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Child court chief Anthony Douglas is called to account by judge

Posted on May 28, 2009
The head of the children?s court agency was summoned by a judge yesterday to explain ?deplorable and entirely unacceptable? case delays after the Baby Peter scandal.

Cafcass improving under Anthony Douglas but still fails children

Posted on May 28, 2009
Since the day it opened its doors nine years ago, Cafcass has barely been out of the line of fire. The service, set up by Tony Blair, represents the views of children in the family courts in both public law cases, such as care or adoption proceedings, and private law, including custody battles.

Eversheds profits plunge 27 per cent as downturn bites

Posted on May 27, 2009
Eversheds, the national law firm, today announced a 27 per cent drop in profit per equity partner in the first sign of how major law firms are struggling as a result of the economic crisis.

Six arrested in FSA insider dealing probe

Posted on May 27, 2009
Five men and one woman were today arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into suspected organised insider dealing, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) said.

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Partner profits at Lovells down 12%

Posted on May 27, 2009
Partners' profits at Lovells, the UK's fifth-largest law firm, fell 11 per cent last year despite revenue increasing to �531 million as a result of the weak pound.

Jack Straw defends virtual courts after trial at police station

Posted on May 27, 2009
Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, was in court yesterday ? to defend his plans for ?virtual courts?, under which thousands of defendants will lose their right to have a courtroom hearing.

�15,000 Times fine proves the need for reform of an indefensible law

Posted on May 27, 2009
The decision of the Divisional Court (Lord Justice Pill and Mr Justice Sweeney) last Friday to fine Times Newspapers �15,000 for a report in this newspaper about a jury?s verdict in a manslaughter case strengthens the campaign for reform of an indefensible law of contempt of court.

Should Britain import the US method of dealing with fraud?

Posted on May 27, 2009
The headlines in these pages this week that ?City police warn of huge rise in fraud cases? was accompanied by the astonishing report that the number of reported frauds has risen by 64 per cent in the past year ?with people from all walks of life falling victim?.

Would you want to know if a Ouija board decided your case?

Posted on May 27, 2009
It seems trite law that the secrets of the jury room, however compelling, must never be revealed. The British have a penchant for locking away in the closet distasteful truths about much loved institutions ? whether jury deliberations or Liberal politicians.

Lawyer of the Week: Jocelyn Cockburn

Posted on May 27, 2009
Jocelyn Cockburn, a partner at Hodge Jones & Allen, acts for Catherine Smith, whose son Jason died of heatstroke while serving in Iraq in 2003. The Court of Appeal?s landmark ruling confirmed that the Human Rights Act 1998 can apply to British troops, even on the battlefield...

Sikirat Agbaje appeals to Lords over �7,000 Nigerian divorce payout

Posted on May 27, 2009
An elderly woman left almost penniless in a divorce dispute is to go to the highest court in a challenge that will test London?s reputation as ?divorce capital of the world?.

FSA punishes third Morgan Stanley trader

Posted on May 26, 2009
Sources in Morgan Stanley today insisted that there was no systemic problem on its trading floor in London as the third trader in two weeks was banned from working in the City for dishonest behaviour.

Shell in court over death of Nigerian activist

Posted on May 26, 2009
Shell, one of the world?s biggest oil companies, will go on trial tomorrow over allegations that it was complicit in the execution of a well-known Nigerian environmental activist and author.

Why Qatar will be the place to be this weekend

Posted on May 26, 2009
This weekend chief justices and other top judges from across the globe descend on Doha in Qatar along with bankers, regulators, academics and lawyers. The topics of debate will be the rule of law in the context of globalisation as well as the regulation of financial markets, trade and finance co-operation and international dispute resolution.

Police chief Colin Port risks career by refusing to return child abuse data

Posted on May 26, 2009
A chief constable could face jail and an end to his 35-year police career for defying a High Court order to return computers suspected of holding a huge collection of child abuse images to a controversial expert witness.

Policeman is cleared by IPCC over Jean Charles de Menezes inquest

Posted on May 26, 2009
A police surveillance officer who admitted deleting some of his notes during the inquest into the shooting by police of Jean Charles de Menezes was cleared of ?deliberate deception? yesterday.

Harry Rednapp lawyer takes on the police again over search warrant

Posted on May 26, 2009
The lawyer who has put a police chief?s job on the line over a search warrant is the same man who represented Harry Redknapp in his successful claim over a dawn raid on his home.

Third Morgan Stanley trader is sanctioned

Posted on May 26, 2009
A senior trader at Morgan Stanley in London who cheated seven institutional clients was banned for an unspecified period yesterday from working in the City, the third trader at the bank to be outlawed in a fortnight.

City police warn of huge rise in fraud cases

Posted on May 25, 2009
Fraud is soaring during the recession and must be made a police priority, the senior officer heading the national drive against economic crime said.

Rockefeller impostor to plead insanity in daughter abduction trial

Posted on May 25, 2009
An impostor who passed himself off as a Rockefeller in America for 15 years is to plead insanity when he goes on trial today accused of snatching his London-based daughter.

CBI calls for urgent reform of pensions legislation to let companies repair shortfalls

Posted on May 25, 2009
Britain?s recession-hit companies risk being dragged down by their retirement obligations unless they are given more time to tackle ballooning deficits in their final salary pension schemes, according to the CBI. The employers? lobby group is calling on the Pensions Regulator to intervene urgently and give companies at least 15 years to repair the shortfalls in their pension schemes, rather than the present ten.

Hammer and tongs row at Good Hair Day

Posted on May 23, 2009
THE entrepreneur who co-founded the GHD hair-care products company is involved in a legal row with a private-equity firm that owns 40% of the business.

Council uses terror law to spy on shirker in shower

Posted on May 23, 2009
A LOCAL council has used surveillance powers designed to catch terrorists and prevent serious crime to check how long a member of staff spent in the shower.

Third man in fraud inquiry flies into UK

Posted on May 22, 2009
City of London Police are poised to interview a third man in connection with an allegedly fraudulent investment scheme that led to losses of up to �250 million for investors.

The Times fined �15,000 for contempt of court

Posted on May 22, 2009
Two High Court judges fined The Times yesterday for contempt of court in revealing how the jurors in a manslaughter trial reached their verdict.

Law should be changed to increase transparency of juries

Posted on May 22, 2009
Research on how real juries decide cases is illegal. That is a bizarre and unsustainable law in the age of openness. Taxpayers fund more than 800,000 juror sitting days a year: why should we not be allowed to discover how juries operate?

Weird cases: dodging jury service

Posted on May 22, 2009
Serving on a jury is an important civic duty. In America, however, about half of all people summoned do not serve or get excused duty. Most people seeking an excusal fill out the application form politely but Erik Slye from Gallatin County, Montana, took a different approach.

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