07/23/2012
Treasury Committee instructs Devereux Chambers' Jonathan Fisher QC on Libor investigation
It is his first such role and Fisher has been instructed to advise on both the civil and criminal enforcement issues relating to the inquiry.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
07/23/2012
UK Unveils New Plans To Tackle Tax Avoidance
Tax avoidance has become a hot topic in the UK recently, with the government keen to be seen as cracking down on the practice. Last month, a number of high profile celebrities were revealed as having participated in legal schemes including the 'K2&am
07/22/2012
Firms could relocate back to Britain after tax change
WPP, the world’s biggest advertising group, has already committed to moving its company headquarters back to London from Dublin, and a slew of others are expected to follow suit.
07/22/2012
Luxembourg Funds Probed by Belgian Tax Inspectors, De Tijd Says
De Tijd quoted Belgian Finance Ministry spokesman Francis Adyns as saying officials are investigating how some Belgians used the funds to avoid tax.
07/22/2012
German courts take aim at Ecclestone
Bribery is a serious charge in Germany in which suspects are usually arrested but nevertheless, the 81-year-old British multi-millionaire has said he will attend this weekend's German Grand Prix at Hockenheim.
07/22/2012
Legislators must force cultural change in financial services
The Panel has long argued that the defective culture of financial services organisations is at the root of misselling. Providers putting their own interests above those of the customer have characterised both the PPI and Libor scandals.
07/22/2012
HSBC facing North Cyprus legal battle
The battle for land rights on the divided island has been the subject of intense legal battles for many years.
07/22/2012
Majority of charity sector fraud 'going unreported'
It also questioned the effectiveness of the commission's investigations into fraud, adding that its efforts are limited to some extent by its budget.
07/22/2012
Finance practice hires put Irwin Mitchell in ABS driving seat
The business legal services division is a cornerstone of the firm’s growth plan (20 April 2011), which is to attract external investment and build up a £50m warchest.
07/22/2012
O’Melveny tightens Coller ties with $5.5bn fund closing
O’Melveny funds partner John Daghlian led the City team for the longstanding client on the fundraising, with the final closing announced last week.
07/22/2012
Seven more banks join FSA interest rate swaps review
The latest banks to agree to a review make up around 10 per cent of interest rate swap sales in the UK.
07/19/2012
Lombard Odier investigating alleged Libor links to staff member
Calls to Zrihen, who joined Lombard Odier in December 2010 as a member of the fixed income portfolio management team, were not picked up.
07/19/2012
MF Global to return £54m to clients
Richard Heis, the joint special administrator of MF Global UK, said: '[The] court hearing represents an important milestone in returning some £54 million of agreed client assets.'
07/19/2012
Banks file claims against Greek tycoon
Mr Lavrentiadis, who held stakes in chemicals, pharmaceuticals and media companies and a private bank that collapsed last year, is already being investigated by a Greek prosecutor for alleged criminal fraud, embezzlement and money-laundering. He has denie
07/19/2012
Italy: Milan prosecutor seeks ban on four banks for fraud
The prosecutor late Wednesday asked a Milan court to fine the banks 1.5 million euros each and asked they return their 72.5 million euros of illicit profit from the contracts.
07/19/2012
The London Stock Exchange-A Haven for Laundered Conflict Assets?
"AIM's lack of transparency means there is a black hole at the heart of its regulatory system," said Tricia Feeney, RAID's Executive Director.
07/19/2012
SFO Drops Investigation Into Two Suspects In Kaupthing Probe
Two men arrested in the Kaupthing probe are “no longer suspects and police bail is to be canceled,” the SFO said in a statement.
07/19/2012
FSA in bid to create rivals to offer more banking choice
The government wants more choice in banking which is dominated by the “big four” lenders, HSBC, Lloyds, Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland.
07/19/2012
Ministers at odds over tax accord "loophole"
The current situation is only temporary, according to the Swiss minister
07/19/2012
WikiLeaks circumvents financial blockade with French bank account
Widmer-Schlumpf and her German counterpart Wolfgang Schäuble disagreed over whether the authorities of WikiLeaks has begun accepting donations through a French non-profit organization, as part of an attempt to circumvent a financial blockade from maj