SEP
6
2013

Ten tips for the law student

For any law student, time is an invaluable asset. It´s not just about working hard; it´s about working smart. Here are 10 tips which will save time and sanity for all law students.

SEP
5
2013

UK: Legal aid U-turn over price competition plan

Plans to cut the legal aid bill by awarding contracts to the lowest bidder have been dropped, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced.

SEP
5
2013

Divided G20 discusses Syria crisis in St Petersburg

World leaders are locked in a divisive debate over Syria, at the end of the first day of the G20 summit in Russia.

SEP
5
2013

Exclusive: Brazil´s Rousseff wants U.S. apology for NSA spying

Furious about a report that the U.S. government spied on her private communications, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff may cancel a planned White House visit and downgrade commercial ties unless she receives a public apology, a senior Brazilian official told Reuters on Wednesday.

SEP
5
2013

Apple iTunes antitrust lawsuit dismissal upheld by court

Apple Inc. doesn’t have to face an antitrust lawsuit by customers who accused it of maintaining a monopoly over music downloading through its iTunes stores, a federal appeals court ruled.

SEP
5
2013

UN rights experts urge US action following racially charged trial

The UN Working Group of Experts of People of African Descent and the UN Special Rapporteur on racism on Tuesday called upon the US government to finalize its investigation into the case surrounding the death of Trayvon Martin.

SEP
5
2013

New York City mayor files suit over new stop-and-frisk legislation

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg filed suit on Tuesday against the New York City Council in an effort to overturn recently-enacted legislation relating to the New York Police Department (NYPD) stop-and-frisk program.

SEP
5
2013

Iceland banks face $3.3 billion loss in debt relief lawsuits

Iceland´s banks are facing $3.3 billion in additional writedowns as the nation´s biggest homeowner protection group throws its weight behind borrowers suing their lenders for indexing mortgages to inflation.

SEP
5
2013

U.S. judge puts SAC Capital civil lawsuit on hold

A U.S. judge put on hold a civil forfeiture lawsuit against Steven A. Cohen´s SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund on Wednesday while a criminal insider-trading case moves forward.

SEP
5
2013

UN: press should not be ´intimidated into silence´ over state secrets

Representatives criticise UK government following detention of David Miranda, and call for public debate over NSA surveillance.

SEP
4
2013

Olympus to be charged in U.K. for misleading accountants

Olympus Corp., whose former president revealed a $1.7 billion accounting fraud that lasted 13 years, was charged in the U.K. for allegedly deceiving auditors at a subsidiary.

SEP
4
2013

S&P calls federal lawsuit ´retaliation´ for U.S. downgrade

Standard & Poor´s said on Tuesday the U.S. government filed a $5 billion fraud lawsuit against it in "retaliation" for its 2011 decision to strip the country of its "AAA" credit rating.

SEP
4
2013

JPMorgan case tests U.S. law on buying influence abroad

Reports that JPMorgan Chase hired scores of children of powerful government officials throughout Asia have put the bank squarely in the sights of the United States government for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

SEP
4
2013

Debt and taxes: why a wave of big tech deals is on the horizon

As the economy recovers and interest rates rise, cash-rich companies are looking to spend.

SEP
4
2013

Brazil education sector to boost bankers´ dealflow

A wave of takeovers and initial public offerings in Brazil´s thriving education sector - which has seen shares in the sector become the country´s top performers - are expected to boost the deal-flow of investment banks grappling with the weakest local capital markets in almost a decade.

SEP
4
2013

Emerging market slowdown: can a crisis be averted?

The fact that relatively moderate shocks have caused such profound trauma in emerging markets makes one wonder what problems a more dramatic shift would trigger.

SEP
4
2013

Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro found hanged in prison cell

Ariel Castro, sentenced to life in prison for the kidnapping, rape and beatings of three Cleveland women he held captive in his house for a decade, was found hanged in his prison cell late Tuesday, a state corrections official said.

SEP
4
2013

McCain playing poker on his iPhone

As the hearing continues, our ace photographer Melina Mara reports she spotted Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) "passing the time by playing poker on his iPhone during the hearing."

SEP
4
2013

Thorny side effects in Silicon Valley tactic to keep control

The gods of Silicon Valley have repeatedly sought to take the companies they founded public while retaining control as if they were still private.

SEP
4
2013

Syria crisis: US senators´ draft backs limited action

US senators in a key committee have agreed on a draft resolution backing the use of US military force in Syria.

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