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Anonymity law to be pushed through Parliament

Posted on June 26, 2008
The Government hopes to push emergency legislation through Parliament in just a week to protect the use of anonymous witnesses in certain court cases, Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, said today.

GCap fine record £1.1m by Ofcom for phone-in scam

Posted on June 26, 2008
GCap, the commercial radio group behind Capital 95.8 and Classic FM, has been fined a record £1.1 million by Ofcom, the media regulator, for manipulating phone-in quizzes to stop prizes from being won too quickly.

Government says firms should favour women and minorities

Posted on June 26, 2008
The Government was today outlining its plans to cut discrimination and promote equality at work, including allowing companies to favour female and ethnic minority candidates if there is a tiebreak for a job vacancy.

Halliburton fails to delay £1.8bn takeover of Expro

Posted on June 26, 2008
Halliburton has failed in its attempt to delay the £1.8 billion takeover of Expro International, the oil services provider, by a private equity consortium.

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Regulators are failing to crack down on financial crimes, HBOS chairman says

Posted on June 26, 2008
The chairman of HBOS yesterday criticised the failure of Britain's financial regulators to punish insider trading, as he asked shareholders to back the bank's £4 billion rights issue despite its share price sliding below the subscription price for the fourth time.

Witness intimidation: Judges won't be cowed into denying a fair trial

Posted on June 26, 2008
The Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, yesterday told the Commons that the Government intends to publish a Bill next week that will allow witnesses who fear intimidation to give evidence anonymously in criminal trials.

InBev heads to court in United States to put pressure on board as Anheuser bid turns hostile

Posted on June 26, 2008
InBev, the Belgian brewer and owner of Stella Artois beer, yesterday made the first hostile move against Anheuser-Busch when it threatened to try to launch a boardroom coup at the Missouri-based company.

More rights to medical care for the elderly

Posted on June 26, 2008
Elderly people would no longer be refused medical treatment on grounds of age, and be offered a full range of insurance products, under a White Paper published yesterday.

The last-minute surprise that is 'maintaining consumer confidence'

Posted on June 25, 2008
Proper consultation is the rock upon which good regulation is founded. And for the Financial Services Authority, consultation is in its DNA. So when it does the unthinkable and drops a bombshell without warning or discussion — as last week with the announcement of the Short Selling Instrument — people are bound to be left shellshocked and confused, especially if they are lawyers under pressure from clients to advise on what needs to be done.

In the City: It falls to few of us to be in at the birth of a sensational new sport - let alone one called TenSpin Twirling

Posted on June 25, 2008
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Jack Straw urged to send judge after Jersey pair are freed

Posted on June 25, 2008
Jack Straw faced pressure yesterday to appoint an independent judge to oversee the child abuse investigation in Jersey, after police were prevented from charging two suspects.

Pakistan: can the ‘black coats’ restore democracy?

Posted on June 25, 2008
Last week thousands of protesters converged on Islamabad after a six-day march organised by Pakistani lawyers to press for the immediate restoration of the 60 judges sacked last November by President Musharraf.

Lawyer of Week: John Burton

Posted on June 25, 2008
John Burton, of 15 New Bridge Street chambers, acted for Samina Malik, the “Lyrical Terrorist”, the first woman to be convicted under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 for collecting information likely to be useful to those preparing for a terrorist act...

The fine line between tolerance and political correctness

Posted on June 25, 2008
Does one betray or does one defend Western values by allowing those committed to destroying them to be exposed to practices that are anti-Western?

Macca’s divorce lawyer lined up for encore with Madonna

Posted on June 25, 2008
She did it for Macca - now can she do it for Madonna? Fiona Shackleton, the divorce lawyer who ensured that Sir Paul McCartney retained all but £24.3 million of his £825 million fortune, has been lined up by the pop star.

Expro investors to ask court to re-open auction

Posted on June 25, 2008
Investors in Expro, the UK oil services provider, will tomorrow ask a judge for a lengthy delay in approving a £1.8 billion takeover by a private equity consortium in an attempt to allow rival suitor Halliburton, the world’s second-largest oilfield contractor, to rebid for the company.

Exxon-Valdez oil spill fine cut to $508m$

Posted on June 25, 2008
The US Supreme Court has cut the $2.5 billion fine that Exxon Mobil, the oil group, was ordered to pay for the 1989 Exxon Valdez Alaskan oil spill to $507.5 million.$

KPMG to pay £1.6m on Independent Insurance audit failure

Posted on June 25, 2008
KPMG and one of its accountants have been handed a combined fine of £500,000 and a public rebuke for their role in the downfall of Independent Insurance, the former FTSE 100 darling whose fraud-riddled collapse caused more than 1,000 job losses.

Greencore sacks three over accounts fraud

Posted on June 25, 2008
Greencore, the UK’s largest sandwich maker, has sacked three senior managers after uncovering a €20 million (£15.8m) accounting fraud.

Shareholders to ask judge for delay on Expro bid

Posted on June 25, 2008
Investors in Expro, the UK oil services provider, will today ask a judge for a lengthy delay in approving a £1.8billion takeover bid by a private equity consortium to try to let a rival suitor, Halliburton, the world's second-largest oilfield contractor, to bid again for the company.

Judge refers Premier League case to Europe

Posted on June 24, 2008
Complex legal issues surrounding the Premier League’s attempt to block the supply of equipment enabling TV viewers to watch Premiership games on the cheap via foreign broadcasters are to be referred to the European Court of Justice.

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