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Ken Clarke: a good Lord Chancellor to have on side in a fight with the Treasury

Posted on May 19, 2010
The pictures say it all. Ken Clarke, the new Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, and Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice, beamed like old pals as the former was sworn into his new office. As well they might: the two are contemporaries, almost the same age and both cut their teeth as barristers on the Midland Circuit, even appearing opposite each other in a divorce case, Judge recalled at the ceremony last week.

Virtual law firms: are they the place for you?

Posted on May 19, 2010
Imagine a solicitors? firm where the lawyers are freelance: they choose the work they do, as well as when and where they do it; there is no hierarchy because the lawyers are all independent consultants. This firm is a virtual or alternative law firm and it is something to factor into your future as a lawyer.

Test changes for lawyers who qualify outside England and Wales

Posted on May 19, 2010
Time is starting to run out on the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test (QLTT). This well-established system enabling foreign (which in this case means non-England and Wales) lawyers to qualify as English solicitors will be phased out from the autumn to be replaced by a Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme.

BPP law school: ?We won?t let recruitment fiasco happen again?

Posted on May 19, 2010
Peter Crisp has described it as a blip. The over-recruitment by BBP law school last autumn of 54 Bar Vocational Course (BVC) applicants led to student dismay, an inquiry by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and accusations that profit motives were put before student interests.

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Replace House of Lords with experts to scrutinise legislation

Posted on May 19, 2010
Sir, The House of Lords is about to acquire at least a further 100 members (?Coalition creates 100 peers with Lords deal?, May 17). Most of them will not possess the expertise and experience the House needs if it is to carry out its work of scrutinising Bills and reporting on matters of public policy...

FSA fines former stockbroker �2.8 million for market abuse

Posted on May 19, 2010
A former stockbroker was today fined �2.8 million by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for his involvement in a share ramping scam. It is the biggest penalty handed out by the City watchdog against an individual.

Former trader Anjam Ahmad pleads guilty to insider dealing in FSA case

Posted on May 18, 2010
A former trader for AKO Capital, a London-based hedge fund, pleaded guilty today to insider dealing, becoming the first person to confess to the offence since the Financial Services Authority (FSA) began a wave of prosecutions last year.

China jails home appliance magnate Huang Guangyu for 14 years for bribery

Posted on May 18, 2010
The founder of China?s largest home appliance chain was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for bribery and other crimes.

Former RBS investment banker Johnny Cameron receives lifetime City ban

Posted on May 18, 2010
The former boss of Royal Bank of Scotland?s investment banking business and a key lieutenant of Sir Fred Goodwin has been banned from holding a senior role in the City.

Prince Charles ?culprit behind demise of �3bn modern homes project?

Posted on May 17, 2010
The Prince of Wales was named at the High Court yesterday as having been instrumental in the collapse of Britain?s most expensive housing project. The Prince?s ?notorious opposition? to modern architecture led to the derailment of a �3 billion enterprise at the site of Chelsea Barracks, according to lawyers representing the developers.

Clifford Chance is back above �1m barrier

Posted on May 16, 2010
Top partners at Clifford Chance are set to make more than �1 million this year as the City law firm rebounds from one of the worst periods in its history.

Myerson, the biter bit, in battle for property fund

Posted on May 16, 2010
A controversial activist investor has become embroiled in a bitter fight with a �5 billion hedge fund over control of one of his investment vehicles.

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Posted on May 15, 2010
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Bankers plot guaranteed bonuses to beat budget tax

Posted on May 15, 2010
CITY investment banks are working on plans to guarantee billions of pounds in bonuses over the next few weeks to beat an expected crackdown by the new government.

Ken Clarke sheds Hush Puppies for new job

Posted on May 14, 2010
He has already been reprimanded for using his mobile phone in Cabinet, so Ken Clarke was taking no chances when he was sworn in as Lord Chancellor today: he even removed his trademark suede shoes.

Judge throws out libel action over Baader-Meinhof link in journalist?s blog

Posted on May 13, 2010
A political activist today failed in her libel action over a journalist?s blog which referred to her ?Baader-Meinhof" link.

Whistleblower wins appeal against jail term in Greek medical corruption case

Posted on May 13, 2010
A former senior healthcare executive who helped pay more than �4.5 million in bribes to Greek officials to win contracts and then turned whistleblower has won his appeal against a 12-month jail term.

Derek Paravicini: learning to understanding the world through music

Posted on May 13, 2010
Derek Paravicini knows the car keys because they jangle in A and he can tell when the car is breaking the speed limit because the engine revs hit F sharp.

Autistic pianist makes legal history after UK?s last secret court opens

Posted on May 13, 2010
A severely disabled piano virtuoso has made legal history after the country?s last remaining secret court was opened for the first time.

Ban on lawyer who aided boiler rooms

Posted on May 13, 2010
A solicitor with a double first from Cambridge and a spell at Rothschild?s on his CV was fined �200,000 and banned from the City yesterday for his role in helping boiler room scammers to terrorise and rip off at least 130 people.

Why the Justices of the US Supreme Court are such sports

Posted on May 13, 2010
When President Obama nominated Elena Kagan to the court, he playfully pointed out that she was a die-hard New York Mets fan, while Justice Sonia Sotomayor was an equally devoted New York Yankees supporter who would wear team colours under her robes at Kagan?s inauguration.

Whistleblower in Greek bribe case set free

Posted on May 13, 2010
A British businessman jailed for bribing foreign officials despite co-operating extensively with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was set free yesterday.

Boys aged 10 and 11 go on trial for rape

Posted on May 12, 2010
Two of the youngest children ever to be charged with rape in England and Wales went on trial at the Old Bailey today.

England fan extradited for two years? jail in Portugal

Posted on May 12, 2010
An England football fan sentenced by a Portuguese court to two years? jail for hooliganism during the Euro 2004 tournament was extradited yesterday.

Solicitors? insurance: is it time to stop insuring rogue lawyers?

Posted on May 12, 2010
If you failed to pay your car insurance or lied in your proposal for home insurance, you can expect your insurer to take a dim view and void your policy. But for those insurers who cover solicitors, they can take as dim a view as they want but they cannot escape having to pay out on claims under the policies.

En garde! Let the battle for the new justice of the US Supreme Court begin

Posted on May 12, 2010
President Obama faces a critical legal test with his nomination this week of Elena Kagan, the Solicitor-General, to replace the leading ?liberal? judge in the US Supreme Court.

Does the Law Society know that there?s an internet generation?

Posted on May 12, 2010
In 1996 senior figures in the Law Society said that I should not be allowed to speak in public. I had been predicting that most lawyers and clients would soon communicate by e-mail and the feeling was that I had failed to understand confidentiality and was bringing the profession into disrepute.

Lawyer of the Week: Daphne Romney

Posted on May 12, 2010
Daphne Romney, QC, of Cloisters chambers, acted for 900 women in a landmark equal pay case against Birmingham City Council. The employment tribunal ruled that women employees of the council had the right to be paid the same as male colleagues, dating back to 2000.

Determining fraud issue

Posted on May 11, 2010
Where the Court of Appeal received fresh evidence alleging that the judge below had been deliberately misled, the court would order a retrial only where the fraud was either admitted or the evidence of it was incontrovertible. In any other case, the fraud issue had to be determined in the High Court.

Billingsgate fish market raided over E coli risk from illegal clam-picking

Posted on May 11, 2010
A South Coast beach and one of the world?s most famous fish markets are at the centre of a major investigation into alleged criminal clam-picking.

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