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Weird cases: from felon to fish food

Posted on September 12, 2008
Gene Hathorn, a convicted murderer on Death Row in Texas, is planning an unconventional way to dispose of his corpse. Instead of a standard burial – “ashes to ashes, dust to dust” - Hathorn is hoping to transform himself into fish food.

Hank Greenberg and three others agree $115m settlement in AIG suit$

Posted on September 11, 2008
Hank Greenberg managed last night to draw to a close a protracted legal battle over accusations that he had failed in his fiduciary duty as former chief executive of AIG.

FSA insider dealing crackdown faces second challenge

Posted on September 11, 2008
The Financial Services Authority’s (FSA) long-awaited crackdown on insider dealing hit another procedural hiccup yesterday when the case against Malcolm Calvert, a former partner at Cazenove, the Queen’s stockbroker, was put on hold.

Five new High Court judges named

Posted on September 11, 2008
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Lawyer Jeffrey Tesler 'bribed officials in $6bn Nigerian gas deal'$

Posted on September 11, 2008
A suburban solicitor accused of distributing £100 million of bribes to secure lucrative gas contracts is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office.

‘Hacker network’ targets UAE banks in ATM cash fraud

Posted on September 11, 2008
Banks in the United Arab Emirates are struggling to resolve a security breach after it emerged that hackers used counterfeit bank and credit cards to steal funds from customers’ accounts.

Enron lawyers in record $688m payday$

Posted on September 10, 2008
Lawyers who helped Enron investors recover their losses will be paid $688 million in fees in the largest payday in US legal history.$

Divorce is still big news but collaboration is the latest story

Posted on September 10, 2008
Big-name divorces still make headlines, and remain the most popular stories in the media, judging by a recent survey by the legal publisher Sweet & Maxwell. Its analysis of media mentions over the past 12 months found Fiona Shackleton, who acted for Paul McCartney in his split with Heather Mills, the most high-profile solicitor, clocking up 274 national and regional press articles.

Family of lawyer Mark Saunders, shot dead by police, go to court

Posted on September 10, 2008
The family of a lawyer shot dead in his Chelsea flat during a police siege four months ago will today go to the High Court to complain about the investigation into his death.

Barristers snub major trials in row over fees

Posted on September 10, 2008
Dozens of major trials, including rape and murder cases, are under threat because barristers are refusing to work for a minimum £91 an hour.

Counting the cost of reforms

Posted on September 10, 2008
Fat cats living high on the hog of taxpayers’ money – or impoverished toilers at the front line of the criminal justice system? Lawyers who do legal aid work have always had a bad press and no one shed a tear when ministers announced radical reforms to curb the soaring costs of the £2 billion legal aid scheme.

Barrister Mark Saunders shot dead by police ‘long after he’d stopped firing’

Posted on September 10, 2008
A barrister shot dead during an armed siege at his £2 million Chelsea flat was not pointing a weapon at anyone when he was killed by police marksmen, the High Court heard yesterday.

Cancer patient with months to live wins court order for last-chance drug on NHS

Posted on September 10, 2008
A cancer patient yesterday won a legal battle against the NHS to be given a drug that doctors say could prolong his life by up to three years.

Legal outsourcing remains high on the agenda

Posted on September 09, 2008
Legal outsourcing is coming of age. Tougher economic conditions are bringing mounting pressure to reduce the price of legal services and one clear way of cutting costs is by allocating the work to cheaper suppliers. This is of particular interest to in-house lawyers who are working hard to reduce their expenditure on external law firms while streamlining their own departments.

MyTravel loses EU damages bid over blocked Airtours deal

Posted on September 09, 2008
A European Union (EU) court has ruled that the European Commission does not have to pay damages to MyTravel, the holiday company previously known as Airtours, after competition regulators barred it from taking over rival First Choice Holidays.

Axa Insurance data shows 10% rise in crimes against businesses

Posted on September 09, 2008
The cost of crimes committed against businesses rose by almost 20 per cent in the first half of the year and could rise further as the economic downturn worsens, according to a leading insurer.

City ban and fine for hedge fund manager Steven Harrison

Posted on September 08, 2008
A former hedge fund manager at Moore European Capital Management has been fined £52,500 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

FSA issues £52,500 fine for market abuse

Posted on September 08, 2008
The Financial Services Authority (FSA), the City watchdog, today fined a former hedge fund manager at Moore Europe Capital Management £52,500 in the first case of its kind involving credit markets.

'Delayed justice' fear as OJ Simpson faces fresh trial

Posted on September 07, 2008
A large majority of Americans remain convinced that OJ Simpson got away with murder when he was acquitted of killing his ex-wife and her friend in the “Trial of the Century”.

HM Revenue & Customs turns to City law firms to catch evaders

Posted on September 06, 2008
HM Revenue & Customs is planning to unleash some of the world’s most expensive lawyers on businesses and individuals suspected of evading tax.

Clifford Chance sets out to improve its public image

Posted on September 05, 2008
Clifford Chance has said that it must improve its public image if it is to achieve its ambition of becoming one of the world’s leading professional service providers.

The Water Cooler

Posted on September 05, 2008
* It must be champagne corks popping all round down at the Royal Courts of Justice. Sir Igor Judge has received his life peerage after all (see Watercooler August 28) because Downing Street has specially bestowed one, even though it no longer comes automatically with the job...

'Fat Man' wins legal battle over £2m gambling debt

Posted on September 04, 2008
An Arab billionaire gambler known as the “Fat Man” won his High Court battle yesterday over £2 million lost in a night of blackjack at a prestigious London casino.

Weird Cases: banning books

Posted on September 04, 2008
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Phillip Bennett starts 16-year jail sentence for Refco fraud

Posted on September 04, 2008
Phillip Bennett, the British former chief executive of Refco, reported to a New Jersey prison yesterday to begin a 16-year sentence for fraud after pleading guilty to criminal charges over a scheme to hide the commodity broker’s financial problems.

FSA challenged over insider trading case

Posted on September 04, 2008
A father and son accused of insider trading today asked for the case against them to be dismissed on procedural grounds.

BP's Dudley exits in Russian shake-up

Posted on September 04, 2008
BP has struck a deal to resolve the bitter dispute at TNK-BP, its Russian joint venture, that has caused a political firestorm and threatened the British oil group's future in the region.

TNK-BP becomes independent oil major as warring sides reach deal

Posted on September 04, 2008
TNK-BP is to be transformed into an independent oil major with international operations and bigger downstream interests under a deal between BP and its Russian partners.

Case study: sentenced to cold comfort

Posted on September 03, 2008
For the judge at Aylesbury Crown Court it is a common refrain. As the 12 men and women squeeze into the tiny jury box, His Honour Judge Christopher Tyrer sighs while he explains apologetically that the wooden structure was “designed by and for Victorians, and so was not planned for comfort” (Steve Bird writes).

Courts face closure as judges are told of £90m shortfall in collection of fees

Posted on September 03, 2008
The criminal courts are facing their biggest cash crisis in decades after a warning to judges and magistrates of a £90 million shortfall in the budget for the justice system. Judges and magistrates in England and Wales have been told of the emergency, which is likely to result in trial delays, cancelled court sittings and redundancies.

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