: 'trading reform vital'
Peter Norris, Nick Leeson's boss when the rogue trader brought down Barings, has called for industry-wide reform of risk systems in the wake of the UBS trading scandal.
09/16/2011
UBS Loss Shows Banks Fail to Learn From Kerviel, Leeson
UBS AG, Switzerland’s biggest bank, failed to learn the lessons of billion-dollar losses at Societe Generale SA and Barings Plc, lawyers said.
09/15/2011
McDermott unveils London growth agenda in wake of restructuring and departures
The US firm wants to build its London operation up to more than 100 lawyers over the next three years, compared with a current team of 53 lawyers.
09/15/2011
Linklaters targets finance work in corporate cross-selling push
Magic circle firm assigns banking partners to key corporate clients
09/14/2011
UK probe of HSBC clients said to widen over Swiss tax dodge
UK probe of HSBC clients said to widen over Swiss tax dodge
09/13/2011
Tax: Jurisdictions move towards full tax transparency
Furthering efforts to fight against international tax evasion and bank secrecy, members of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes have issued 12 new peer review reports.