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Lawyer of the Week: Julie Morris

Posted on November 27, 2008
Julie Morris, an employment partner at Russell Jones & Walker, acted for Samira and Hanan Fariad, Muslim twin sisters who secured a settlement, believed to be worth Ł4 million, over claims of sexual harassment and religious and racial discrimination against their employers at the London office of Tradition Securities and Futures, a French firm; it denies all allegations...

Can the law ever control discrimination?

Posted on November 27, 2008
When new laws to combat ageism came into force two years ago, employers predicted a wave of litigation and a bundle of new red tape. But as ministers prepare to bring in further changes to discrimination laws in the shape of a single Equality Bill expected in the Queen?s Speech next week, were those fears justified? How well are the new laws working?

In the City: choppy waters

Posted on November 27, 2008
Choppy waters

In the public interest: speeding cases prove the case for the Crown Prosecution Service

Posted on November 27, 2008
A decision to charge a person with a criminal offence is not to be taken lightly. Reputations can be destroyed and lives ruined, even if the charges are abandoned subsequently.

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Charging suspects - why it's a job for prosecutors

Posted on November 27, 2008
Criminal suspects remain on bail for weeks or even months before being charged because of complex, inefficient and inconsistent charging practices, a new report today concludes. In one exceptional case, the time from arrest to charge was more than a year, at 369 days after arrest, although the average was 41...

Tajik Aluminium fraud claim settled

Posted on November 27, 2008
One of the most expensive lawsuits in British history has been settled after three years. The case in the High Court in London arose from a fight in Tajikistan for control of an aluminium smelter. Tajik Aluminium Company (Talco), the state-controlled operator, accused Azar Nazarov, its former business partner, of defrauding it of more than $500 million ($Ł325 million)...

'Summary justice' soars as courts bypassed

Posted on November 27, 2008
Out-of-court punishments accounted for more than half of all offences dealt with by the criminal justice system last year, according to figures published today.

Intel ruling restricts legal protection for famous brands

Posted on November 27, 2008
Companies will find it harder to protect well-known brands from being exploited by other businesses following a landmark ruling by Europe?s highest court today.

UBS may have to lift Swiss bank veil of secrecy

Posted on November 27, 2008
Switzerland's once proud banks may have to lift their celebrated secrecy, the chairman of UBS admitted today, as he sought to deflect claims of involvement in tax fraud in the US where the group is under official investigation.

Treasury faces Ł5bn bill as British American Tobacco wins dividends tax case

Posted on November 27, 2008
The Treasury is potentially facing a Ł5 billion black hole after suffering a High Court defeat at the hands of British American Tobacco yesterday.

SFO arrests five in Olympic ticket fraud probe

Posted on November 26, 2008
Five people connected to an online agency suspected of scamming thousands of people in a ticket fraud relating to the Beijing Olympics have been arrested by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

How the law protects victims and their families from 'jigsaw' identification

Posted on November 26, 2008
The daughters who were raped by their father, and their surviving children, are protected in law from being identified because of the anonymity granted to victims of sexual offences.

Lesbian soldier Kerry Fletcher wins Ł187,000 harassment payout

Posted on November 26, 2008
A lesbian soldier who claimed that she was sexually harrassed by a male sergeant has been awarded Ł187,000 in compensation.

Offenders on community work projects will have to wear orange bibs

Posted on November 26, 2008
Tens of thousands of criminals sentenced to community punishment are to be forced from next week to wear high visibility orange bibs identifying them as offenders.

Law firms look outside as market prepares for 'Big Bang'

Posted on November 25, 2008
Four in five law firms expect to join forces with other professionals under the reforms to be introduced by the Legal Services Act, a new survey has found.

We're not just charity muggers

Posted on November 25, 2008
It feels to Tom Sturr sometimes as if the whole of London is permanently running late. All around him, people speed up, check imaginary watches and rearrange their faces to look suitably ?harried? as they pass. ?I had no idea that all these professional people were such bad time-keepers,? he deadpans...

The Austrian way of justice seems better in such a case

Posted on November 25, 2008
When the Austrian building engineer Josef Fritzl locked up his daughter in the cellar, raping her for almost a quarter of a century and fathering seven children by her, it seemed like a crime that went to the dark heart of Austrian society with its culture of secrecy.

Hammonds begins Ł1.5m battle with former partners

Posted on November 25, 2008
Hammonds, one of the UK?s largest regional law firms, today began a legal battle to recover Ł1.5 million from a group of former partners.

Co-founder accuses Apax of 'unjustly' withholding profits

Posted on November 25, 2008
Maurice Tchenio, one of the founders of Apax Partners, the global private equity firm, has sued his fellow partners in a dispute over how they should share millions of pounds in profits from European buy-out deals.

Pubs and clubs told to bring an end to happy hours

Posted on November 25, 2008
Pubs and clubs will face strict orders to tackle Britain?s booze culture when bans on happy hours and discount drinks are announced next week.

Lord Mandelson will force banks to open their coffers

Posted on November 25, 2008
Banks face legal action if they refuse to resume lending amid dire warnings of a mortgage drought that will bring further misery to homeowners.

Defendants should not have to pay for being wrongly prosecuted - discuss

Posted on November 24, 2008
Should the taxpayer foot the legal bills of defendants who are brought before courts and acquitted?

High price of fraud is not worth paying

Posted on November 24, 2008
For a business executive, it is the stuff of nightmares. A seemingly routine payment to a local fixer by a remote subsidiary results, years later, in an investigation by authorities in the company's home country. The company is forced to spend millions on legal fees, its reputation is tarnished and its share price plummets...

Cancer patients seek damages after frozen sperm is destroyed

Posted on November 24, 2008
Six cancer sufferers who lost their only chance of fathering children when a hospital freezer broke down and destroyed their sperm samples were at the centre of an unprecedented compensation claim yesterday.

Steve Davis: 'There were plenty of reasons to merge'

Posted on November 24, 2008
I spend between one and two weeks of my time each month in London. It's our second largest office after New York. It's a sizeable office but we also have ambitious growth plans for it: it's a gateway for so many geographical regions.

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