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Russian agents raid BP office in Moscow

Posted on May 20, 2008
Russian security agents raided the Moscow office of BP yesterday for the second time in two months. The incident comes amid growing speculation that the Kremlin is trying to force BP’s Russian partners in TNK-BP, its Moscow-based joint venture, to cede control of their 50 per cent stake to a state-controlled company, such as Gazprom.

Agency workers to get equal rights

Posted on May 20, 2008
Agency staff will enjoy the same employment rights as permanent staff under new proposals agreed today between the government and unions.

BP's Moscow office raided for a second time

Posted on May 20, 2008
BP, the UK oil giant, today confirmed that its offices in Moscow have been raided by Russian security agents for the second time in two months.

BAE chief Mike Turner may face grand jury as US takes tougher stance

Posted on May 20, 2008
Mike Turner, the BAE Systems chief executive, is likely to be forced to appear before an American grand jury if the defence company continues to drag its heels over a Department of Justice (DoJ) bribery investigation, a former head of the US Government department investigating BAE Systems has said.

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How to . . . succeed at a law firm when you're not actually a lawyer

Posted on May 19, 2008
Become a better lawyer: running a case, doing a deal, moving in-house and other tips from the top

BAE accused of being uncooperative with US investigators

Posted on May 19, 2008
BAE Systems was accused yesterday of being unco-operative with the American investigators who are examining whether Britain's biggest defence company bribed officials for Saudi Arabian arms contracts.

No need to panic - he admires lawyers

Posted on May 19, 2008
It’s a tough and unattractive brief, keeping lawyers in order. But David Edmonds clearly wants to do it — and not for the money, he adds: although a £63,000 salary for 70 days a year will surely help to ease any downside.

Keeping on top of the money

Posted on May 19, 2008
The legal sector is under fire again over excessive fees. Allen & Overy has been criticised widely after a scathing High Court judgment highlighted that the firm charged more than £5 million of costs during a five-day trial.

Lawyer of the Week: Campbell Malone

Posted on May 19, 2008
Campbell Malone, a partner at Stephensons Solicitors LLP, the North West firm, acts for Suzanne Holdsworth, who was convicted in 2005 of the murder of two-year-old Kyle Fisher. The conviction has been quashed on appeal by the Court of Appeal, which has ordered a retrial, when new medical evidence will be heard.

How laughter in court can end in tears

Posted on May 19, 2008
Last month the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice reprimanded Mr Justice Peter Smith, who famously inserted a code of his own when delivering judgment in the Da Vinci Code plagiarism case, for his misconduct in angrily refusing to recuse himself from a case involving a law firm that he had unsuccessfully negotiated to join.

Legal Moves

Posted on May 19, 2008
* Seven Bedford Row has appointed Peter Rouse as its chief executive. He takes up the post at the common law set after seven years working as a consultant.

BA pilots fight for right to strike

Posted on May 19, 2008
British Airways pilots went to the High Court today in an attempt to enforce their right to strike over what they claim are unfair changes in working practices being introduced as part of the airline’s OpenSkies service.

Wanted: criminal law expert to be new DPP

Posted on May 19, 2008
It used to be seen as a poisoned chalice — now it is one of the plum jobs in the criminal justice system.

EU tightens borders against counterfeit goods

Posted on May 19, 2008
Customs officers carried out a record number of operations against counterfeit goods entering the European Union last year, seizing millions of items of fake clothing, cosmetics, medicines, toys and cigarettes.

In the City: May 20

Posted on May 19, 2008
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Barristers in family cases face big cut in fees

Posted on May 18, 2008
Ministers are preparing a fresh onslaught on barristers’ legal aid fees that will involve a huge cut in their pay rates for family and children’s cases.

BAE Systems bosses detained as they fly into US

Posted on May 18, 2008
Sir Nigel Rudd, the City grandee, was detained by the US Department of Justice last week as part of an investigation into bribery allegations against BAE Systems, the arms manufacturer.

Police face scrutiny over the arrest of radical jihadist who renounced violence

Posted on May 18, 2008
He was the poster boy for jihadist extremism who become one of its most vocal opponents, meeting a government minister and being offered Home Office funding to support his deradicalisation work among young Muslims.

Second judge hits out at ‘petty’ Cherie Blair

Posted on May 17, 2008
Cherie Blair has been “petty” and “spiteful” in her memoirs, making her unsuitable for the judiciary, a former judge said this weekend.

High Court tells Commons to release MP expenses

Posted on May 16, 2008
The House of Commons has lost its High Court battle over an information watchdog's decision to force disclosure of MPs' expenses.

Human rights lawyers seek set jail term for Yorkshire Ripper

Posted on May 15, 2008
Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, is likely to be told that he will never be freed when he is given the minimum term he must serve for the murder of 13 women. He has instructed lawyers to apply to the High Court for a tariff – the minimum term – to be set for the first time since he was jailed in 1981.

Philippe Sands: use of torture undermines international law

Posted on May 15, 2008
Why do states almost universally condemn and practise torture at the same time?

Thumbs down for designer robe

Posted on May 15, 2008
Debate rages on the new Betty Jackson-designed robe. Verdicts are mixed, although in The Times' letters page today, Professor Sir John Baker expresses alarm to find “our judges wanting to look like warlords from outer space”, while one Times Online contributor says the new garb is “a cross between a Star Trek costume and a fascist storm-trooper's uniform”.

Tesco defeats Sir Tom over garden centre fight

Posted on May 15, 2008
Dobbies Garden Centre, the AIM-listed group at the centre of an ownership struggle between Scottish billionaire Sir Tom Hunter and Tesco, will proceed with its £150 million rights issue after Sir Tom failed in a legal bid to block the move.

Men urged to make use of new flexible working rights

Posted on May 15, 2008
Fathers have been urged to make use of new rights to work part-time when the Government extends the law on flexible employment in April.

Thinc Group financial advisers fined record £900,000 by FSA

Posted on May 15, 2008
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has levied a record £900,000 fine on one of the biggest independent financial adviser (IFA) groups for serious failures in selling sub-prime mortgages.

Taping killer’s calls broke the rules, Jack Straw admits

Posted on May 15, 2008
Prison staff bugged conversations between a convicted killer and his solicitor without authorisation, Jack Straw admitted yesterday.

Cherie Blair's disappointment at former mentor Lord Irvine of Lairg

Posted on May 15, 2008
Cherie Blair has expressed her disappointment at her former mentor, Lord Irvine of Lairg, for his drunken antics and attitudes to women.

Lawyer of the Week: Ian Burnett

Posted on May 14, 2008
Ian Burnett, QC, of 1 Temple Gardens, was counsel to the inquests of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed. The verdict, after six months, during which more than 250 witnesses were questioned, was unlawful killing due to the gross negligence of the driver Henri Paul and also of the paparazzi.

The Law Explored: accidents will happen

Posted on May 14, 2008
Despite public perception, the English legal system isn’t folding under the weight of thousands of crazy compensation claims. Most accidents are not the sort for which compensation can be awarded because they are not the result of someone doing something unreasonable.

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