Law:
Associate Bonus Watch: Bogus ‘Benchmark’ Bonuses At Kasowitz Benson?
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Stingley Named to 25th Class of American College of Bankruptcy
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The agile lawyer will rise as permanent, full-time, salaried employment vanishes
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Entrepreneurs are the future of law
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Looking Ahead: Predictions for the Restructuring Industry in 2014
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Coming and Going Concerns
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Business of Law
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‘Uppity B----’ Frowns Upon Using Firm Funds For ‘Strip Club Outings’
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Icy Weather Didn't Spare Law Schools, Even in the South
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Dechert Grows Revenue 6.6 Percent, PPP 2.4 Percent
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More factual problems for law school bashers: law students are not unhappier now than they were before the recession
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6 Essential Leadership Traits for Law Department Managers
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Why YOU need to care about Congress’ push for accrual based accounting for law firms
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Should Non-Lawyers Own Firms? Do They Already?
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File Your Own Frivolous Lawsuit Here!
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Twitter: Lawyers Slow Adopters
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UK: Firm of the Year Loser
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Asian Associate Numbers Up; Black Associate Numbers Drop --- Asians account for ‘lion’s share’ of increase in minority associates at law firms
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Sunny Days Forecasted For Florida Market
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The White-Collar World: A Tale of Two Conferences
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Top Managing Partner in storm over explicit Facebook groups
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Queried about understanding of ‘deep intellectual stuff,’ jurors quickly convict disbarred lawyer
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How To Respond To Interview Questions About Your Salary History
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Paralyzed Florida Man Boosts Pontiac From Sales Lot, Out-Drives Cops
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Amanda Knox Found Guilty Of Murder During Retrial In Italy
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Suit says NASA was ‘recklessly negligent and bizarre’ for failing to investigate Mars rock
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New York Man Arrested With More Than $100,000 In Fake Super Bowl Tickets
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Thieves With Hammers Robbed A Manhattan Cartier Store In Broad Daylight
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George Zimmerman Agrees To Fight In Celebrity Boxing Match
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Woman dies after scarf gets caught in escalator...
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New Mexico County Faces New Lawsuit Involving Abusive Cavity Searches By Police
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Say What?!
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Judges:
Me, sleeping? Federal judge offers proof she was taking notes rather than snoozing during trial --- Do Boring Trials Double As Nap Time For 90-Year-Old Judges?
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Wall Street:
US Stock -Index Futures Drop as Amazon Profit Misses Estimates
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Markets Jittery Again
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Stocks close higher on GDP growth, Facebook
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Stocks: Closing out a jittery January
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Layoffs:
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Climb To 348,000, More Than Expected
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The Worst Unemployment Chart In The World
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Rail:
Mitchell may serve as negotiator for some Quebec rail disaster victims
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Debt Collection:
Third Circuit Holds that Debt Collectors Must Generally Comply with the Bankruptcy Code and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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When an Oath of Poverty (or Waterboarding) Isn't Even Enough
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Banking:
As Banks Loosen Underwriting, Credit Risk Rises
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Fraud:
Scrutiny of Dun & Bradstreet, D&B Credibility Rises
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SEC Suspends Corporate Lawyer Over Ponzi Scheme
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Madoff 'Winners' Plan To Keep Suing JPMorgan
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IP:
A Possible New Trademark Exception to the Corporate Discharge
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Overkilling Qimonda
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Shipping:
Is This the End for Genco Shipping & Trading?
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Brokers:
MF Global's Liquidation Fees Are Questioned by Knighthead --- MF Global Creditor Seeks Accounting of Liquidation Costs
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Mass Torts:
The Mystery Men of Freedom Industries
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US Senate hearing on W.Va. chemical spill
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Charleston Gazette's Ken Ward on West Virginia Chemical Spill
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Aviation:
Group files to bring back Eastern Airlines
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Coal:
Slumping Coal Prices Impact Earnings at Peabody Energy Corporation --- Peabody Breaks Even in Q4, Beats Estimates
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Oil/Gas:
Shell to cut spending and sell assets after profit warning
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Food/Beverage:
Aberdeen beef plant sale moving forward
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Data:
Nirvanix secured creditor settlement is approved
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Economy:
Fed’s GDP Forecast Finally Hits the Bull’s Eye --- 5 Takeaways From the GDP Report --- Economists React: Fourth Quarter GDP ‘Pretty Impressive’
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Economy Grew 3.2% in Fourth Quarter
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Report: Nearly Half of America Lives Paycheck-to-Paycheck
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U.S. initial jobless claims rise by 19,000 last week to 348,000
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World markets recover after US GDP
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US economy hits its stride as consumer spending returns
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Three Big Economic Datapoints Are Coming Out Today
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Putting U.S. Economic Growth in Perspective
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Millennials Are The Most Financially Conservative Generation Since The Great Depression
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How Were Fed Forecasts? Too High, Too Low and Just Right
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The Senate Is Nearing A Deal On Unemployment Insurance And It Shows The Absurdity Of The Republican Position
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Psychologist To The Rich Says His Clients Are Feeling Really Persecuted Right Now
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Should the Minimum Wage Be Raised? Economists Weigh In
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50 Reasons It's The Best Time In History
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Lew Urges Dems Not to Negotiate on Debt Ceiling
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Poll: Majority Now See Bush's Wars as Failures
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Top Ten Blue Collar Hot Spots
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Is Crazed Super Bowl Security Our Future?
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US Debt Clock
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Economic Indicators Dashboard
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Real Estate:
Cold weather, hot prices put chill on home sales --- Pending Home Sales Tumble 8.7% --- Slump Most Since 2010
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Mortgage rates fall on sluggish housing reports
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency rate declined in December, Lowest since February 2009
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These Are New York City's Most Rat-Infested Neighborhoods
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REITs are supposed to be safe: Why this one's flirting with bankruptcy
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The 10 Most Exciting Suburbs In America
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Municipalities:
Detroit Said to Demand New Swaps Deal From BofA, UBS by Friday
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Despite up to $820 million being set aside, Detroit retirees not shielded in bankruptcy
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Cutting spending and increasing revenue won’t be easy for Detroit without more jobs and taxes
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Windsor Mayor Weighs in on Detroit Bankruptcy
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Detroit Bankruptcy Plan of Adjustment revealed --- Detroit Plan Is Said to Split Creditors Into 2 Groups --- Detroit bankruptcy blueprint gives edge to retirees over bankers --- Will Detroit’s POA Be DOA With Creditors?
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Now starts the hard work for DIA: Raise $100 million to meet its pledge --- DIA Director Graham Beal Explains the $100 Million Pledge
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Detroit Agenda
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Benchmarking Detroit: Charting Detroit's path from rock bottom
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Detroiters need jobs and Detroit needs taxpayers
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Two Michigan Cities Declared Financial Emergencies by Governor
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Sorry D.C., You’re Not a Municipality
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Ruling adds to North Las Vegas' financial woes
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Stockton names new city manager
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Residents of Bankrupt California City Target Animal Shelter’s Euthanasia Practices
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State pension obligations can be crushing. But corporate welfare costs more.
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Health Care:
Hospital bankruptcies a result of trends, not a single event
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Saint Francis Hospital layoff rumors denied
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Corporate Reform:
US seeks $2.1 billion from Bank of America in "Hustle" fraud case
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Change Of Heart: DOJ Wants $2B Instead Of $864M In BofA Fraud Case
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Hollywood:
Hollywood Hired Hands See Greener Pastures Outside California
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Video Games:
Rhode Island and 38 Studios move closer to a settlement --- RI Senate approves 38 Studios settlement bill
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Gambling:
NJ pol: Don't let Caesars buy Revel casino
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Distressed Investing:
Distressed Debt Investors See Default Rate Hitting 4 Percent
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Retailing:
Amazon's Bad Omen for the U.S. Economy
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Target representative guarded in U.S. panel briefing: sources
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'ChewBacca' Hackers Targeted Retailers In 11 Countries
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Celebs:
Teresa And Joe Giudice Fraud Update
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Weather:
The Big Grind: Judges, Lawyers Recall Epic Commute
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Debt Collection:
School District Seizes Lunches From 40 Elementary Students in Debt
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Autos:
Advantage Rent a Car Requests $20 Million in New Financing
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Oil/Gas:
Natural Gas Prices See Largest Single-Day Drop In Nearly Four Years
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Politics:
Mark Callahan's party switches, bankruptcy and divorce roil Oregon GOP Senate race
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House leaders sell immigration blueprint
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Lehman:
State recovers $31 million lost in Lehman bankruptcy
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Gambling:
Senator seeks to stop Caesars from buying Revel casino
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
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Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory
Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings (19 new filings today)
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Recent Ch. 11 Adversary Proceeding Filings (Temporarily Unavailable)
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database
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Bankruptcy Jobs:
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)
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Bankruptcy Statistics:
Bankruptcies in NM decline
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Interactive Bankruptcy Statistics Map
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Bankruptcy Rules:
Proposed Amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
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Avoidance Actions:
Local companies sued in Kodak bankruptcy
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Key Decision Allows Massive Lyondell Shareholder Clawback Litigation to Move Forward
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Kodak trust sues seeking funds for creditors
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UCC:
Beware of the Dragnet
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First Source v. Wilson Bank: Sixth Circuit Opinion May Effect How Other Jurisdictions Recognize the Perfected Security Interests
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Secured Debt:
Northern District of New York Bankruptcy Court Rules On Issue of First Impression Concerning Lien Stripping in A Chapter 7 Case
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Subordination:
Lehman Decision Highlights Quirk in Bankruptcy Code Subordination Provision
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Cross-Border:
Cross-Border Bankruptcy in 2013: 10 Decisions Shaping Chapter 15
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Plan Confirmation:
Fifth Circuit Rules That Debtor’s Plan Failed to Effectively Preserve Post-Confirmation Causes of Action
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Recharacterization:
Ninth Circuit Overturns Longstanding Precedent in Ruling that Bankruptcy Courts Have Power to Recharacterize Debt Claims To Equity
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Obits:
Lawyer John A. Tosney, 62
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TBTF:
Banks Could Still Face Tougher Capital Requirements to Prevent Crises
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Sovereigns:
Impact of U.S. Supreme Court Argentina Decision On Sovereign Debt Restructuring
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UK:
Northern Ireland hit hard by insolvencies as rest of UK improves
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Law firms experience rising insolvencies and mounting pressures
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Debt-ridden over-50s 'more likely to suffer mental-health problems'
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Tax avoiders to pay up while HMRC investigates schemes
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Firms 'helpless' as new LLP tax guidance looms
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Insolvency investigators to probe failed companies over opencast mines
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EU:
ECB survey shows banks no longer tightening mortgage standards
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Creditors begin Cyprus' 3rd bailout review
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EU bank reform too complicated
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European distressed opportunities under scrutiny
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Eurozone Inflation Drop Fuels Talk of Rate Cut
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Eurozone unemployment stays at 12.0% in December
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PIIGS:
Born In Debt: Greece's History of Borrowing --- Greek PM promises hefty budget surplus, recovery in sight
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Canada:
Aird & Berlis Announces New Insolvency Partner --- Ian Aversa
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Sears cuts store staff, more
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Lac-Megantic victims seek money from railroad
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Rate of Canadian Debt Accumulation Slowed Last Year
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Germany:
Germany's Strauss department stores seek creditor protection
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Germany's Schaeuble wants tougher rules after wind park insolvency
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France:
Vivarte lenders to appoint restructuring adviser
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Bulgaria:
Bulgaria's Govt Mulls Personal Bankruptcy Bill
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Denmark:
The Danish Government Nearly Collapsed Over A Deal With Goldman Sachs
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MENA:
Libya's sovereign wealth fund to sue Goldman over $1bn trades
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Australia:
Super Rugby clubs battling financial woes
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Finland:
Bankruptcy Act Finland Is Not Suitable For Solving Problems, says Professor
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Argentina:
Argentinians horde US dollars, supplies amid economic turmoil
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Romania:
Romanian airline Carpatair to undergo restructuring
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Brazil:
Batista’s OGX Delays Debt Deal a 2nd Week After Blackrock Flees
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