Lawyers

• Swiss Suspended Immigration Process of a Syrian Family Over Refusal to Shake Hands

  Swiss officials are reviewing information and legal framework to determine the immigration status of a Syrian family, after the family’s two boys stated that they have been refusing to shake their female teachers’ hands because it’s against their faith. The case has sparked a widespread debate as the officials are still in process to make a decision.

• Top two FIFA officials hire lawyers as Swiss probe bank transactions

  FIFA's embattled president, Sepp Blatter, and his second-in-command have hired high-powered lawyers to represent them, two sources said as a corruption probe engulfs soccer's global governing body with Swiss authorities identifying suspicious bank transactions.

• Global soccer officials arrested in U.S., Swiss corruption cases

  Swiss police arrested some of the most powerful figures in global soccer on Wednesday, announcing a criminal investigation into the awarding of the next two world cups and plunging the world's most popular sport into turmoil.

• Record numbers sign up to Swiss right-to-die organization

  A Swiss organization that helps people take their own lives and defends their right to refuse medical treatment says its membership reached a record high last year after a 20 percent surge in requests to join.

• HSBC says sorry over past standards at Swiss bank

  HSBC apologized to customers and investors on Sunday for past practices at its Swiss private bank after allegations that it helped hundreds of clients to dodge taxes.

• Brazil probes link between HSBC Swiss accounts, Petrobras scandal: sources

  Brazil's tax watchdog opened a probe on whether about a dozen people involved in the Petrobras corruption scandal also allegedly had undeclared accounts with HSBC Holdings Plc's private bank in Switzerland, two sources with knowledge of the situation said on Saturday.

• U.S. whistleblower summoned to testify in UBS case in France

  A former UBS AG (UBSN.S) banker who helped U.S. authorities prosecute the Swiss bank in a tax fraud case has asked for permission to travel to France to comply with a subpoena in another investigation of the company, according a court document.

• France denies restricting UK pursuit of HSBC tax evaders

  France's finance minister said on Friday Paris had not restricted the use of HSBC (HSBA.L) client data it passed on to UK authorities to help pursue tax evaders, contradicting comments by a senior British official.

• Bank of England may look into HSBC tax case

  The Bank of England may look into allegations that Europe's biggest bank HSBC helped clients to avoid paying tax, a top BoE official said on Friday.