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'Written tests are no guide to your ability to be a judge?
Posted on January 28, 2009A judge has taken the unprecedented step of launching legal action because he failed to be shortlisted for a judicial post after sitting a new written test. David Page, 58, who has sat as a £102,000-a-year full-time immigration judge since 2002, was insulted and shocked to find that he was ruled out after two 40-minute written papers.
Inquests without a jury: the Government needs to think again
Posted on January 28, 2009The Coroners and Justice Bill, which had its second reading in the House of Commons on Monday, allows the Secretary of State for Justice to specify that an inquest should take place without a jury to prevent ?harm to the public interest?. The Government has failed to justify such a broad discretion to remove an important safeguard against abuse of power.
Lawyer of the Week: Chris Wilkinson
Posted on January 28, 2009Chris Wilkinson, a corporate partner at Simmons & Simmons, led the team that advised the former KGB agent Alexander Lebedev, through Lebedev Holdings, on the acquisition of a 75.1 per cent shareholding in the Evening Standard from the Daily Mail and General Trust for £1.
The right to die: why Debbie Purdy deserves an answer
Posted on January 28, 2009Next week Debbie Purdy goes to the Court of Appeal seeking clarification on the law of assisted suicide. The Suicide Act 1961 states that anyone who ?aids, abets, counsels or procures the suicide of another, or an attempt by another to commit suicide?, shall be liable for up to 14 years imprisonment if convicted.
Lords of the realm ? above the law?
Posted on January 28, 2009The Sunday Times reports that members of the House of Lords ?offered to help undercover reporters posing as lobbyists obtain an amendment in return for cash?. Kenneth Clarke, the Shadow Business Secretary, says that if the allegations were true they could be seen as corruption...
Six arrested in Langbar International fraud inquiry
Posted on January 28, 2009Spanish police have arrested six men in connection with a suspected £360 million fraud in Langbar International, an AIM-listed cash shell that collapsed in 2005 leaving shareholders with big losses.
Two Pacific Continental Securities executives banned by FSA
Posted on January 28, 2009Two executives of Pacific Continental Securities, a notorious stockbroking firm that fleeced more than 8,000 savers, were banned from the City yesterday. Steven Griggs, the former chief executive, and Charles Weston, the former finance director, were also heavily fined by the Financial Services Authority.
Atomic test victims: response from the Legal Services Commission
Posted on January 27, 2009It is incorrect to suggest that legal aid was withdrawn from the atomic test veteran?s case against the Ministry of Defence because it was decided that "the taxpayer could not afford such a claim", as The Times reported.
Halliburton to pay record $559m to settle bribery case$
Posted on January 27, 2009Halliburton, the US energy services group, has agreed to pay a record $559 million ($£394 million) to settle charges that a former subsidiary bribed Nigerian officials during a gas deal.
Jack Straw asks MPs to review law of privacy
Posted on January 27, 2009Jack Straw has signalled a review of the law of privacy with the possibility of legislation to counter the growing privacy rights being created by the courts.
Cadwalader threatens to sue departing partners
Posted on January 27, 2009Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, the US law firm, has threatened legal action against seven former London partners who quit for a rival earlier this month.
SEC 'lacks funds to detect large-scale frauds'
Posted on January 27, 2009America's financial regulator lacks the resources to detect frauds such as the $50 billion ($£36 billion) Ponzi scheme allegedly perpetrated by Bernard Madoff, according to a senior official of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Cheltenham director Christine Laird sued for 'lying about illness'
Posted on January 27, 2009A local authority accused its former managing director of fraudulent behaviour and deceit yesterday, claiming that she withheld her history of depressive illness when applying for the job.
Santander offers ?1.38 bn to compensate clients hit by Madoff
Posted on January 27, 2009Santander is offering ?1.38 billion (£1.28 billion) to reimburse individual clients who lost money in the Bernard Madoff pyramid scheme, the Spanish bank said last night.
Rise in companies using human rights laws to sue
Posted on January 26, 2009Human rights laws are increasingly being deployed by companies, hedge funds and others in commercial litigation, a new survey shows.
Linklaters faces £16m negligence claim
Posted on January 26, 2009Linklaters, the world?s second-largest law firm, gave ?careless and negligent advice? that resulted in a client losing millions of euros, a court heard today.
Pressure on Jack Straw over 'secret' inquests and mercy killing
Posted on January 26, 2009Jack Straw faces mounting opposition over plans for ?secret? inquests, tougher sentencing powers and reforms to the law on mercy-killing that come before MPs today.
Rainmakers: Nick Benwell
Posted on January 26, 2009Ten years ago, corporate lawyers in the UK would not have needed to understand criminal law unless they were very unlucky. Now we're much more like the US. We have tougher money laundering legislation as well as the likes of the Proceeds of Crime Act and the Enterprise Act.
Thomas Lubanga becomes first to stand trial for war crimes at the ICC
Posted on January 25, 2009The first trial at the International Criminal Court will get under way today when the Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga appears on war crimes charges for his role in the country's civil war.
Madoff?s UK investors set to sue
Posted on January 24, 2009UK investors are planning legal action against HSBC, UBS, Barclays and Nicola Horlick?s Bramdean fund over advice received before the Bernard Madoff $50 billion ($£36.8 billion) investment scandal.
India closer to opening up to foreign law firms
Posted on January 23, 2009International law firms hoping to break in to the lucrative Indian market received a boost this week when one of the country's top law officials indicated that its Government was softening its stance.
Linklaters to axe partners in radical shake-up
Posted on January 23, 2009Linklaters, the world's second-largest law firm, is set to lose up to 50 partners in the biggest shake-up in the legal services market in decades.
Linklaters to shed almost 10% of partners and juniors
Posted on January 23, 2009Linklaters, the world?s second-largest law firm, will lose up to 50 partners in the biggest shake-up in the legal services market in decades.
Freshfields targets white-collar crime with hire of three former US prosecutors
Posted on January 22, 2009Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, the City law firm, has launched an American litigation practice with the hire of three prominent former federal prosecutors.
SJ Berwin to cut up to 50 jobs as downturn worsens
Posted on January 22, 2009SJ Berwin today became the latest law firm to announce job cuts as the City?s leading legal advisers brace themselves for a recession. Up to 50 jobs could go.
Lawsuit delays compensation for overcharged passengers
Posted on January 22, 2009A landmark legal settlement that secured compensation for tens of thousands of British customers affected by price-fixing by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic is at risk of collapsing.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie in fight over child arrangements
Posted on January 22, 2009Madonna and her former film director husband Guy Ritchie are still wrangling over arrangements for their children, The Times has learned.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie in fight over child arrangements
Posted on January 22, 2009Madonna and her former husband Guy Ritchie are still wrangling over arrangements for their children,The Times has learnt.
SJ Berwin to cut up to 50 jobs as downturn worsens
Posted on January 22, 2009SJ Berwin today became the latest law firm to announce job cuts as the City’s leading legal advisers brace themselves for a recession. Up to 50 jobs could go.
Lawsuit delays compensation for overcharged passengers
Posted on January 22, 2009A landmark legal settlement that secured compensation for tens of thousands of British customers affected by price-fixing by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic is at risk of collapsing.
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