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RBS £60bn takeover of ABN under investigation
Posted on August 17, 2009The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has begun an investigation into Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) disastrous acquisition of ABN Amro and its subsequent £12 billion rights issue.
Charity sues government over 'rendition' of two men handed by British to US forces
Posted on August 17, 2009A legal charity is suing the Government in connection with the extraordinary rendition of two men arrested in Iraq, passed to the US authorities and held at a detention centre in Afghanistan for the past five years.
Duke of York met Gaddafi and his son on private visits to Libya
Posted on August 17, 2009Abdul Baset Ali al-Megrahi, the only man convicted of blowing up Pan Am Flight 103, will abandon his legal fight formally today to have his guilty verdict overturned amid concern that the Scottish government is preparing to allow him to return to Libya.
Dubai collapse sparks £3bn in legal claims
Posted on August 15, 2009The collapse of Dubai?s once-booming construction industry has created a backlog of legal claims totalling almost £3 billion.
Novartis sues Glaxo Smith Kline over vaccine patent
Posted on August 15, 2009Novartis, the Swiss drugs giant, has launched a legal action against Glaxo Smith Kline claiming that its larger rival is infringing one of its patents.
Baker & McKenzie reveals 3% fall in revenue
Posted on August 14, 2009Baker & McKenzie, the top-six global law firm, today revealed a 3 per cent slump in full-year revenue to $2.11 billion ($£1.28 billion).
Financial crisis and dollar weakness take toll on Baker & McKenzie
Posted on August 14, 2009Partners in the London office of Baker & McKenzie, the top-six global law firm, suffered a 33 per cent fall in their average earnings to £380,000, while the average share of profits of equity partners for the year to June 30 was $992,000 (£597,000), down 17 per cent.
Abercrombie & Fitch told to pay disabled worker Riam Dean £9,000
Posted on August 13, 2009A law student who was prevented from working on the shop floor of a clothing chain because her false arm was contrary to its ?look policy? has been awarded more than £9,000 by an employment tribunal.
?Wriggle-room? for multimillion-pound bonuses in FSA?s new code, say lawyers
Posted on August 13, 2009The City regulator?s new rules on bonuses have created loopholes that banks could exploit to keep star employees on multimillion-pound packages, lawyers have warned.
Taxman seeks assets as cash feud splits Italy?s Agnelli family
Posted on August 13, 2009Italian summer gossip switched from the sex life of Silvio Berlusconi to the troubles of Italy?s wealthiest and most powerful dynasty yesterday after allegations that ?2 billion of the inheritance left by Gianni Agnelli, the former chairman of Fiat, had been hidden in Switzerland and not declared.
Rio Tinto arrests send jitters through foreign groups operating in China
Posted on August 13, 2009The arrest of the four Rio Tinto executives in China on allegations of bribery and industrial espionage has heightened fears among foreign companies operating in the country.
UBS set to disclose US clients in tax evasion case
Posted on August 12, 2009UBS, the Swiss bank, is expected to disclose the identities of thousands of its American clients with offshore accounts after agreeing a settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) over allegations of tax evasion.
Summer Quiz: our entertaining test of memory
Posted on August 12, 20091. Judges have sometimes begun judgments with notable phrases. Which of these are genuine opening words?
Lawyer of the Week: Des Collins
Posted on August 12, 2009Des Collins, senior partner of Collins Solicitors, Watford, acts for 18 families in Corby in the first case of its kind on birth defects since the thalidomide case in the Sixties. The High Court ruled that Corby Borough Council?s reclamation of a former steelworks was capable of leading to some or all of the birth defects displayed in 16 of the 18 children...
Can you buy an acre of the Moon?
Posted on August 12, 2009If an American astronaut assaulted a Russian in the Japanese section of the International Space Station, under whose criminal law would he be prosecuted? Could anyone stop a company launching into outer space an advertisement that would be visible to large parts of the world? What about our right to privacy from satellites that can focus to within a few metres of the ground? And what nationality would a child born on the Moon have?
Extradited for 'stealing' a mobile phone
Posted on August 12, 2009Ervin Juresa does not seem like a man on Europol?s most-wanted list. He is mild-mannered, well dressed and articulate ? less international master criminal, more suburban accountant.
Briton facing Iraq murder trial on probation for gun offence
Posted on August 12, 2009The guard facing trial for murder in Iraq flew to Baghdad last week despite being under probation supervision in Britain after being convicted of robbery and firearms offences.
Taxman wins right to see details of 500,000 offshore bank accounts
Posted on August 12, 2009The names and bank details of up to 500,000 wealthy Britons holding money in offshore saving accounts will be passed to HM Revenue and Customs after the tax authority won an important court ruling yesterday.
Government to publish report into MG Rover collapse
Posted on August 11, 2009The Government will finally publish a report into the collapse of MG Rover after the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said that it would not begin a criminal investigation into the sale of the carmaker.
SFO rejects criminal probe into MG Rover sale
Posted on August 11, 2009The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said this morning that it does not intend to begin a criminal investigation into the sale of the MG Rover, the carmaker.
UK strikes deal to end Liechtenstein tax havens
Posted on August 11, 2009The UK Government struck a deal today with Liechtenstein, the tiny Alpine principality, to effectively end secrecy for Britons who hold accounts in the tax haven.
Hedge funds shut out as banks win IMO
Posted on August 11, 2009A group of banks that financed the £450 million leveraged buy-out (LBO) of car wash group IMO will take control of the struggling business leaving a rival group of hedge fund investors with nothing.
Bernard Madoff finance chief pleads guilty to conspiracy
Posted on August 11, 2009The former chief financial officer for Bernard Madoff has pleaded guilty to conspiracy.
Rio Tinto China executives charged with bribery
Posted on August 11, 2009A Rio Tinto executive faces seven years in a Chinese prison after prosecutors formally charged him today with bribery and violating commercial secrets.
City regulator backpedals over bonuses
Posted on August 11, 2009Ask the Boss: Send a question to FSA chief Hector Sants
Court threat to offshore accounts as taxman does deal with Liechtenstein
Posted on August 11, 2009Some of the richest people in the UK will find out today if the taxman will be allowed access to details of their secret offshore accounts.
Phoenix Four under fire in MG Rover report
Posted on August 11, 2009A long-awaited report on the demise of MG Rover will raise questions over the right of the so-called Phoenix Four to be company directors, Lord Mandelson said yesterday.
Baby P's father says he will sue 'negligent' Haringey Council
Posted on August 11, 2009The father of Baby Peter is preparing to sue Haringey Council for failing to protect his son.
Senior Treasury official joins OFT reshuffle
Posted on August 10, 2009The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today announced five senior appointments, including that of one of the architects of the Government's bailout of the banking sector, as part of a reshuffle at the consumer watchdog.
SFO to decide on MG Rover inquiry tomorrow
Posted on August 10, 2009The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will reveal tomorrow whether it will launch a criminal investigation into the collapse of MG Rover after a four-year inquiry by Department for Business inspectors.
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