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Rajesh Gill, ?7 to 7? day trader, awarded Ł20m for City fraud

Posted on May 06, 2009
One of Britain?s most successful City traders, who was fooled into thinking he was making millions when he was really suffering huge losses, has been awarded Ł20 million after a judge ruled that his broker defrauded him.

Criminal trials cancelled because fearful witnesses fail to attend

Posted on May 06, 2009
Hundreds of trials are being cancelled or adjourned because witnesses fail to attend court to give evidence, despite reforms to improve their treatment.

DNA and the State

Posted on May 06, 2009
Belgium, Hungary, Republic of Ireland, Italy and Sweden DNA profiles and samples destroyed on acquittal or if criminal proceedings are discontinued

How DNA proved that Mark Dixie murdered Sally Anne Bowman

Posted on May 06, 2009
Mark Dixie was brought to justice for the murder of Sally Anne Bowman by chance when he was arrested nine months after her death.

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Ex-City lawyer wins right to sue for Ł5m over Catholic school abuse

Posted on May 05, 2009
The British Catholic church could face a slew of US-style compensation claims over child abuse after a former City lawyer today won the right to claim Ł5 million damages.

Patrick Raggett case may open floodgates for Catholic Church sex abuse claims

Posted on May 05, 2009
The level of the claim to be made by Patrick Raggett is the clearest indication yet that damages for abuse cases in Britain could rise closer to US levels.

Gloves are off in Tchenguiz v Horlick fight

Posted on May 05, 2009
The two sides in a battle for control of Nicola Horlick's flagship investment trust traded blows yesterday amid accusations of dodgy maths, improper exaggeration of the facts and mudslinging.

I'll sue for defamation, says US shock-jock Michael Savage, on UK banned list

Posted on May 05, 2009
An American ?shock jock? said last night that he was planning legal action against the Government after discovering that he had been on a list of 16 people banned from entering Britain since October.

Two accused of credit default insider trading

Posted on May 05, 2009
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a Deutsche Bank bond salesman and a credit trader from Millennium Management in the first case involving alleged insider trading on credit default swaps (CDSs).

Convicted teenager Kane Beales wins legal fight over 'shame' jackets

Posted on May 05, 2009
A convicted teenager who refused to wear a high visibility jacket labelled "Community Payback" was today told by a court that he had a "reasonable excuse".

Do not widen out-of-court penalties, magistrates tell Jack Straw

Posted on May 04, 2009
Magistrates want ministers to halt the widening of on-the-spot fines for offenders, warning that serious crimes are not reaching the courts. They have told Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, that the use of the fines in cases involving assault is undermining confidence in the justice system.

Fraud tempts more directors of insolvent companies

Posted on May 03, 2009
The number of directors of insolvent companies disqualified for financial crime is soaring as the recession takes hold, according to government figures.

Review begins into cross-examination of rape victim, four

Posted on May 02, 2009
AN independent review is underway into how Haringey Social Services dealt with the case of a two-year-old girl raped by a man convicted over Baby P?s death.

The developer, the yacht and mystery of the missing millions

Posted on May 02, 2009
A CONTROVERSIAL businessman at the centre of legal action by wealthy landowners Lord and Lady Fairhaven was previously involved in a bitter dispute with Kevin Morley, the former Rover car boss.

US Supreme Court Justice David Souter 'to retire'

Posted on May 01, 2009
US Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans to retire, a development that would give President Barack Obama his first chance to make an appointment to America?s highest court.

Weird Cases: couples at war

Posted on May 01, 2009
The law favours attempts at matrimonial reconciliation but not in all circumstances. After seven years of marriage, Helen Sun was getting tired of her husband not listening to her. In an effort to get his undivided attention, she embarked on a legally unconventional scheme...

Linklaters lawyers set for modest pay rise

Posted on April 30, 2009
Linklaters, the UK's second-biggest law firm, will grant a pay increase to junior lawyers this year but secretaries and other support staff will miss out.

Former JP Morgan banker demands $2.3 million 'unpaid bonus'$

Posted on April 30, 2009
A former JP Morgan banker whose defection to hedge fund Citadel sparked a major rift between the two companies is suing JP Morgan over a $2.3 million unpaid bonus.$

UBS would break Swiss law if forced to name tax evaders

Posted on April 30, 2009
UBS would be forced to break Swiss criminal law if it gave America's tax authorities the names of potential tax evaders, the Swiss bank warned today.

Catch-22 that condemns a child to grow up with strangers

Posted on April 30, 2009
I wrote about this case last year partly because I was approached by Tim Yeo, the parents? MP. Mr Yeo believes that the local authority overreacted in removing this child. ?Social services have told me that neither parent has a record of abuse or violence,? he says. ?They have hidden behind a cloak of secrecy.?

Baby was put in care even though mother ?posed no risk?

Posted on April 30, 2009
A baby was placed into care and is facing adoption after a psychologist misdiagnosed the mother?s mental state.

Allen & Overy spawns new firm with a feminine voice

Posted on April 30, 2009
The City?s leading law firms do not have a proud record of promoting women to their senior ranks, but a new firm, to be spun off today from Allen & Overy, Britain?s fourthbiggest law firm, is set to turn the gender bias on its head.

Struck off: lawyer who made Ł13m from sick miners

Posted on April 30, 2009
A former television presenter who became one of Britain?s highest-earning solicitors has been struck off for ?disgraceful? misconduct in his handling of sick miners? compensation claims.

Former BlueCrest trader fined and banned by FSA

Posted on April 29, 2009
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned a former trader at BlueCrest Capital Management from working in the City and fined him Ł35,000 for deliberately mismarking his trading positions at the hedge fund.

In the City: what's in a name? It's a long story . . .

Posted on April 29, 2009
Naming rights

Darling's Budget starts to reverse Big Bang

Posted on April 29, 2009
It would be hard to find a Budget that has been so poorly (in every sense of that word) received than last week?s effort by Chancellor Darling.

Business big shot: Bruce Buck, Partner in Skadden

Posted on April 29, 2009
There aren't many law firms that would let one of their leading partners moonlight as the chairman of a Premier League football club, but Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is not a typical practice and Bruce Buck is not a typical lawyer.

Why the CSA must target parents who avoid maintenance

Posted on April 29, 2009
Much has been written about the tougher line being taken to recover money due for the care of children. Measures in the Welfare Reform Bill, which received its second reading in the Lords yesterday, would allow the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission to suspend the driving licences and passports of persistent non-payers.

Lawyer of the Week: Jo Pizzala

Posted on April 29, 2009
Jo Pizzala, a partner in Plexus Law, acted for the Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance in its private prosecution for contempt of court against Joanne Kirk for making false statements in a claim for damages from a road traffic accident.

One man had a heart attack when the bailiffs insisted on their money

Posted on April 29, 2009
With personal debt rising, more and more people risk finding bailiffs on their doorstep. Councils, for instance, are using them increasingly to collect tax arrears. Until last month ministers intended to extend bailiffs? powers to use force when entering a home and seizing goods to settle civil debts.

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