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Broker escapes jail over forged FSA applications
Posted on November 18, 2008The first person to be prosecuted by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) over falsifying an application for authorisation to sell financial products has been given a suspended sentence.
Lord Bingham attacks Bush for 'cynical' disregard for international law
Posted on November 18, 2008One of Britain's most senior legal figures has castigated the Bush administration for its "cynical" disregard for the rule of international law and the UK's record as "an occupying power in Iraq".
Partners at UK?s ten biggest law firms take home £1.1m in profits
Posted on November 18, 2008Partners at Britain?s ten biggest law firms took home an average of £1.1 million in profits last year.
Miner 'didn't realise he was signing away his money'
Posted on November 18, 2008A former coalminer told a tribunal that he was ?treated terribly? by a solicitors? firm that sliced a £2,330 ?success fee? from compensation he was awarded for industrial disease.
Victims cannot sue party
Posted on November 18, 2008Thousands of BNP members whose details were leaked will not be able to sue either the far-right group or the disgruntled former member suspected of publishing the list, leading lawyers said last night.
Early payout for Buncefield victims
Posted on November 18, 2008Around 270 families whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the Buncefield fire will share an initial payout of £320,000 after their lawyers reached an agreement with the plant's operators today.
Constance Briscoe, author of Ugly, admits mistakes in 'fictional' abuse case
Posted on November 18, 2008The author of a bestselling memoir who is being sued for libel by her mother admits that she made mistakes in her book but is not a malicious fantasist, a court heard today.
Lovells reappoints David Harris as managing partner
Posted on November 17, 2008Lovells has reappointed David Harris as managing partner just two weeks after reporting one of the standout first-half performances among the UK's leading law firms.
Michael Jackson sued by Bahraini sheikh
Posted on November 17, 2008Michael Jackson, the troubled pop star, is facing a multi-million-pound breach of contract action in London today, just days after he disposed of his Neverland ranch in California.
Legal fees of £2400, winnings of £200
Posted on November 17, 2008Beresfords often banked more money for its work on a coal health claim than the total sum of damages awarded to its client.
Judges? report backs US-style plan that give lawyers a cut of damages
Posted on November 17, 2008A report seen by The Times supports the adoption of US-style contingency deals in which lawyers take their fees out of damages won for clients.
Solicitors accused over ?dubious deals? with union official that cost sick miners thousands
Posted on November 17, 2008Britain?s highest-earning solicitor acted dishonestly and with ?conscious impropriety? in dealings with a mining union that led to his firm handling thousands of industrial disease compensation claims, a tribunal heard yesterday.
Warning over fixed penalty notices for violent crimes
Posted on November 17, 2008Magistrates gave warning yesterday that the criminal justice system is being ?undermined? because thousands of serious offences are being processed by police using fixed penalty notices away from public scrutiny.
Mike Pullen: 'Companies need to take competition law seriously'
Posted on November 17, 2008I think we're going to see more competition enforcement and more anticompetitive behaviour coming to light. People are using competition law to get out of contracts and there'll be more whistleblowers around. There are more people being made redundant or not getting promoted.
Judge orders Total to make 'generous' offer to Buncefield victims
Posted on November 17, 2008Hundreds of victims of the Buncefield fire moved closer to an initial payout today after a judge instructed the oil depot's operator to make them a "sensible and generous" offer.
Former Yukos owners begin $50bn claim against Russia$
Posted on November 17, 2008Former shareholders in Yukos, the defunct Russian energy giant, today began a $50 billion ($£33 billion) legal fight against the Russian government in what is believed to be the biggest commercial lawsuit ever brought.
Mother sues daughter over 'misery lit' memoir
Posted on November 17, 2008A barrister whose bestselling auto-biography recorded her memories of being abused by her mother faced her parent in the High Court yesterday.
Britain ?should be ashamed of art gift law?
Posted on November 14, 2008Britain should be ?shamed? into revising laws that make it easier for American collectors to donate art to our museums and galleries than Britons, the director of the British Museum says today.
Judge finds rural dwellers are harmed by crop sprays
Posted on November 14, 2008A woman who has fought for seven years to control use of pesticides on farmland near private houses is celebrating a landmark legal victory.
Solicitors warned on offering hard-to-shift homes in prize draws
Posted on November 14, 2008Solicitors across the country have received a formal warning about the dangers of getting involved in prize draws to shift unsold houses and flats during the economic downturn.
Sentences cut for marine hose cartel executives
Posted on November 14, 2008Three former oil industry workers who became the first British business executives to be jailed for price-fixing had their sentences reduced today.
Orrick cuts 75 as legal job losses continue
Posted on November 14, 2008Orrick Hetherington & Sutcliffe has becomes the latest US law firm to announce staff cuts with 75 redundancies across its US, Asian and European offices.
Weird Cases: suing a judge is asking for trouble
Posted on November 14, 2008A lawyer who advises a client to sue a trio of judges is asking for trouble. And trouble is what Canadian advocate Kimberly Townley-Smith now faces.
Former British ambassador fined for insider trading
Posted on November 13, 2008A former Governor of the Falkland Islands and a past British ambassador to Peru has been fined by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for insider dealing in an AIM-listed mining company which he chaired.
Wrongly-jailed men lose bid for increased compensation
Posted on November 13, 2008Two victims of high-profile ?miscarriages of justice? lost a legal bid for increased compensation today.
Italian man granted divorce because of terrible mother-in-law
Posted on November 13, 2008A court in Salerno has granted an Italian man a divorce after accepting his claim that his mother-in-law had "made my life hell".
US and Switzerland set for showdown over extradition of UBS banker
Posted on November 13, 2008The US could be heading for a legal showdown with the Swiss Government after it emerged that a senior UBS banker who is charged with conspiracy to evade taxes is in Switzerland.
Taxman misled court into granting search warrants
Posted on November 13, 2008Search warrants executed by Revenue & Customs at the offices of a tax consultancy were held to be unlawful by the High Court today.
Case studies: 'We didn't know they were getting paid twice'
Posted on November 13, 2008Stephen Platko
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