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Dinghy sailors and canoeists to be subject to shipping laws

Posted on July 26, 2009
Canoes, surfboards and dinghies are to be given the same legal status as cruise liners and oil tankers in a clampdown on reckless behaviour at sea.

British trader seeks $100m pay from Citi$

Posted on July 25, 2009
THE British-born trader Andrew Hall is pressing Citigroup to honour a $100m ($Ł61m) pay package that could spark a showdown between the banking giant and America?s new pay czar.

New Jersey, old sleaze

Posted on July 25, 2009
TONY SOPRANO and friends did for New Jersey what the Kray twins did for London?s East End. Who would visit the Blind Beggar if the Krays hadn?t killed there first? Now busloads of tourists visit the unprepossessing Pizzaland and Muffler Man from the programme?s opening credits, perhaps in the hope that some of Tony?s animal magic will rub off on them.

Business doctor

Posted on July 25, 2009
Reclaiming VAT on unpaid debts

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Damages in Emlick's libel case could top Ł1m

Posted on July 25, 2009
AN EDINBURGH property developer has been awarded more than Ł1m in damages and costs against a Dubai newspaper after it wrongly said that he had deceived Middle East investors.

Civilian engineer loses claim against MoD over blast injuries in Iraq

Posted on July 24, 2009
A civilian engineer wounded in a bomb blast in Iraq lost a claim for damages against the Ministry of Defence and a private consultancy today. The ruling is a potential blow for other people hoping to sue for injuries sustained in a war zone.

OFT increases pressure over milk price-fixing

Posted on July 23, 2009
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has renewed its attack on two leading retailers, Tesco and Wm Morrison, over alleged price-fixing in milk and other dairy products. The two supermarket groups continue to deny any wrong-doing.

Lord Neuberger named Master of the Rolls

Posted on July 23, 2009
The youngest of the law lords is to be the next head of England and Wales? civil justice system, Downing Street announced today.

Police inquiry into MPs? expenses to be quick and focused, says DPP

Posted on July 23, 2009
The investigation by police into MPs? expenses will be swift and focused on a few key cases, the Director of Public Prosecutions said yesterday.

Lehman analyst told to suppress negative research, Tribunal hears

Posted on July 22, 2009
A former analyst at Lehman Brothers was pressurised into burying a piece of negative research relating to a company the bank was attempting to float on the stockmarket, an Employment Tribunal heard today.

In the City: the long and the short of breakfast seminars

Posted on July 22, 2009
Long odds

The Times Law100 2009

Posted on July 22, 2009
Scorned and ridiculed they may be ? but lists of the top 100 in any profession are still compulsive reading. This is the second year of the Times Law 100 ? our pick of the most powerful and influential in the law today.

Charity: can it begin at school?

Posted on July 22, 2009
Is the Labour Government using the Charity Commission to do its dirty work for it by dispatching a poison-tipped arrow towards the independent schools? Achilles' heel ? their charitable status?

Lawyer of the Week: Rachel Atkins

Posted on July 22, 2009
Rachel Atkins, a partner at Schillings, the London firm, acts for the celebrity father who, supported by the mother, successfully challenged the media?s right of access under rules designed to open up the family courts to public scrutiny.

FSA fines HSBC units Ł3m for ?careless? handling of confidential data

Posted on July 22, 2009
HSBC, Europe?s biggest bank, has been fined more than Ł3 million by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for the ?careless? handling of confidential details of tens of thousands of its customers.

Legal aid auctions on hold after new delay

Posted on July 21, 2009
Plans for ?reverse? auctions of legal aid contracts to best value bidders looked in doubt last night after ministers announced delay of three years.

Deutsche Bank under investigation for 'spying'

Posted on July 21, 2009
German prosecutors are investigating Deutsche Bank after allegations that the lender spied on a small group of managers and a critical shareholder.

SFO unveils plans for US-style negotiations

Posted on July 21, 2009
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has for the first time formalised its approach towards businesses that come forward with bribery and corruption issues in return for leniency.

Equitable Life policyholders head to court

Posted on July 20, 2009
Equitable Life policyholders take their claim for compensation to the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday in a bid to overturn a Government ruling that gives them a fraction of what they say is a fair entitlement.

Scholar denies that Islamic divorce procedure is biased against women

Posted on July 20, 2009
Opponents of Sharia have long complained that it involves an inherent bias against women and treats them as second-rate citizens.

Change would help to expose unjust rulings

Posted on July 20, 2009
The move towards creating Britain?s first formal network of Sharia courts is a logical next step after the encouragement given to Islamic tribunals by leading legal and church leaders.

Regional law firms take severe steps to cut costs

Posted on July 20, 2009
Britain?s leading regional law firms, suffering even more severely from the downturn in the legal services market than their London rivals, are imposing drastic cost-cutting measures in an attempt to stave off further job losses.

More non-Muslims turning to Sharia courts to resolve civil disputes

Posted on July 20, 2009
Increasing numbers of non-Muslims are turning to Sharia courts to resolve commercial disputes and other civil matters, The Times has learnt.

Sharia penal codes would benefit Britain says Muslim Sheikh Suhaib Hasan

Posted on July 20, 2009
Hardline Islamic penal codes, such as the amputation of limbs as punishment for theft, would make Britain a safer and better place, the founder of the country?s oldest sharia court has told The Times.

Complex cases surge

Posted on July 19, 2009
A surge in the complexity and the number of investment scams pushed the value of UK fraud prosecutions to a record level in the first half of 2009. Seventeen fraudulent investment schemes, amounting to Ł321 million in all, were prosecuted in UK courts between January and June.

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