220,000 Dutch, English Consumers Sue VW Over Diesel Fraud June 14, 2017 By Kirstin Ridley and Toby Sterling Around 220,000 car drivers in the Netherlands, England and Wales joined forces on Tuesday in what could become a pan-European...
Last Shareholder Group in Settlement Talks with RBS; Litigation Insurance an Issue March 20, 2017 By Andrew MacAskill, Kirstin Ridley and Lawrence White Lawyers representing tens of thousands of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) shareholders have held tentative talks to settle a 1.2...
RBS Fined $612 Million for Libor Rate Rigging February 7, 2013 By Kirstin Ridley and Matt Scuffham Royal Bank of Scotland will pay $612 million to U.S. and British authorities to settle allegations it manipulated benchmark interest...
Lawsuits Cast Darker Shadow Over Banks Than Libor Fines December 21, 2012 By Kirstin Ridley and Steve Slater While banks appear to be brushing off record fines for rigging interbank interest rates, investors are starting to worry about...
Olympus Whistleblower CEO Woodford Wins Unfair Dismissal Settlement May 29, 2012 By Kirstin Ridley Michael Woodford, ousted as head of Japanese camera-to-endoscope maker Olympus after blowing the whistle on one of Japan’s biggest corporate...
Fired Olympus Boss Woodford Launches Wrongful Termination Suit March 1, 2012 By Kirstin Ridley Michael Woodford, the former Olympus CEO, on Thursday kicks off his legal battle for wrongful dismissal on the grounds of...
Bribery Widespread Across Europe’s Top Companies: Survey May 23, 2011 By Kirstin Ridley More than one third of employees at large European companies are prepared to offer cash or lavish gifts and entertainment...