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Sir Ken Macdonald rounds on Britain's banking robbers
Posted on February 24, 2009Fraudulent bankers are more of a danger to society than terrorists and the failure to reassure people that their money is safe is an “absolute failure of public policy”, a former Director of Public Prosecutions says today.
Flawed thinking allows fraud to flourish
Posted on February 24, 2009Britain's reputation for tackling fraud is notoriously poor, which is why the former Director of Public Prosecutions says that people have no confidence that any bank fraudsters will be brought
Lord Mandelson plan to tear up new laws splits party
Posted on February 24, 2009Plans to axe new laws that would increase costs for businesses, including enhanced maternity leave and tougher equality legislation, are threatening to blow open a Cabinet rift over how Labour should respond to the economic downturn, The Times has learnt.
Allen Stanford affair puts Antigua's financial safeguards under scrutiny
Posted on February 24, 2009Illusion of wealth fooled cricket chiefs | Cricket chiefs sever ties with Stanford | No-one at Stanford home | Key to toppling Stanford is right-hand woman | Stanford employees raised concerns years ago | FBI tracks down Allen Stanford | Stanford turned Antigua into tax haven | Hunt for Stanford and the missing billions | GRAPHIC: Stanford's wagon wheel | In-depth investigation | The internet whistleblower | Why investors fell for it
Treasure islands start to yield up their secrets
Posted on February 24, 2009The filing of fraud charges against Allen Stanford this week has put the spotlight firmly on tax havens such as Antigua, where the Texan billionaire holds dual citizenship and owns a bank and a luxury home.
Christian groups lose legal challenge over human and animal embryos
Posted on February 24, 2009Medical research using embryos that contain both human and animal material was cleared to continue yesterday, after the High Court threw out a legal challenge by religious campaigners.
Allen & Overy to cut 450 jobs in £44m shake-up
Posted on February 24, 2009Allen & Overy, Britain’s fourth-largest law firm, has announced plans to cut 450 jobs at a cost of £44 million.
Omagh bomb trial police cleared of 'deception'
Posted on February 24, 2009The Omagh bombing — Ireland's worst single terrorist atrocity with the killing of 29 people — was back in the eye of the storm today, after the police officer in charge of the investigation made a withering attack on the judge in the trial of the only person to be charged with murder in the case.
Gatwick sues Ryanair for £1.2m in row over check-in fees
Posted on February 24, 2009Gatwick Airport is suing Ryanair, the low-cost airline, for £1.2 million in a dispute over check-in fees.
Barristers dominate recorder appointments
Posted on February 24, 2009Women and ethnic minorities have punched above their weight in the selections for recorderships - but solicitors fared proportionately badly compared with barristers, new figures from the Judicial Appointments Commission show.
Top judge holds out leniency to suicide helpers
Posted on February 24, 2009The country's top judge indicated yesterday that the courts would throw out prosecutions of people who assisted in the suicide of terminally ill patients.
Judges award Abu Qatada £2,500 compensation for 'unfair' detention
Posted on February 24, 2009European judges awarded the radical preacher Abu Qatada compensation of £2,500 after ruling that his detention without trial after the 9/11 attacks was a breach of his human rights.
MS sufferer Debbie Purdy hails ruling from judges on assisted suicide law
Posted on February 24, 2009A woman suffering from primary progressive multiple sclerosis hailed a ruling from senior judges today which appeared to clarify the law on assisted suicide.
QC appointments: 104 barristers achieve elite rank
Posted on February 24, 2009More than one hundred lawyers were today promoted to the coveted rank of Queen's Counsel, the elite cadre of the profession.
Jack Straw may curb freedom of information
Posted on February 24, 2009Jack Straw revealed that he was considering a clampdown on freedom of information laws after telling the Commons that he will veto the publication of Iraq war Cabinet minutes.
Fraud investigators raid Anglo Irish Bank
Posted on February 24, 2009Fraud investigators raided the headquarters of Anglo Irish Bank in Dublin yesterday morning, compounding the economic woes of the Irish Republic and helping to send its stock market to a 14-year low.
'Trader made thousands from Belgo leaks'
Posted on February 23, 2009A businessman made tens of thousands of pounds in profits by taking advantage of inside information to trade in shares of Belgo, the restaurant group, a court heard today.
Lawyers back call for single City fraud watchdog
Posted on February 23, 2009Senior lawyers have backed a call by Sir Ken Macdonald, the former Director of Public Prosecutions, who wrote in The Times yesterday calling for a single regulator to fight City fraudsters in order to restore confidence in banks and the financial sector.
Germans investigate Liechtenstein prince's tax
Posted on February 23, 2009A prince of the House of Liechtenstein, one of the world's richest royal families, is being investigated for tax evasion in Germany.
Sir Ken Macdonald rounds on Britain's banking robbers
Posted on February 22, 2009Fraudulent bankers are more of a danger to society than terrorists and the failure to reassure people that their money is safe is an ?absolute failure of public policy?, a former Director of Public Prosecutions says today.
Flawed thinking allows fraud to flourish
Posted on February 22, 2009Britain's reputation for tackling fraud is notoriously poor, which is why the former Director of Public Prosecutions says that people have no confidence that any bank fraudsters will be brought
Lord Mandelson plan to tear up new laws splits party
Posted on February 22, 2009Plans to axe new laws that would increase costs for businesses, including enhanced maternity leave and tougher equality legislation, are threatening to blow open a Cabinet rift over how Labour should respond to the economic downturn, The Times has learnt.
Barristers dominate recorder appointments
Posted on February 20, 2009Women and ethnic minorities have punched above their weight in the selections for recorderships - but solicitors fared proportionately badly compared with barristers, new figures from the Judicial Appointments Commission show.
Christian groups lose legal challenge over human and animal embryos
Posted on February 20, 2009Medical research using embryos that contain both human and animal material was cleared to continue yesterday, after the High Court threw out a legal challenge by religious campaigners.
Omagh bomb trial police cleared of 'deception'
Posted on February 20, 2009The Omagh bombing ? Ireland's worst single terrorist atrocity with the killing of 29 people ? was back in the eye of the storm today, after the police officer in charge of the investigation made a withering attack on the judge in the trial of the only person to be charged with murder in the case.
Gatwick sues Ryanair for £1.2m in row over check-in fees
Posted on February 20, 2009Gatwick Airport is suing Ryanair, the low-cost airline, for £1.2 million in a dispute over check-in fees.
Allen Stanford affair puts Antigua's financial safeguards under scrutiny
Posted on February 20, 2009Illusion of wealth fooled cricket chiefs | Cricket chiefs sever ties with Stanford | No-one at Stanford home | Key to toppling Stanford is right-hand woman | Stanford employees raised concerns years ago | FBI tracks down Allen Stanford | Stanford turned Antigua into tax haven | Hunt for Stanford and the missing billions | GRAPHIC: Stanford's wagon wheel | In-depth investigation | The internet whistleblower | Why investors fell for it
Treasure islands start to yield up their secrets
Posted on February 20, 2009The filing of fraud charges against Allen Stanford this week has put the spotlight firmly on tax havens such as Antigua, where the Texan billionaire holds dual citizenship and owns a bank and a luxury home.
Allen & Overy to cut 450 jobs in £44m shake-up
Posted on February 19, 2009Allen & Overy today announced a radical shake-up that will see the "magic circle" law firm cut almost one in ten of its lawyers at a cost of £44 million.
MS sufferer Debbie Purdy hails ruling from judges on assisted suicide law
Posted on February 19, 2009A woman suffering from primary progressive multiple sclerosis hailed a ruling from senior judges today which appeared to clarify the law on assisted suicide.
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