Lawyers

• Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Linked to Panama Papers

  Malcolm Turnbull, Australia's Prime Minister was included in the controversial Panama Papers, administered by Mossack Fonseca. He disavowed any misdeed and had no knowledge of any scandal pertaining to use of shell companies to make legal arrangement and dealings.

• Panama Papers Law Firm Apologizes to Chinese Bank Over Leak

  Mossack Fonseca, the law firm which become the center of Panama Papers controversy wrote a letter of apology to its Chinese banking client. The firm aimed to sustain its business in Asia after a leak of its financial data.

• NY regulator asks foreign banks' records on dealings with Mossack Fonseca

  New York state’s financial regulator has told 13 foreign banks doing business there to hand over details about their dealings with a law firm in Panama that helped set up thousands of shell companies.

• Journalists Refuse To Share Panama Papers With Justice Department, Have No Interest Cooperating With Government

  The group of journalists that coordinated the Panama Papers investigation into offshore companies refused to participate in a criminal probe by the U.S. Department of Justice.

• Panama Papers Update: US launches criminal investigation into tax evasion claims

  The US Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the widespread international tax avoidance schemes exposed by the Panama Papers leak, published by the Guardian and other journalistic partners.

• Police Raid Mossack Fonseca Headquarters Amid Panama Papers Scandal

  The Panama offices of Mossack Fonseca have been raided. This is after the Panama Papers scandal was released last week.

• Panama Papers: Peru Officials Confiscate Documents in Local Office of Mossack Fonseca

  Peru authorities raided Mossack Fonseca to retrieve evidences related to the Panama Papers investigation. The raid comes after the Panama Papers leaked names of affluent people around the world involved in hiding their assets and evading tax.

• German Finance Minister proposes plan to combat tax havens

  A German Finance Minister have initiated a plan to battle tax havens following the release of Panama Papers.

• German Justice Minister Maas Requests Media to Release Original Panama Papers in a Bid to Investigate Tax Evasion Scandal

  German Justice Minister Heiko Maas has requested the media to release the original Panama Papers. His request comes after the German newspaper revealed the Panama Paper scandal.

• Panama Paper Firm Connected to Over 1,000 US Companies Since 2001

  According to the latest reports, the Panama paper firm, Mossack Fonseca, has helped set up more than 1,000 offshore companies involved in tax evasion cases. It allegedly formed the companies since 2001 in the U.S.

• European Union vows to take action on Panama Papers, threatens sanctions against tax havens

  The European Union pledged to impose sanctions against Panama and other tax havens if they fail to cooperate with investigations on money laundering and tax evasion.

• Argentine President Mauricio Macri vows transparency following Panama Papers leak, says he has nothing to hide

  Argentine President Mauricio Macri, who was named in the controversial Panama Papers, promised to declare all documents pertaining to his alleged involved in offshore holdings to prove his innocence.

• Iceland appoints new prime minister after Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson steps down amid Panama Papers scandal

  Iceland has appointed Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson as the new prime minister following Gunnlaugsson's exit from office due to his involvement in undeclared offshore assets.

• US plans to issue policy on shell companies amid Panama Papers scandal

  The US Treasury Department intends to soon issue a long-delayed rule forcing banks to seek the identities of people behind shell company account holders, after the "Panama Papers" leak.

• Panama to create independent commission to review financial practices

  Panama said it would form an independent commission to review the country's financial practices following the leak of information from a local law firm that has embarrassed a clutch of world leaders.

• Iceland PM to face calls for snap election following offshore tax haven leak

  Iceland's Prime Minister is facing a call for snap election after documents from a Panama law firm revealed that he has a hidden links in offshore tax havens. Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is a part-owner of wintris, a property in the caribbean Island.

• Lionel Messi Denies Tax Leak Documents Involvement, Threatens Legal Action

  Lionel Messi and his family has commented on their involvement regarding the coined "Panama Papers." They have denied the allegations and even threatened legal action.

• Tax Leak Reveals Putin Aides, Xi Jinping Relatives, Other World Leaders and Celebrities' Secret Offshore Dealings

  A massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents has been exposed. This includes dealings of the aides of Russian president Vladimir Putin, other world leaders such as President Xi Jinping, and prominent celebrities.