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Deutsche bank's profits stemmed by legal costs
Frankfurt finance giant Deutsche Bank has been forced to backtrack on its 2012 profit figures after it set aside hundreds of million of euros yesterday to cover its legal costs.
Euro-giants club together to challenge global players
A group of Europe's most influential and muscular independent law firms is forming an alliance to challenge the power and continuing incursions of UK and US firms on the continent.
Google sued for defamation over search results
The wife of former German President Christian Wulff has included search engine giant Google in legal action to end allegations over her private life.
Five law firms involved in massive Chinese investment deal
Chinese conglomerate Shandong Heavy Industry is set to invest €738 million into Wiesbaden forklift manufacturer Kion, in by far the largest direct Chinese investment into Germany to date.
German court challenge to EU bailout scheme
The proposed mechanism for boosting financial assistance to struggling eurozone economies received a fresh blow yesterday as a challenge was launched in the German Constitutional Court.
Munich move kicks off Pinsent Masons' Europe bid
London-based law firm Pinsent Masons is set to make its first move into continental Europe with an office opening in Germany later this month.
ThyssenKrupp restructuring gathers pace
Arne Wittig is set to leave his chief legal officer role at Deutsche Bank to become general counsel at German steel and industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp.
Germany: building relations
German business law firm Marcuss Partners advised French commercial real estate player Cofitem-Cofimur on the sale of two office buildings in Berlin.
Germany: doctor's orders
Top German independent legal practice Hengeler Mueller is advising Hesse-based medical equipment company Fresenius SE & Co on its recently announced capital increase.
German bank loses £42m bonus battle
More than 100 bankers won a London High Court claim for £42 million in unpaid bonuses against Germany's second-biggest bank, with at least five of the claimants set to pocket more than £1m each.
Deutsche Bank rejects £666m settlement
Germany's largest bank has rejected the chance to resolve a 10-year dispute with the heirs of defunct media giant Kirch, after balking at the cost of the proposed €800 million out-of-court settlement.
Court blocks euro rescue panel
Germany's highest court has ruled against plans to give emergency fast-track powers to a special parliamentary panel, which would have allowed it to make snap decisions regarding the eurozone rescue fund.