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Let?s not be too misty eyed about legal aid, but it is at a crossroads
Posted on January 21, 2009This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949 ? and lawyers will not need reminding that legal aid was conceived as a cornerstone of the welfare state.
Apple health reports may be examined by Securities and Exchange Commission
Posted on January 21, 2009America?s top securities regulator is understood to be investigating Apple?s recent disclosures about the health of Steve Jobs, its chief executive.
Sick workers entitled to full holiday pay, European court rules
Posted on January 20, 2009Workers on long-term sick leave are entitled to paid holidays, one of Europe?s highest courts ruled today.
Wolfson fined by FSA over disclosure failure
Posted on January 20, 2009Wolfson Microelectronics, the chip designer, was this morning fined £140,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for failing to reveal price sensitive information to the market as soon as possible.
Barclays, HBOS sued by homeowners over shared appreciation mortgages
Posted on January 20, 2009A group of homeowners who claim they were sold unfair shared appreciation mortgages took the first step towards suing their lenders today.
Hacker Gary McKinnon 'at risk of suicide' if extradited to US
Posted on January 20, 2009A British computer expert accused of hacking into US military networks would be at real risk of psychosis or suicide if extradited to America, the High Court was told today.
JJB Sports boss Chris Ronnie suspended amid shares inquiry
Posted on January 20, 2009JJB Sports suspended its chief executive yesterday as the investigation into his lost stake continues. Chris Ronnie admitted last week that the 27.5 per cent stake he controlled in the retailer had reverted to the liquidators of Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander (KSF), his financial backer...
Tessa Jowell?s estranged husband ?took $600,000 bribe from Silvio Berlusconi to pay off loan on home$?
Posted on January 20, 2009The estranged husband of Tessa Jowell, the Olympics Minister, accepted a $600,000 (then $£350,000) bribe from Silvio Berlusconi, a lawyer from the Italian Prime Minister?s office told a court. David Mills is alleged to have used the bribe to pay off a loan guaranteed by a home that he owned with Ms Jowell in London.
Attorney-General go-ahead to prosecute The Times
Posted on January 20, 2009London The Attorney-General has been given permission to bring contempt of court proceedings against the publishers of The Times and the foreman of a jury alleged to have revealed ?secrets of the jury room?.
Makinson Cowell advice brings Wolfson Microelectronics £140,000 fine
Posted on January 20, 2009One of the City's most respected investor relations firms was fighting to defend its reputation last night after advice that it gave to Wolfson Microelectronics led to the chipmaker being rebuked by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and fined £140,000.
Breakthrough for taxman after Guernsey agrees to reveal bank account details
Posted on January 20, 2009The tax haven of Guernsey threw open its doors to British authorities yesterday as HM Revenue and Customs stepped up its efforts to track down evaders.
Rainmakers: Mark Soundy
Posted on January 19, 2009The last five years have been a bit of a roller coaster ride. At the height of the private equity market things were getting out of hand. At times it was a little unsatisfying as a lawyer because I didn't feel I was able to add much to the deal ? people were just asking us to get the deal done...
The Water Cooler
Posted on January 19, 2009* With the rise of litigants acting on their own without lawyers, the work of the Personal Support Unit (the advice bureau in the Royal Courts of Justice) is more crucial than ever. So the unit has done well to be selected as the charity of choice for BBC Radio 4?s appeal...
Coroners and justice: new year, newish Bill
Posted on January 19, 2009Jack Straw?s main piece of legislation this session is a post-seasonal Christmas tree bill ? numerous glittering baubles but some weighty presents, too. There will be more glee in the unwrapping of some than others.
'Pentagon hacker' Gary McKinnon in last-ditch bid to halt extradition
Posted on January 19, 2009A British computer hacker begins a last-ditch challenge tomorrow to stop his extradition to the United States where he could face up to 70 years? jail.
RBS chief Stephen Hester attacks short-selling as shares slide
Posted on January 19, 2009Stephen Hester, the chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, criticised the decision to lift the ban on the short-selling of banking shares yesterday as he saw his own bank's price collapse by more than 66 per cent to only 11.6p.
Slaughter and May sidesteps the financial carnage
Posted on January 18, 2009Slaughter and May has always been different. The last of the big traditional partnerships, with nothing as vulgar as a public relations department, it prides itself on never having hired a partner from outside the firm. But its restrained approach ? compared to the gung-ho expansionism of Clifford Chance or Linklaters ? once derided as old-fashioned, is now looking more appropriate in the credit crunch era.
Even lawyers are feeling the pinch
Posted on January 17, 2009THEY may be losing their jobs in droves but the army of corporate lawyers working in London does not expect much sympathy.
Comment: 'Mortimer did more for law than any other modern figure'
Posted on January 16, 2009Sir John Mortimer, QC, was a mighty legal figure who exercised an enormous, benign and enduring influence over British law.
John Mortimer, creator of Rumpole, dies aged 85
Posted on January 16, 2009Sir John Mortimer, the barrister who became one of Britain's most famous authors and created the much-loved Horace Rumpole, has died at the age of 85.
Five plead guilty over £80m Ponzi scheme
Posted on January 16, 2009Five individuals behind a Ponzi scheme that conned British property investors out of an estimated £80 million have pleaded guilty to their roles in the fraud.
Five admit defrauding investors of £80m in property swindle
Posted on January 16, 2009Five buy-to-let cheats have pleaded guilty to defrauding property investors of an estimated £80 million in a Ponzi-style scheme.
Burglars who steal personal mementoes must get longer sentences, top judge says
Posted on January 16, 2009Burglars who steal sentimental and irreplaceable items such as photographs and love letters should be given stiff sentences by the courts, the Lord Chief Justice said yesterday.
Government proposes witness immunity power for FSA
Posted on January 15, 2009The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be given formal powers to grant immunity to witnesses in criminal investigations under new Government proposals.
BBC ready to reject proposal for 'Frankenstein' tie-up with Channel 4 on grounds of value
Posted on January 15, 2009Secret merger talks between the BBC and Channel 4 are on the verge of collapse, as frustrated executives of the corporation believe that a ?Frankenstein? tie-up between the two would destroy value and break European law.
Sick miners? solicitor, Jim Beresford, 58, made £40m
Posted on January 15, 2009A solicitor made a personal profit of more than £40 million from his firm?s handling of compensation claims by sick miners. Jim Beresford, 58, banked £37.7 million from 2004-07, and in the year ending September 2007 his share of Beresfords? profits was £10...
MPs defy the judges to keep ?John Lewis? expenses list secret
Posted on January 15, 2009Details of MPs? claims for plasma televisions, furniture and cleaning bills will be kept secret after Harriet Harman bowed to backbenchers? pressure to stop expenses claims being published.
Shareholders challenge 'unlawful' Northern Rock bailout
Posted on January 14, 2009Northern Rock was secretly given a ?substantial? valuation by the Government while shareholders received nothing in compensation when it was nationalised, the High Court was told yesterday.
Serious Fraud Office asks for £15m to cover 'urgent' hole in budget
Posted on January 14, 2009Fraud investigators were accused yesterday of letting their budgets slide ?out of control? after asking ministers for an extra £15 million, the second request in two months.
Man Group to sue over Madoff 'fraud' losses
Posted on January 14, 2009Man Group, the world's largest listed hedge fund, said today that it would take legal action over its exposure to the $50 billion ($£34 billion) fraud allegedly perpetrated by Bernard Madoff, the American financier.
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