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Hunter attempts to stop Dobbies rights issue

Posted on May 09, 2008
Scottish billionaire Sir Tom Hunter today took another shot at Tesco after beginning legal action to block a £150 million rights issue planned by Dobbies Garden Centre, which is majority owned by the supermarket giant.

Ask Philippe Sands a question about torture and the war on terror

Posted on May 08, 2008
Philippe Sands, QC, is a member of The Times Law Panel. Click here to learn more

Repossession orders at record high as homeowners struggle

Posted on May 08, 2008
Home repossession orders are at an all-time high, according to figures to be released by the Ministry of Justice today. The Times understands that the court figures for the first quarter of this year will show that such orders have soared with the credit crunch.

EDF faces challenge over nuclear technology

Posted on May 08, 2008
EDF, the French utility, could face a legal challenge over the technology it has decided to use in building Britain’s latest generation of power stations.

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SRM wants legal action over Northern Rock

Posted on May 08, 2008
SRM Global, the hedge fund that is the largest investor in Northern Rock, joined an army of the nationalised bank's small shareholders yesterday in pressing ahead with their legal action against the Government for compensation.

Analysis: yobs have rights too

Posted on May 08, 2008
Puzzling, alarming, legally risky. That was the reaction from criminal and human rights lawyers today to the Government’s plans to target persistent offenders with round-the-clock police attention.

Will the public ever think well of solicitors?

Posted on May 08, 2008
It’s a tough brief — promoting the brand of solicitor — and one almost on a par with promoting estate agents or politicians (not to mention journalists).

Last of NatWest Three enters US jail

Posted on May 08, 2008
The three former NatWest bankers sentenced to 37 months imprisonment for fraud offences relating to the collapse of Enron will all be behind bars in the US tomorrow after the last of the trio reports to a Californian jail.

The Law Explored: too many words

Posted on May 08, 2008
Law is written and spoken concisely. But not always. In 1751, a barrister, Luke Robinson, brought a case in which his pleadings ran to the equivalent of 2,000 sheets of paper. The case concerned a simple land dispute about an estate in Ellerton, Yorkshire, but Robinson widened his arguments to embrace diverse allegations including battery and false imprisonment against eight defendants.

Retailers police industry through database

Posted on May 08, 2008
Some of the country's biggest retailers plan to police their own industry through a national database that will blacklist staff sacked for stealing, forgery or fraud.

A late delivery – and Mr Loophole – get Andrew Flintoff off speed charge

Posted on May 07, 2008
It was just another day in the working life of Mr Loophole yesterday.

Senior UBS banker held in US tax probe

Posted on May 07, 2008
A senior banker at UBS has been detained by US authorities investigating whether the Swiss banking giant helped its American clients to avoid taxes.

Victory for Harry Potter author JK Rowling in fight to protect son's privacy

Posted on May 07, 2008
JK Rowling has won a High Court appeal in her fight to protect the privacy of her son from long-lens photography.

More pressure on UBS as America holds banker

Posted on May 07, 2008
UBS, the embattled Swiss banking group, was under fresh pressure yesterday after it emerged that one of its senior executives had been detained as part of an American tax investigation.

Woolf urges BAE to tighten ethical standards

Posted on May 06, 2008
A review of business practices at BAE Systems, the defence contractor at the centre of corruption claims over its arms deals with Saudi Arabia, has called for it to install tougher anti-corruption measures.

How to . . . make the most of an overseas secondment

Posted on May 06, 2008
Become a better lawyer: running a case, doing a deal, moving in-house and other tips from the top

Diversity: facts and figures

Posted on May 05, 2008
When considering the importance of the legal profession and judiciary, it is helpful to remember the human threads from which the fabric of law is woven. The more varied and rich the social mix of clever lawyers and judges, the less likely it is that a narrow and socially unwarranted opinion will end up as part of the law.

On your feet: let's hear your case, for or again, diversity

Posted on May 05, 2008
Today The Times announces the launch of our Student Advocacy Competition, to be held jointly with Herbert Smith, the leading City law firm. This is a new development for Times Law and neatly complements our annual Times Law Awards student essay competition run with One Essex Court chambers during the autumn and winter.

Top tips: how to get a place at a chambers

Posted on May 05, 2008
* Give evidence. Anyone can say he or she wants to be a barrister; you need to prove it. Demonstrate your commitment to law through mooting, debating, pro bono advocacy and mini-pupillages.

Would you trust a lawyer or police officer?

Posted on May 05, 2008
Have you ever wondered what is like to represent a suspect at a police station, interacting with police officers and advising your client in a pressurised situation? If you were studying the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the City Law School you would be wondering no more.

The future of the City jobs market: think light and shade

Posted on May 05, 2008
Predictions of 20,000 jobs set to go in the City of London over the next two years and dire warnings about one third of estate agents in the regions disappearing may make aspirant lawyers dread what the next year or two holds in store.

Top tips: how to get a training place

Posted on May 05, 2008
* A vacation scheme doubles your chances of being taken on as a trainee — assuming you make a reasonable impression. The most common way to blow it? Poor timekeeping.

In the City: May 6

Posted on May 05, 2008
Time trial

And let that be a lesson to you . . .

Posted on May 05, 2008
So you want to be an advocate? You are looking forward to conducting a devastating cross-examination, securing the acquittal of a client at the Old Bailey, and winning that important case in the Court of Appeal. But you will encounter less successful, and more stressful, weeks in the law...

How to make the LPC and BVC fees war work for you

Posted on May 05, 2008
Top law schools are charging as much as £5,000 more in fees than their competitors, a Times survey can reveal.

Looking forward to being the local lawyer

Posted on May 05, 2008
In what can only be described as a “shock-horror revelation”, it seems that not everyone wants to work for big City law firms — or even in the big cities.

How far can you get with a third-class degree and cordon bleu certificate?

Posted on May 05, 2008
The spectacular success of 52-year-old Fiona “Steel Magnolia” Shackleton as Britain’s most celebrated family lawyer — charging her rich and famous clients £500 an hour for her services — seems to suggest that you do not need a good or even passable law degree in order to get to the top of some branches of the legal profession.

A masterclass in becoming a better lawyer

Posted on May 05, 2008
Under the table and beneath their judicial robes, Court of Appeal judges tend to wear hiking boots, glamorous heels or trainers from early morning tennis matches. By far the most surprising thing about my time as a judicial assistant was discovering that appeal court judges are a fascinating group of people and a term or two with one is a useful and exciting opportunity for any baby barrister or trainee solicitor.

Ten key legal principles

Posted on May 05, 2008
Parliamentary sovereignty

Citigroup and Parmalat meet in court to fight damages case

Posted on May 04, 2008
The legal storm unleashed by Parmalat's collapse in 2003 will enter a new phase today when Citigroup becomes the first bank to go to trial in a damages case for its alleged role in the Italian milk company's meltdown.

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