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'Without artists, auction houses would be out of work'

Posted on June 04, 2008
For the family of the British abstract expressionist artist William Scott, the right to royalties could raise as much as £50,000 a year — a crucial boost to the Alzheimer’s work they support.

The art market: splitting the spoils

Posted on June 04, 2008
Art is big business. The UK art market is estimated at £8.5 billion — second only in value to New York. But should the artists who create the works and their families enjoy a slice of the lucrative pickings?

The Water Cooler

Posted on June 04, 2008
* Is the Lord Chief Justice going to do a Rowan Williams? Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers is giving a lecture at the London Muslim Centre, Whitechapel Road, next month. His topic is Equality in Justice — and is bound to touch on controversial areas that provoked such a furore when the Archbishop of Canterbury gave his lecture this year on Islam and the law as part of the Temple Festival...

Princess Diana, Heather Mills and now Avram Grant

Posted on June 04, 2008
Anthony Julius has been hired by Avram Grant after the former Chelsea first-team coach was sacked by the club. Julius, who has a reputation as a tough negotiator, first advised Grant on his £3.5 million-a-year contract last December when terms were being negotiated...

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Lawyer of the Week: Brian Spiro

Posted on June 04, 2008
Brian Spiro, a partner at BCL Burton Copeland, acts for the musician Amy Winehouse, who was arrested recently over a secret video filmed of her apparently taking drugs. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has now confirmed that no action will be taken against her.

Ivory Coast turns to UK in class action over toxic waste

Posted on June 04, 2008
British lawyers have mounted the largest class action yet lodged in the UK courts for up to 30,000 Africans allegedly poisoned by toxic waste dumped by an oil tanker.

42 days: bowing to terrorism

Posted on June 04, 2008
In Orwell’s 1984, “doublethink” meant “the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them”. The work of places such as the Ministry of Truth, enabled people “to tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them”.

FSA clamps down on illegal landbank scheme

Posted on June 04, 2008
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is continuing its clampdown on illegal investment schemes with an assault on the UK’s largest “landbanking” company that it says cheated investors out of £69 million.

Edward Fennell: In The City

Posted on June 04, 2008
Glamorous or what?

Why 42 days? It just doesn't add up

Posted on June 04, 2008

Sportingbet jail fear amid US internet betting talks

Posted on June 04, 2008
Sportingbet, the internet bookmaker, admitted yesterday for the first time that the US Department of Justice (DoJ) had raised the issue of prison sentences during negotiations over a settlement.

Class action giant Melvyn Weiss to serve 30 months

Posted on June 03, 2008
Melvyn Weiss, one of America’s most feared class-action lawyers, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison and hit with $10 million ($£5.1 million) of penalties over an illegal kickbacks scam with plaintiffs involved in securities lawsuits.

Wayne Rooney pays libel damages to Everton boss David Moyes

Posted on June 03, 2008
Everton manager David Moyes accepted “substantial” libel damages at the High Court today over an allegation in Wayne Rooney’s autobiography which accused him of a “serious breach of trust”.

Lawyers face fine for poor complaints system

Posted on June 03, 2008
The Law Society, the professional trade body for all solicitors in England and Wales, has been hit with a £275,000 fine for its complaints-handling system, its second such fine in two years.

In court today: retrial of Barry George for the murder of Jill Dando

Posted on June 03, 2008
Snaresbrook Crown Court

Court told of Severn Trent e-mail lies over leaks

Posted on June 03, 2008
Senior employees and directors at Severn Trent were guilty of “sophisticated dishonesty” and “false manipulation” of official water statistics, a court heard yesterday.

Sir Hugh Laddie: piracy worse in US than China

Posted on June 03, 2008
China has become a scapegoat for the West’s intellectual property problems, a leading lawyer said today.

Europe faces up to costly new chemical regime

Posted on June 02, 2008
Companies that use or manufacture industrial chemicals could face billions of pounds in compliance costs after one of the most complex regulatory regimes ever established in Europe began operating yesterday.

Barclays and RBS raided by OFT in loans probe

Posted on June 02, 2008

In court today: Retrial of Barry George, accused of Jill Dando murder

Posted on June 02, 2008
Old Bailey Retrial of Barry George, accused of the murder of the television presenter Jill Dando. There is expected to be legal argument for a week before the case is opened before a jury.

How to . . . go from the Bar into politics

Posted on June 02, 2008
Become a better lawyer: running a case, doing a deal, moving in-house and other tips from the top

Freshfields shakes off tough year to break £1bn barrier for first time

Posted on June 02, 2008
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, the City law firm, has rebounded from one of the most difficult years in its prestigious history to break the billion-pound revenue mark for the first time.

Office of Fair Trading raids bank offices as part of price-fixing inquiry

Posted on June 02, 2008
The Office of Fair Trading conducted a series of dawn raids at offices of Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) as part of an investigation into price-fixing on loans to lawyers and accountancy firms.

Man charged with sex offences in Haut de la Garenne case

Posted on June 01, 2008
A 45-year-old man is due to appear in court in Jersey this morning, charged with sex offences against boys at the Haut de la Garenne children’s home.

In court today - Opening of defence in "airline plot" case

Posted on June 01, 2008
Woolwich Crown Court Opening of defence in “airline plot” case. Abdul Ahmed Ali and others are accused of terrorism offences linked to an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic aeroplanes.

Tougher sex-crime register after Jersey abuse case

Posted on June 01, 2008
A far-reaching register for sex offenders – much wider in scope than that in England and Wales – is to be set up on Jersey after alleged abuse at a former children’s home, the island’s chief law officer has told The Times.

Why Britain could lose out in a global game of chance

Posted on June 01, 2008
As warnings go, it is as chilling as it is, perhaps, predictable. Increase the tax burden at your peril, Britain, because you will pay a high price if you get it wrong.

Lord Woolf: bullies made me hate injustice

Posted on May 31, 2008
Lord Woolf, the former lord chief justice, has revealed how a painful childhood helped shape him into one of Britain’s most liberal judges who outraged conservative opinion by paving the way for the early release of James Bulger’s killers.

Conservative Peter Luff calls for change of rules as Rover inquiry drags on

Posted on May 30, 2008
The Conservative chairman of the Commons Business and Enterprise Select Committee is pressing for an overhaul of the way that government-commissioned independent inquiries are conducted as the investigation into the collapse of MG Rover will tomorrow begin its fourth year.

Next sues Asda in copycat fashion design row

Posted on May 30, 2008
Next and Asda are locked in a legal battle over claims that Britain's second-biggest supermarket chain has copied the fashion retailer's clothing designs.

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