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Music industry talks break down in illegal downloading row

Posted on September 20, 2009
The music industry dispute over illegal downloading intensified yesterday after talks between record labels and a rebel group of artists broke down.

Managers await sentencing on accounts fraud

Posted on September 18, 2009
Three former senior managers of Alfred McAlpine Slate, the Welsh business that quarried the slate used for the roof of Buckingham Palace, are due to be sentenced for their roles in an accounting fraud today.

Yvonne Hossack cleared of professional misconduct

Posted on September 18, 2009
A solicitor and prominent campaigner against care home closures was cleared of breaching professional rules of conduct by a Solicitors? Disciplinary Tribunal in London today.

Judge sanctions Aviva fund scheme

Posted on September 18, 2009
Attempts to block a scheme under which insurance group Aviva will give policyholders Ł500 million in exchange for giving up their rights in a fund worth Ł1.2 billion failed today when a High Court judge approved the plan.

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Former investment banker William Murphy wins bigger share of divorce payout

Posted on September 18, 2009
A former investment banker has succeeded in winning a bigger divorce settlement after appealing against a ruling in which his wife was awarded 65 per cent of their joint assets.

Aviva policyholders must settle for Ł500m payout

Posted on September 18, 2009
About 800,000 policyholders of with-profits funds run by Aviva, Britain?s largest insurer, will share less than half of the billion-pound windfall promised just over 18 months ago.

Gale Norton at centre of corruption inquiry over oil-shale awards to Shell

Posted on September 17, 2009
Gale Norton, a senior member of President Bush?s Cabinet, is the focus of a corruption investigation over her support of oil-shale exploration by Royal Dutch Shell, her current employer.

Attorney-General under investigation for hiring an illegal migrant

Posted on September 17, 2009
Baroness Scotland of Asthal, the Attorney-General, has been placed under investigation after she admitted that she had employed an illegal migrant. Britain?s most senior law officer sacked Loloahi Tapui after the 27-year-old Tongan was revealed by the Daily Mail to have overstayed her student visa.

EU to seek global deal on bankers? bonuses

Posted on September 17, 2009
The European Union will seek a global deal on clawing back or cancelling bankers? bonuses at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh next week after agreement among the 27 European leaders last night.

Settlement near for Ivory Coast?s victims of contaminated waste

Posted on September 17, 2009
At Djibi in the north of Ivory Coast?s biggest city, contaminated soil has been gathered into giant white bags that cover an area bigger than two tennis courts.

Harriet Harman tries to end corporate lap-dancing tax break

Posted on September 17, 2009
Harriet Harman has declared war on the culture of corporate entertainment in lap-dancing clubs, saying that businessmen will no longer be able to claim back tax on their expenses.

FSA orders Lloyds to stay in the special assets scheme

Posted on September 17, 2009
Hopes that Lloyds Banking Group would be able to strike a lenient deal with Brussels over state aid have been dashed after the City regulator barred it from leaving the Government?s scheme for toxic assets.

Sky attacks Ofcom over plans to rein in charges

Posted on September 17, 2009
BSkyB will today launch a bitter attack on Ofcom, accusing the regulator of exceeding its legal powers and using flawed analysis to insist that it cuts the price for selling Sky Sports and Sky Movies to rivals.

Andrew Cuomo, New York Attorney-General, subpoenas five BoA directors

Posted on September 16, 2009
The New York Attorney-General will force five Bank of America directors to testify under oath as part of his investigation into the bank?s controversial $50 billion acquisition of Merrill Lynch.$

Société Générale sues Saudi billionaire to recover $50m loan$

Posted on September 16, 2009
Société Générale, the French bank, has launched legal action to recover a $50 million loan from a company controlled by Maan al-Sanea, the Saudi billionaire who owns nearly three per cent of HSBC.$

Home Secretary Alan Johnson denies 'consipiracy' to shut care homes

Posted on September 16, 2009
The Home Secretary appeared before a tribunal yesterday to back a lawyer facing disciplinary charges over her work campaigning against the closure of council care homes.

Home Secretary admits control orders may have to go

Posted on September 16, 2009
Alan Johnson has today admitted the control order regime under which freed terror suspects are kept under surveillance may be swept away by the courts in the coming months.

Allen Stanford claims he cannot afford a lawyer

Posted on September 16, 2009
Allen Stanford, the financier charged with defrauding investors of $7 billion ($Ł4.3 billion), will be represented by a public lawyer after telling a US court that he has no money to pay for an attorney.

Lawyer of the Week: Phillippa Kaufman

Posted on September 16, 2009
Phillippa Kaufman, of Doughty Street Chambers, acted for a transsexual convicted killer who was born a man but has had her womanhood recognised by law and her birth certificate amended. The High Court ruled that she be transferred to a woman?s prison.

Hold the front page (lawyer?s request)

Posted on September 16, 2009
Journalism is changing faster than at any time in its history but still not as frequently as the law. The editors of McNae?s Essential Law for Journalists need to revise their textbook roughly every two years which, since an up-to-date edition is required reading for media students, must be fine for royalties but involves constantly beating deadlines...

Shipping finds itself at the crest and the bottom of a wave

Posted on September 16, 2009
On Monday morning the full complement of new trainees arrived at Ince & Co, the maritime law specialist. Unlike the picture at many other City law firms, there had been no need for deferrals. In fact, it took on two more young lawyers than last year.

Citizens Advice Bureau: a national treasure under pressure

Posted on September 16, 2009
?Sorry, due to staff shortage (swine flu etc) we can only see a limited number of people today,? reads the note pinned on the door of the Tottenham branch of the Citizens Advice Bureau. I have a full four minutes to digest the message because it takes that long for someone to open said door.

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