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DLA Piper accuses Facebook of intimidation as firm responds to fraud allegations

DLA Piper has accused Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg of trying to "intimidate lawyers from bringing litigation against Facebook," in response to a suit filed against the firm in the US.
3 minute read

International Edition

HK's Justice Secretary among those to hold talks with city's students as protests enter third week

Hong Kong's Justice Secretary Rimsky Yuen is among those to meet with the city's students in today in the hopes of resolving the pro-democracy protests that have rocked the city for the last three weeks.
2 minute read

International Edition

Banking giants' legal expenses soar in face of investigations

JPMorgan Chase & Co set aside $1.1bn (£684.4m) in the third quarter of the year to cover potential legal costs, including those relating to the ongoing foreign exchange investigation.
2 minute read

International Edition

The electronic explosion: how corporate legal teams can use data to maximise efficiency

The sheer volumes of data corporates now hold, and the regulations governing its maintenance, are growing at a rapid pace. So how can corporate legal departments survive and thrive in this data deluge? This video looks at the challenges presented by the explosion in email and electronic content.
1 minute read

International Edition

KPMG gains ABS licence as accountancy sector continues legal push

KPMG has been awarded an alternative business structure (ABS) licence by the Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA), as the big four accounting firms continue their push for expansion in the legal market.
3 minute read

International Edition

Norton Rose Fulbright to close Canberra office by year-end

Norton Rose Fulbright is to close its office in Australian capital Canberra by the end of the year.
2 minute read

International Edition

Herbies' former Asia head Ashley Alder re-appointed as SFC chief

Herbert Smith's former Asia practice head Ashley Alder has been re-appointed as chief executive officer of Hong Kong's securities regulator, the Securities & Futures Commission (SFC), for another three-year term.
2 minute read

International Edition

Risk nothing – CBRE's Sophia PK Yap on demanding regulators and tackling corruption

CBRE's deputy chief ethics and compliance officer and former legal head for Asia, Sophia PK Yap, talks to Elizabeth Broomhall about juggling global regulators, family life and knee injuries
9 minute read

International Edition

PwC, EY lead the charge as accountants look to muscle in on law firm territory

The advent of alternative business structures has given the Big Four accountancy firms a golden opportunity to have another crack at the UK legal market. But what are they offering and how much of a threat do they pose to law firms?
14 minute read

Legal Week

Baker & McKenzie and Yahoo face corruption claims over $2.7bn Mexican settlement

Baker & McKenzie, alongside its client Yahoo, has been accused of "perverting the course of the Mexican justice system" in relation a local appeals court decision which overruled a $2.7bn (£1.6bn) damages award, handed down in 2012.
8 minute read

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