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Austrian count accused of paying bribes for BAE
Posted on January 29, 2010An Austrian aristocrat accused of paying bribes on behalf of BAE Systems yesterday became the first person to be charged in the long inquiry into alleged corruption by Europe?s biggest defence contractor.
Chilcot inquiry member Sir Martin Gilbert praises Gordon Brown
Posted on January 28, 2010A member of the official inquiry into the Iraq war has praised Gordon Brown just weeks before the Prime Minister gives evidence about his role in the conflict.
Fujitsu claims iPad name after Apple launch
Posted on January 28, 2010Fujitsu has taken some of the shine off Apple?s iPad euphoria after pointing out that it has already applied to trademark the name to use for a handheld computing device.
High Court gives green light for offshore tax clawback
Posted on January 28, 2010The taxman was given the green light to claw back millions from UK residents who put their money in tax-haven offshore trusts today, after the High Court rejected a challenge that claimed the measures would lead to destitution and marital breakdown.
Tough questions Tony Blair should answer at the Chilcot Inquiry
Posted on January 28, 2010The decision to wage war is one peculiarly within the personal remit of the Prime Minister. Tony Blair?s attendance at the Chilcot Inquiry, therefore, is hugely significant on a number of levels. Primarily he has to be asked direct questions about his personal thought processes and determinations...
FSA to vet more senior staff
Posted on January 28, 2010The number of roles for which executives must be vetted by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will jump from 14 to 22 under proposals released by the regulator today.
Supreme Court quashes 'Draconian' powers that allowed freezing of terror assets
Posted on January 27, 2010Ministers? efforts to combat terrorism were dealt a fresh blow today when the UK?s highest court quashed measures to freeze the assets of terror suspects imposed without the approval of Parliament.
US lawyers persuaded Lord Goldsmith to change his mind on Iraq war
Posted on January 27, 2010Tony Blair only got the ?green light? to invade Iraq after his Attorney General visited Washington and was told by US lawyers that he was wrong to oppose the war.
Beneficiary is still a ?person of great concern?
Posted on January 27, 2010One of the men whose financial freedom was restored by the Supreme Court is a UN-designated terrorist suspect with links to the airline bomb plotters.
'Criminal barristers feel that they have an economic gun to their heads'
Posted on January 27, 2010Paul Mendelle, QC, is one of those barristers the public loves to hate. He defends the indefensible, those accused of rape, murder, unspeakable acts of cruelty. His last big case was acting for Baby P?s mother, Tracey Connelly.
Supermarkets ripe to be beaten at their own game
Posted on January 27, 2010It is hard to feel hugely sympathetic to the Society of Law Agents, representing Scotland?s independent solictors. They have been slow in realising what is about to happen to their profession; they have failed to turn out their members to vote against the reforms at the operative period; and their complaints now smack of whingeing rather than principled opposition.
High street solicitors fear annihilation by ?Tesco law? giants
Posted on January 27, 2010Hundreds of small independent solicitors across Scotland could be forced out of business after four of the biggest law firms in the country voted through reforms that will enable supermarkets and banks to provide cut-price legal advice on services such as house purchases and small claims.
Lawyer of the Week: Michael Wolkind
Posted on January 27, 2010Michael Wolkind, QC, of 2 Bedford Row Chambers, acted for Munir Hussain, a businessman jailed for 30 months for permanently injuring an intruder. He was freed by the Court of Appeal headed by the Lord Chief Justice, and sentenced instead to 12 months, suspended for two years.
The way lawyers do business is changing - is it time for them to plan ahead?
Posted on January 27, 2010Clients say that law firms are not doing enough to respond to the economic downturn. Law firms, meanwhile, say that clients are too focused on costs. These are two of the main findings of a recent study, commissioned by LexisNexis, on the state of the American legal industry.
Supreme Court strikes down terror suspects' anonymity orders
Posted on January 27, 2010It was not a good start for the Supreme Court. ?Your first term docket,? Geoffrey Robertson, QC, told the new justices last October, ?reads like alphabet soup.?
Radio presenter Jon Gaunt wins right to challenge ?Nazi? ruling by Ofcom
Posted on January 27, 2010The radio presenter Jon Gaunt won permission for a High Court challenge against Ofcom after the regulator ruled that he had breached regulations by calling a councillor a ?Nazi? on air.
Former RBS chief Robertson denies Enron fraud
Posted on January 27, 2010The former head of Royal Bank of Scotland?s (RBS) corporate banking and financial markets group has denied the bank had made a secret arrangement with Enron, the collapsed energy giant, during a £130 million structured finance deal.
EDS employee lied to win £50m BSkyB contract
Posted on January 27, 2010A former senior employee at Electronic Data Systems (EDS), the information technology provider, gave perjured evidence during a landmark court case in which he lied about obtaining an MBA degree, a High Court judge found.
Information Commissioner has the power, but not the resources
Posted on January 27, 2010There are few organisations beyond the reach of the Information Commissioner, and Christopher Graham, the fourth holder of the role, faces a daunting set of responsibilities.
US government lawyers changed my mind on legality of war, Goldsmith tells Chilcot
Posted on January 27, 2010Tony Blair received legal approval for the Iraq war after his Attorney-General reinterpreted ?two or three? words in a United Nations resolution following advice from US government lawyers.
Swiss aim to renegotiate tax pact with US to avoid referendum
Posted on January 27, 2010The Swiss Government will try to renegotiate its landmark tax treaty with the United States, in the hope of heading off a national referendum on Switzerland?s banking secrecy laws.
Regulation of banks a question of credibility
Posted on January 27, 2010There are two conferences at Davos: the public and the private. Both kicked off yesterday with the banks lobbying on regulation. But the targets were different. The banks used the public conference to deliver their first on-the-record reactions to President Obama?s shock move to curb risk-taking at US banks.
Fraud and personal injury claims drive sharp increase in cost of insurance
Posted on January 27, 2010A sharp increase in fraudulent insurance claims is helping to fuel a record rise in the cost of motor cover, according to the AA, the roadside recovery group.
Homeowners in arrears to get greater protection
Posted on January 26, 2010Homeowners who fall into arrears on their mortgage repayments are set to benefit from greater protection under new proposals set out by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Lord Goldsmith to face pressure over legal U-turn on Iraq war
Posted on January 26, 2010Lord Goldsmith will come under pressure today to justify his opinion that the Iraq war was legal months after warning that it would break international law.
Jack Straw dismissed legal warnings, adviser tells Iraq inquiry
Posted on January 26, 2010Jack Straw repeatedly brushed aside warnings that the Iraq war was illegal, a civil servant claimed yesterday, a week after the Justice Secretary said that he only ?very reluctantly? voted for the invasion.
Attorney-General to review Edlington torture boys 'lenient' sentence
Posted on January 26, 2010Two brothers who were jailed for brutally torturing two young boys are to have their sentences reconsidered, it was announced yesterday.
Gilderdale case prompts fresh calls to clarify the law on assisted dying
Posted on January 25, 2010A devoted mother who helped her desperately ill daughter end her life with tablets and morphine walked free from court with a suspended sentence.
Hedge funds? $1bn lawsuit says Porsche lied on VW ambition$
Posted on January 25, 2010American hedge fund managers sued Porsche and two of its former top managers yesterday for more than $1 billion ($£620 million), in what may be one of the biggest damages claims ever received by a German company.
Wills & Co ceases trading amid FSA inquiry
Posted on January 25, 2010Wills & Co, the private client stockbroker, has ceased trading amid financial troubles and a Financial Services Authority (FSA) investigation.
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