18 h. ago Jared Kushner – and three Arab monarchies – are at the heart of the Paramount

The president’s son-in-law is once again at the center of an international business deal that will require administration approvalOn Monday, Paramount Skydance launched a $108bn takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, the entertainment giant that owns Hollywood movie studios, along with CNN, HBO and other media businesses. The bid is led by David Ellison, son of the tech billionaire Larry Ellison – a prominent Donald Trump supporter and Republican donor. Netflix had already prevailed over Paramount in a previous bidding competition for the purchase, but Trump announced on Sunday that he would “be involved” in his administration’s review of the Netflix deal. The president suggested the sale “could be a problem” because Netflix is already dominant in the US streaming market.Paramount left out a significant fact in the press release announcing its offer: the bid includes funding from the private equity firm owned by Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, as well as three Arab monar...

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55 h. ago Kim Kardashian dazzles in a white gown as she gets married on the beach! ...but it's only for TV

The 45-year-old SKIMS founder was seen in the flattering satin dress while on the beach with the actor who plays her husband on the law firm series. The lucky man is Matthew Noszka.

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1 week ago Law firm whose clients included Ronaldo and Tyson Fury closed down amid 'dishonesty' suspicions

Altrincham-based IPS Law has been shut down by the legal watchdog

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1 week ago Investment adviser facing jail over Ponzi scheme swindling clients including Catholic priests group out of $94M

Andrew Hamilton Jacobus faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count

Economics

1 week ago AD FEATURE: Manchester law firm celebrates continued growth with new branch and national recognition

Slater Heelis has been ranked in The Times Top 250 Law Firms 2026 listing, as well as the latest Legal 500 and Chambers UK tables

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2 w. ago Increased AI use leads law firm to cut finance, HR and IT roles in London by 10%

Increased AI use leads law firm to cut finance, HR and IT roles in London by 10%  The Guardian

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3 w. ago Private school where teacher 'had sex with five students as soon as they turned 16'

Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield, which charges up to $75,600 a year for international boarders, hired a law firm last year to investigate misconduct claims.

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3 w. ago Council being sued by 22 alleged victims of paedophile headteacher Neil Foden

Law firm is representing the claimants who say they've either been sexually or physically abused or bullied by Foden

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3 w. ago Law firm Ashurst strikes merger deal with US business Perkins Coie

The groups said the planned combination will create one of the largest 20 global law firms by revenues.

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3 w. ago Ashurst and Perkins Coie agree transatlantic law firm merger

Deal comes despite Donald Trump targeting Perkins Coie with executive order that posed ‘existential risk’

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3 w. ago ‘The water came up to my waist but I carried on walking’ – This is climate breakdown

When the rain started I had to find a way home to my children. I could never have imagined how long it would take. This is Ruchira’s storyLocation Mumbai, IndiaDisaster Maharashtra floods, 2005Ruchira Gupta is an English-to-Hindi interpreter, a former lawyer, and mother of two daughters. In 2005, she was working at a small law firm in Mumbai, India when heavy rainfall flooded the country’s western state of Maharashtra, killing 926 people. Between 1950 and 2015, there was a threefold increase in extreme rain events in India. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago The law firm, the hedge fund and the fights behind a £36bn lawsuit

Litigation over the Mariana disaster in Brazil was overshadowed by tension between Pogust Goodhead and its backer

Economics

4 w. ago Parents' fury as multimillionaire couple close nursery on the grounds of their five

The controversial plans have left 'devastated' parents scrambling to find alternative childcare, with the nursery at Crossbasket Castle attended by more than 100 children.

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4 w. ago Fury as No 10 signals Starmer is willing to pay billions to Brussels in return for closer EU trade deals

Downing Street has signalled that the Prime Minister is preparing to give in to EU demands for cash payments in return for improved access to the single market.

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4 w. ago ‘Utter hypocrisy’: tobacco firm lobbied against rules in Africa that are law in UK

British American Tobacco pushed Zambian ministers to drop or delay ad bans, health warnings and restrictions on flavoured products, letter showsBritish American Tobacco has been accused of “utter hypocrisy” for lobbying against tobacco control measures in Africa that are already in place in the UK.A letter seen by the Guardian, sent from the company’s subsidiary in Zambia to the country’s government ministers, asks for plans to ban tobacco advertising and sponsorship to be abandoned or delayed. Continue reading...

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