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Japanese bank executives to face punishment for loans to known criminals

The bank had around 230 transactions with criminal groups, totaling around 200 million
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Google, Apple hit with antitrust labor suit

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh granted class-action certification to a group of Silicon Valley workers who claim that the tech companies tacitly agreed to stop recruiting each others workers.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Texas AG blocks dating site sale over privacy concerns

Its hard to love the release of privacy data for over 10 million customers, including criminal and divorce histories.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Inside: Is your insurance broker liable for your lack of insurance coverage?

From a business prospective, in the world of insurance litigation where a plaintiff is always looking for a source of compensation, brokers remain a likely target when things go awry.
10 minute read

International Edition

The burning issue – examining the implications of the European Unified Patent System

With the European Unified Patent System only six months away, Legal Week Intelligence analyses the findings of its latest study into the new system's implications
1 minute read

International Edition

The GC's guide to coping with crisis

Has the corporate crisis become almost business-as-usual for large companies? What does this mean for the role of the general counsel? The evolution of media and the internet, increased transparency and greater Government intervention in business combine to trigger crises far more frequently in companies today. Every week we read of another corporate crisis and of new regulation designed to address the last crisis. A GC must always be on the look out for a potential crisis – some start small and mushroom over time; others arrive fully formed and out of the blue, requiring our immediate attention.
9 minute read

International Edition

Links and A&O among 26 firms objecting to legal threat from Dewey estate

A host of firms including Linklaters, Allen & Overy, and Baker & McKenzie have filed a collective objection against Dewey & LeBoeuf's estate over its attempt to win compensation for client work originated at the defunct firm. The estate is threatening legal action over matters allegedly transferred to the firms when former Dewey partners left following its collapse last year.
3 minute read

International Edition

China's Ministry of Commerce selects 20 firms for two legal panels

China's Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has selected a total of 20 law firms for coveted spots on two legal panels. The government department has appointed one group of outfits to advise it on economic and trade agreements, negotiations related to investment and international investment dispute cases, and a separate group to provide counsel on WTO and regional trade agreements, and cross border dispute resolution.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Preserving privileges when affiliated corporations share counsel

Careful attention must be paid to the attorney-client privilege and the risk of waiver when lawyers for a parent corporation work on projects where an affiliate is a joint client.
5 minute read

International Edition

Malaysia unveils new arbitration rules as country gears up for liberalisation

The Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) in Malaysia has introduced a new set of arbitration rules just a month after foreign lawyers got the green light to advise clients in the country without having a local office.
3 minute read

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