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Russia bans oil exports in response to G7 fuel and energy price cap – JURIST

Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday signed an executive order banning the sale of Russian oil exports for five months to countries who implemented a fuel and energy price cap in response to […]

JPMorgan hires Deutsche, UBS and BNP Paribas trio for mid-market push

JPMorgan has hired a trio of dealmakers for a unit that targets deals in the mid-market. Thibaud de Maria has joined the bank as head of green economy for Europe, the Middle […]

Iran Human Rights report: 476 protestors killed in Mahsa Amini protests and 100 at risk of execution – JURIST

Iran Human Rights Tuesday reported that Iranian security forces have killed at least 476 people protesting the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini, including 64 children and 34 women. This is an increase […]

EU and US call for immediate deescalation of tensions in Kosovo – JURIST

The EU and US in a joint Wednesday statement called for swift action in Kosovo amid rapidly rising tensions. The statement urged all parties “to exercise maximum restraint, to take immediate action […]

Trading Places: JPMorgan’s triple hire, UBS veteran Lewisohn leaves, Alantra wants dealmakers

A 33-year veteran of UBS is leaving the bank, in the latest senior departure from its UK dealmaking team. Mark Lewisohn, who joined the Swiss bank in 1989, has become the latest long-serving dealmaker […]

Australian PM confirms Indigenous Voice to Parliament vote will occur before December 2023 – JURIST

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Wednesday announced a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament will be held before December 2023. Speaking at the Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland, the prime minister […]

Meet the top bankers and lawyers in private equity

1 of 8 This year’s Fifty Most Influential in Private Equity comes amid a slowdown in dealmaking after a frenzied 2021, but the leaders featured on the 2022 list have continued to make their […]

Peru authorities arrest six police generals in anti-corruption investigation – JURIST

Peru Monday detained six police generals amid an ongoing investigation into the alleged crimes of former President Pedro Castillo. The anti-corruption unit of Peru’s attorney general’s office Monday detained announced that the proceedings were carried […]

The Fed is repeating its mistake of 2020, in a whole new way

Desmond Lachman is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He was a deputy director in the International Monetary Fund’s policy development and review department and the chief emerging market economic […]

India issued over 23,000 first information reports for COVID-19 violations: thinktank report – JURIST

Indian authorities registered 23,094 first information reports (FIRs) from March 2020 to March 2022 for violations of COVID-19 policies, according to a report released Sunday by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. Fines […]

Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST