Solicitors’ watchdog warns lawyers against using ‘abusive litigation tactics’ to silence valid criticism March 8, 2022 The solicitors’ watchdog has warned lawyers against working for clients seeking to use meritless lawsuits to silence criticism, in a crackdown on the use of Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation (SLAPP). The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said lawyers have a duty to report situations in which they suspect the “underlying intention” of putting a lawsuit [...]
Deloitte becomes last of the Big Four to exit Russia March 7, 2022 Accountancy and audit heavyweight Deloitte has become the last of the Big Four to pull out of Russia, following its invasion of Ukraine – joining EY earlier today. PwC and KPMG announced similar moves last night, citing the Russian government’s actions in Ukraine. Deloitte confirmed last week that it was reviewing its “business and presence [...]
Norton Rose Fulbright cuts ties with Russia over ‘brutal invasion’ of Ukraine March 7, 2022 Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has confirmed it is shutting down its operations in Russia.
A growing list: TMF Group closes services to all Russian clients March 7, 2022 The TMF Group is to stop services to all Russian clients, it confirmed in a statement. The professional services group joins a growing list of businesses who have halted their operations in the country following its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. The Amsterdam-headquartered firm said that as people and banks are added to sanction lists, from [...]
‘Appalling’ war prompts Linklaters to pull out of Russia and close down its entire Moscow office after 30 years March 7, 2022 Legal giant Linklaters confirmed to City A.M. it is closing down its entire Russian operations, after a presence of more than three decades. In an email, the Magic Circle law firm said that, after careful consideration and “as the appalling war in Ukraine continues, we will wind down our operations in Russia and close our [...]
Weekend Explainer: Why has Gordon Brown said Vladimir Putin should face a Nuremberg-style tribunal? March 5, 2022 Today, at an online event hosted by Chatham House, former UK prime minister Gordon Brown called on countries to set up a special tribunal, in line with the model used in the Nuremberg trials, to punish Vladimir Putin over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at the Chatham House event alongside Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba, [...]
German court tells ResearchGate to take down academic papers following copyright lawsuit March 4, 2022 A German court has said academic social media website ResearchGate must take down research papers that were uploaded onto its website by academics, after ruling in favour of two academic publishers, who claimed ResearchGate’s activities break copyright laws. The Munich court said ResearchGate, which has 20 million users worldwide, must take down research papers that [...]
Eversheds cuts links with Russia after denying it works for oligarchs March 4, 2022 London law firm Eversheds has said that it is not currently working for the Russian government, Russian oligarchs, or the the Russian Federation’s state-owned firms, after vowing to cut links with Russia. In a statement, Eversheds said it now intends to refuse any offers of work from “Russian entities,” as it confirmed that all of [...]
Kremlin bans citizens from calling for sanctions against Russia after denying plans to institute martial law March 4, 2022 Russia’s Duma has introduced a new law to ban citizens from calling for sanctions to be imposed on Russia, and said those found guilty may be forced into “obligatory labour” for up to three years. Russians who call for sanctions to be imposed on Russia, over its invasion of Ukraine, could face fines of up [...]
Dutch law firm nicknamed ‘the Kremlin office’ cuts ties with Russian government March 3, 2022 A DUTCH law firm, which came to be known as “the Kremlin office” due to the work it carried out on behalf of the Russian government, has cut its links to the Putin regime, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Amsterdam headquartered firm Houthoff, which also has offices in the City, also vowed not [...]