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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Property sector
    Luxury real estate brokers charged with sex trafficking

    Prosecutors accuse brothers Tal and Oren Alexander of using their wealth and connections to attract women they abused

    Oren Alexander, left, and Tal Alexander
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Trafigura
    Trafigura says Swiss prosecutors in bribery case were on a political ‘crusade’

    The company argues that the case was based on flimsy and unreliable testimony

    Michael Wainwright, former Trafigura chief operating officer, right, and his lawyer Daniel Kinzer arriving at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, on Monday
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Fintech
    UK fintech Stenn collapsed after Russia money laundering case drew scrutiny

    Passing reference in US criminal indictments prompted HSBC to probe transactions

    Greg Karpovsky
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    The Big Read
    Who should foot the bill for cyber scams?

    As payment fraud proliferates, governments, banks and tech companies disagree on who should cover consumer losses

    Photo montage showing a hand holding a smartphone with a dollar sign on the screen, surrounded by financial brand logos (Visa, Mastercard, Zelle) and warning symbols
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Israel
    Netanyahu decries ‘libel and lies’ in first corruption trial testimony

    Israeli prime minister takes to the stand to fight graft allegations that he has dismissed as a dangerous distraction

    Benjamin Netanyahu at the court in Tel Aviv on Tuesday
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    North America Innovative Lawyers Awards 2024: the winners

    Awards highlights include: generative AI, data privacy, energy transition, pro bono initiatives and the most innovative law firms and individuals

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Shell PLC
    Shell and Greenpeace settle ‘Cousin Greg’ lawsuit over protesters boarding vessel

    Environmental group to give £300,000 to charity and stay away from four North Sea platforms for at least five years

    Greenpeace activists in an inflatable boat, carrying a flag that says “Stop drilling, start paying”, approaching a Shell platform
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Israel
    Netanyahu arrives in court to testify in corruption trial

    Israeli PM accuses legal authorities of pursuing a witch-hunt against him

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a press conference
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportInnovative Lawyers
    North America Innovative Lawyers

    The FT Top 35 law firms and the people, strategies and breakthroughs that will sustain them in an era of upheaval. Plus: generative AI disputes over copyright; the Supreme Court and the regulators; and the Trump effect on healthcare and civil rights

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  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    South Africa
    McKinsey’s $122mn bribery settlement in South Africa sparks outrage

    Politicians and campaigners say penalty is insufficient as country struggles with corruption

    Former South African President Jacob Zuma at a press conference in October 2022
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    Law firms lean into the business of prediction

    Expect more lawyers to use data and generative AI to work ever closer with clients

    An illustration showing two professionals walking, a man in a blue suit with a briefcase and a woman in an orange outfit holding a folder. Behind them are silhouettes made of binary code
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    Practice of law: case studies

    Featuring the most innovative services that lawyers have developed for clients

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  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    AI adds bespoke features to ready-made tools

    The technology allows law firms to develop their own, more specialist platforms

    Image of a woman typing on a keyboard with multiple screens in front of her
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    Business of law: case studies

    Law firms continue to change how they manage their people and to reinvent their services and delivery models

    An illustration of a man and a woman walking in opposite directions, their binary-code silhouettes in the background
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    Law firms adapt to cover expanding legal risk

    Lawyers are developing new products and services as clients seek advice beyond traditional practice areas

    Image of a man and a woman having a discussion
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    In-house lawyer role broadens in response to technological change

    General counsel are contributing in new ways as they learn to anticipate wider business ambitions

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  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    Young lawyers build tech skills to prepare for AI impact

    Law firms and college classes aim to improve graduates’ digital knowledge and expertise

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  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    Intrapreneurs: the insiders on a mission to change law firms

    While ‘intrapreneur’ is rarely a formal job description, finding individuals who can enable continual change has become a strategic aim

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  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    Pro bono lawyers braced for impact of Trump’s second term

    Law firms are preparing for radical changes in policy in contentious areas of civil rights

    People living in Mexico meet with relatives living in the U.S., during the annual “Hugs not Walls” event on a stretch of the Rio Grande, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    Practitioners: ten types of legal pioneer

    These lawyers excel in varying fields — from AI to intellectual property and data privacy — but all have demonstrated impact and leadership

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  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    US law firms prioritise jobs and safety in AI rollout

    The process of applying and building trust in powerful new tools takes time

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  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Brooke Masters
    US Supreme Court rulings usher in era of regulatory caution

    A push by conservatives to cut red tape will raise the bar for enforcement and cause uncertainty for business

    The US Supreme Court building with people in the foreground
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    Lawyers navigate novel AI legal battles

    Specialist knowledge is required to help tech clients facing a wave of copyright and privacy claims

    Portrait of a woman generated by AI
  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2024
    Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers
    Legal hands pilot launch of green shipping deal

    Advisers help navigate the competition and antitrust concerns for association promoting low-carbon marine fuels

    Image of a container ship at a port
  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    Trafigura
    Swiss prosecutors demand 4-year jail sentence for former Trafigura COO

    Michael Wainwright accused of being ‘linchpin’ of scheme to bribe Angolan official

    Michael Wainwright  leaving the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switerzerland on December 2 2024
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