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HSBC could face US legal action over Swiss accounts

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 15:40

HSBC Holdings Plc faces investigation by U.S. authorities and an inquiry by British lawmakers after admitting failings by its Swiss private bank that may have allowed some customers to dodge taxes.

Citi profit plunges 86% on legal settlements

Last Updated: Friday, January 16, 2015, 00:03

Citigroup Inc said its quarterly profit dropped 86 percent, hurt by legal settlements and falling bond trading revenue, sending the bank`s shares down more than 4 percent.

Ericsson and Apple in legal showdown

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 15:04

Ericsson said it was bringing the counter case in order to get an independent assessment of its global licensing offer since Apple refused to accept it.

Legal challenge shows rocky path to ECB money-printing

Last Updated: Sunday, January 11, 2015, 21:13

A landmark legal opinion this week will remind the European Central Bank of the limits it faces as it advances towards money printing, while a tumbling oil price saps inflation in debt-strained Europe.

Tech companies support Microsoft in overseas data fight with US

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 08:54

Technology companies Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, AT&T Inc and more than 20 others are supporting Microsoft Corp in the software company`s legal battle with the U.S. government over access to customer data stored overseas.

Citigroup sets $3.5 bn Q4 charge for legal, other costs

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 9, 2014, 22:25

Citigroup plans to take a $3.5 billion charge in the fourth quarter to cover legal and restructuring costs, chief executive Michael Corbat said Tuesday.

Arvind Kejriwal gets legal notices over `most corrupt` list

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 22:23

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who stirred the hornet`s nest by accusing several politicians of being corrupt, was on Saturday bombarded with threats of legal action by a number of them if he fails to apologise.

Kapil Sibal, Ananth Kumar challenge Arvind Kejriwal`s `corrupt` list

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 21:05

BJP leader Ananth Kumar and Congress MP Avtar Singh Bhadana sent legal notices to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday for accusing them of being corrupt.

JPMorgan directors raise Dimon's pay after prior cut

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 02:53

Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Co , got a 74 percent pay increase for 2013, when $20 billion of legal settlements weighed on the bank`s income.

HC refuses to quash cheque bouncing case against Preity Zinta

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 06:01

In a setback to actress Preity Zinta, the Bombay High Court today refused to quash proceedings against her in a cheque bounce case filed by scriptwriter Abbas Tyrewala in a magistrate`s court, asking her to face trial.

Pintrips fights `name ownership battle` against Pinterest

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 19:03

Pinterest is trying to assert its legal hegemony over the word `pin`.

Charlie Sheen sex tape row continues

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 20:44

Christina Fulton, who claims that four of her computers were stolen because the burglars were targeting a Charlie Sheen sex tape, says she can prove herself with a copy of the tape.