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Complexities are an inevitable and acceptable consequence of restrictions on professional services
Healthcare litigation group MSP Recovery had claimed a $33bn valuation despite losses
Prosecutors say commodities trader approved millions of dollars in corrupt payments for oil access in Africa
‘Magic circle’ law firm is latest to raise salaries as sector competes for talent
Solicitors in London to refuse burglary cases from May 25 as criminal barristers’ dissent continues
Arbitration ruling over licences for Simandou iron ore project cites ‘overwhelming evidence’ of ‘corrupt practices’
Since the invasion of Ukraine, work done by firms such as CMS, Harbottle & Lewis and Carter-Ruck for Russian billionaires has come under increasing scrutiny
Settlement by Europe’s largest insurer comes as authorities vow to get tougher on white collar crime
Davis Polk criticised for agreeing to appear at commemoration of measure used in opposition crack down
Businessman known as ‘Putin’s chef’ has case against Eliot Higgins struck out for ‘failure to comply with orders’
Business department failed to identify risks of organised economic crime in support schemes
German insurer’s investment arm pleads guilty to securities fraud
Ahmed Idris in alleged $190mn ‘diversion of funds and money-laundering activities’
Settlement talks are on the horizon after a year-long war devastates communities across the country
Sector was under-resourced at start of Covid crisis and is still struggling to recover, inspectors find
Project heads to seek injunctions to control demos along entire length of route, MPs told
Judge rejects most of Kazakh mining group’s claims over SFO’s conduct during probe into alleged corruption
The British-born lawyer was set to take over from David Boies, one of the world’s most famous litigators, but instead quit to start her own firm
A lax approach to laundering illicit gains typifies the creeping corruption of British democracy
If we are going to allow very rich people to sue each other in our courts for PR purposes, then we need to make the rules simpler
Whitehall insiders accuse ministers of ‘opinion shopping’ to mollify pro-Brexit MPs
Law firms face pressure to take a stance on geopolitical questions; US-China trade war becomes a legal stand-off; private equity eyes deals in Japan; data handling after Australia’s bank probe; and the region’s most forward-looking individuals
Listings for groups expelled from the US are keeping lawyers busy
Company lawyers are proving their value as advisers to the business
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