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Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander sues Britain over UK subsidiary

Posted on January 06, 2009
Kaupthing is suing the Government over its handling of the stricken Icelandic bank's UK subsidiary in a legal action bankrolled by the Icelandic Government.

Thousands bankrupted over unpaid council tax

Posted on January 06, 2009
Thousands of vulnerable people are being forced into bankruptcy as town halls use increasingly aggressive tactics to chase council tax arrears.

Hard times spark falling-out of partners in leading law firms

Posted on January 05, 2009
Once regarded as secure for life, partners in Britain's leading law firms are now being presented with a stark choice: prove your worth or leave. Almost 2,000 of them could go.

EAT rules law firms can force partners to retire

Posted on January 05, 2009
Law firms will be able to enforce a mandatory retirement age for partners following a landmark ruling that clarifies how age discrimination laws apply to partnerships.

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US regulator questioned over Madoff scandal

Posted on January 05, 2009
The man leading an internal inquiry into the top US financial regulator will be grilled by politicians later today over its failure to uncover the alleged $50 billion Madoff fraud despite examining the investment group at least eight times in 16 years...

Divorce lawyers braced for busiest week ever

Posted on January 05, 2009
The ?double whammy? of Christmas and the credit crunch will make this week one of the busiest ever for divorce lawyers, experts said today.

Threat to SEC as Madoff breaks bail by mailing $1m in jewellery$

Posted on January 05, 2009
Politicians on Capitol Hill yesterday questioned whether America?s main financial regulator has any future as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) came under renewed attack for missing what is believed to be the world?s biggest fraud.

FSA calls end to ban on short-selling of financial stock

Posted on January 05, 2009
The ban on the short-selling of shares that was introduced to protect Britain's banks is to be lifted.

Retirement funds at risk in HBOS deal, says trustee

Posted on January 05, 2009
HBOS could be ?hollowed out? by its takeover partner Lloyds TSB, leaving the 79,000 people in the HBOS pension fund at risk of not having their pensions paid in full, the scheme?s leading independent trustee warned yesterday.

Jackpots and stakes doubled as gaming industry given boost by ministers

Posted on January 04, 2009
Gamblers will be able to bet more and win bigger prizes on slot machines in pubs, clubs and amusement arcades after successful lobbying of the Government by the gaming industry.

US banks drawn into Bernard Madoff scandal amid fear of more victims

Posted on January 04, 2009
Westport National Bank letter dated December 12, 2008

City law firms prepare for painful year ahead

Posted on January 02, 2009
Expectations of a prolonged economic slump combined with a renewed assault on lawyers? fees means that top City law firms are bracing themselves for a painful 2009.

Linklaters crowned king of global M&A

Posted on January 02, 2009
Linklaters, the UK based law firm, has claimed first place in a global mergers and acquisitions league table ousting US rival Sullivan & Cromwell, which has held the top spot for the past four years.

Welcome to 2009: the year of the regulator

Posted on January 02, 2009
British businesses will have to navigate a ?regulatory minefield? in 2009 as global law enforcement agencies and regulators step up activity in response to the economic downturn, leading lawyers warn.

FSA under pressure to extend ban on short-selling

Posted on January 01, 2009
Opposition and back bench politicians called on regulators to extend a ban on the short-selling of shares in banks, which runs out in a fortnight.

Tell us your holiday plans, banks insist

Posted on January 01, 2009
Credit and debit cardholders are being told by banks to notify them of their holiday destinations and foreign travel plans or face having their accounts frozen in moves to combat fraud.

Accused troops will face more robust courts martial, says prosecutions chief

Posted on January 01, 2009
British troops accused of breaking the law face more rigorous prosecution in wholesale changes to the system for preparing cases for courts martial.

COMMENT: Reforms are long overdue, but lawyer will be treading a very difficult path

Posted on January 01, 2009
On a patrol in Helmand province one day, a young British soldier was pointed out to me ? he had done something that I could not bring myself to ask him about. He had killed a man, a woman and a baby in a car with a single bullet. Their vehicle had inexplicably jumped the queue at a British checkpoint...

The Water Cooler

Posted on December 31, 2008
* Hard on the heels of Britain?s richest lawyer, Jim Beresford, and his partner, Douglas Smith, being struck off last month after being found guilty of creaming millions of pounds from compensation paid to sick miners, the next law firm to come before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal is up for a hearing...

Jog your memory in our annual legal quiz

Posted on December 31, 2008
1. Who said to a judge: ?I don?t need a lawyer. I?ve been in this court more than you have??

How to make the most out of losing your job

Posted on December 31, 2008
Jonathan Ross may have escaped a sacking but Edward Stourton, the popular BBC Radio 4 presenter, did not.

Lawyer of the Week: Natasha Rees

Posted on December 31, 2008
Natasha Rees, a partner at Forsters, acted for the tenants, Sportelli, in a number of conjoined appeals to the House of Lords on the question of ?hope value? in leasehold enfranchisement claims.

Knowles and Lewis knighted for services to law

Posted on December 31, 2008
Nigel Knowles and David Lewis, two of the UK?s most prominent legal figures, have been knighted for services to their profession.

Henry Kaufman, aka Dr Doom, and Kevin Bacon join Madoff victims

Posted on December 31, 2008
Henry Kaufman, the Wall Street economist known as Dr Doom, and Kevin Bacon, the Hollywood actor, have emerged as the latest victims of Bernard Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi scheme.$

Gordon Brown rules out change in law on assisted dying

Posted on December 30, 2008
Gordon Brown today made plain that he would block any move to relax the law on assisted suicide, less than a month after he first revealed that he opposed new legislation.

'Honey laundering' beats US tariffs on Chinese food products

Posted on December 30, 2008
As scientists race to investigate the sudden and inexplicable collapse of bee colonies in America and Europe, international smugglers are coming up with new and imaginative ways to get Winnie the Pooh?s favourite snack into breakfast cereals and onto supermarket shelves.

Austria makes move on Bank Medici after Madoff losses

Posted on December 30, 2008
It emerged last night that the Austrian Government may have to take control of Vienna-based Bank Medici.

FBI steps up search for evidence in Bernard Madoff scandal

Posted on December 29, 2008
The FBI is understood to be monitoring key individuals connected to the $50 billion ($�34 billion) Bernard Madoff investment scandal as the federal agency comes under increased pressure to construct a criminal case against the 70-year-old financier.

Popeye the Sailor copyright free 70 years after Elzie Segar's death

Posted on December 29, 2008
?I yam what I yam,? declared Popeye. And just what that is is likely to become less clear as the copyright expires on the character who generates about �1.5 billion in annual sales.

Council to sue former director Christine Laird for �750,000

Posted on December 29, 2008
A council has begun legal action to recover more than �750,000 from its former chief executive.

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