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Bar Conference 2008: a word from the chairman

Posted on October 29, 2008
On November 1, the Bar will gather for its annual conference. The theme is ?Multiculturalism and Multinationalism ? tomorrow?s world? and the keynote speech is to be given by Lord Bingham of Cornhill, the recently retired senior law lord.

Ł2.5bn claim on Roman Abramovich fails because he stays in UK too little

Posted on October 29, 2008
Roman Abramovich has fought off a Ł2.5 billion claim brought by a Russian oil company after a High Court judge ruled that he was neither ?resident? nor ?domiciled? in Britain.

MS sufferer Debbie Purdy loses battle on assisted suicide

Posted on October 29, 2008
A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis appealed to Parliament yesterday after losing her landmark attempt to clarify the law on assisted suicide. Debbie Purdy, 45, vowed to fight on to the Court of Appeal after failing to win a High Court ruling that the Director of Public Prosecutions must make clear the Crown Prosecution Authority?s policy on assisted suicide.

Privacy is the issue at stake

Posted on October 29, 2008
When 27,000 people complain about a BBC broadcast, it?s a fair bet that somewhere along the line the law has been broken. But talk of Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross having committed a criminal offence in disseminating obscene material over the phone is a red herring; it is the law of privacy that could take centre stage in this dispute.

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Lord Joffe to resurrect Bill in effort to clarify law

Posted on October 29, 2008
Lord Joffe is to resurrect his Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill, two years after it was blocked by the House of Lords.

Analysis: Debbie Purdy a dignified example of why suicide law must evolve

Posted on October 29, 2008
Many people who heard Debbie Purdy?s dignified plea for clarity on whether her husband would be prosecuted if he assisted her suicide have been moved by the reasonableness of her request. Lord Justice Scott Baker said the court could not leave the case without expressing ?great sympathy?.

FSA fines manager in anti-money laundering failure

Posted on October 29, 2008
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined a senior manager of Sindicatum Holdings, the financial advisory and asset management firm, nearly Ł20,000 for failing to have adequate anti-money laundering controls in place.

Hedge funds fear bankruptcy after Porsche squeeze

Posted on October 29, 2008
Hedge funds were heading for a full-blown row with the German Government last night as it emerged that funds sitting on tens of billions of euro losses after short-selling Volkswagen could go bankrupt.

MasterCard and Visa settle $2.75bn lawsuit$

Posted on October 28, 2008
MasterCard and Visa, the credit card giants, announced a $2.75 billion settlement with Discover, relating to a lawsuit it brought over allegations of anti-competitive practices.$

Repossessions jump 71% as arrears grow

Posted on October 28, 2008
The number of repossessions in Britain soared by 71 per cent in the three months to June after more than 11,050 people lost their homes.

Banks begin appeal in overdraft charges case

Posted on October 28, 2008
High street banks today began the latest round of a legal fight that threatens an overhaul of their retail charges at a cost of billions of pounds.

Drayton Manor High School wins case against adjudicator

Posted on October 28, 2008
A leading state school has won a legal challenge over a ruling that its admissions policy discriminated against children from poor families.

Seal of approval for Sharia councils?

Posted on October 28, 2008
Debate on the status of Sharia in the UK has been stoked by Bridget Prentice, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, in comments last week that ?Sharia has no jurisdiction in England and Wales and there is no intention to change this position?.

FSA assembles crisis team for insurers

Posted on October 28, 2008
The Financial Services Authority is assembling a team of outside advisers to deal with a possible wave of corporate crises in the insurance sector.

Fraser Younson: 'A recession doesn't mean more employment work'

Posted on October 27, 2008
A recession doesn?t necessarily mean more employment work. Ten to fifteen years ago we had to hold a lot of hands but now companies have very sophisticated HR departments. They handle most things pretty well themselves and only contact lawyers when it comes to complex matters.

The Water Cooler

Posted on October 27, 2008
* With perfect timing, Pulitzer prize-winning author Barton Gellman is in London this week ahead of the US presidential election. He will be giving a talk at the London School of Economics on "The Cheney White House: Lessons for the next US President...

Drayton Manor High School attempts to clear name

Posted on October 27, 2008
An oversubscribed school accused of discriminating against children from poor families fought to clear its name yesterday in the High Court.

Beaverbrook Foundation's Ł5m legal fees in art collection fight

Posted on October 27, 2008
Nearly Ł5 million has been run up in legal fees by the descendants of the press baron Lord Beaverbrook in an attempt to secure ownership of his legacy of some Ł100 million worth of paintings.

'Non-dom' globetrotter Robert Gaines-Cooper faces huge tax bill

Posted on October 27, 2008
A globe-trotting entrepreneur is facing a multimillion-pound tax bill after failing to persuade senior judges that he has non-domiciled status because his home for more than 30 years has been a Seychelles villa.

Fraud trial could drive cases from London

Posted on October 26, 2008
One of the biggest fraud trials in British history is set to begin in the High Court today amid fears that it could harm London's reputation as a forum for commercial disputes.

MPs must rule on assisted suicide, says Director of Public Prosecutions

Posted on October 26, 2008
Any reform of the law on assisting suicide is a matter for Parliament, not prosecutors, the Director of Public Prosecutions has told The Times.

Murky truth behind Swiss suicide ?clinic? Dignitas

Posted on October 25, 2008
The Swiss call it the Gold Coast, the string of silent, discreetly guarded villas fringing Lake Zurich. Bankers, tycoons and the heirs to family fortunes live here, so the lakeside is fenced off and there is only one narrow rocky strip where the public can plunge into the water...

Ministers bow to pressure over 'power of attorney'

Posted on October 24, 2008
Ministers have bowed to criticisms over the delays, costs and complexities in new procedures for managing the affairs of elderly vulnerable people.

Why I prescribe drugs for suicide, by Dignitas doctor

Posted on October 24, 2008
Dignitas is a good thing, Exit of course too. What do you think about this? I know what I am talking about because I am one of the doctors who writes prescriptions for members of Dignitas. A prescription for what? A prescription that allows the person in question to end his life in a pain-free way, free of brutality, and moreover to do so not alone but accompanied by people standing lovingly at his side.

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