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Burness law firm poaches rising stars
Posted on May 03, 2008A leading Scottish law firm, Burness, has beefed up its construction team by raiding rival DLA Piper for its two Scottish construction partners, Fenella Mason and Sandra Cassels, writes John Penman.
Drug companies win Alzheimer's appeal against watchdog
Posted on May 01, 2008The pharmaceutical industry won a stunning victory today in the Court of Appeal over the Government’s value-for-money watchdog.
Lax British bankruptcy rules worsen credit crunch
Posted on May 01, 2008Britain’s bankruptcy rules have exacerbated the effect of the credit crunch across the country, the UK’s leading economics institute said today.
Austrian authorities may face courts for negligence
Posted on May 01, 2008With every passing day, the Fritzl case raises more questions about possible failings by the authorities that may have prolonged the horrific events. If gross negligence were established by the police, social services or government departments for failures over records, the family would have the possibility at least of bringing legal proceedings.
Capital & Regional shares plunge on fear its Mall Fund has breached covenants
Posted on May 01, 2008Capital & Regional (C&R), one of Britain’s largest commercial property companies, suffered a brutal share sell-off yesterday amid concerns that its flagship fund had breached its banking covenants.
Bloomberg faces 58 claims of bias over pregnancy
Posted on May 01, 2008The number of pregnant women who claim to have suffered sexual discrimination while working at Bloomberg, the financial news and data group, has grown from three to 58, it emerged in a pretrial hearing yesterday.
Is the cab-rank rule worth saving?
Posted on May 01, 2008Which lawyer would be prepared to act for Stefan Fritzl — accused of locking his daughter up for 24 years, repeatedly raping her and fathering seven children by her?
Law lords rule NHS policy on overseas doctors is unlawful
Posted on April 30, 2008Thousands of doctors trained outside Europe yesterday won a House of Lords ruling that the Government could not block them from applying for training posts in Britain.
Vengeful mothers leave good fathers powerless to see child, says judge
Posted on April 30, 2008A senior judge spoke out against child access law yesterday, saying that the courts were powerless to help decent fathers to see their children if vengeful mothers stood in the way.
'Sloppy' justice system set criminal free to stab an ainnocent man
Posted on April 29, 2008The criminal justice system has been castigated for its sloppy and “nonchalant” approach, which contributed to the fatal stabbing of an innocent man on a London bus by a criminal on bail.
Legal Moves
Posted on April 29, 2008* David Edmonds, the chairman of NHS Direct, is to head the legal profession’s new regulatory arm, the Legal Services Board (LSB). He will become the board’s inaugural chairman on May 1, two years ahead of its anticipated operational launch.
Sisters Joyce and Sybil Burden lose legal appeal over death duties
Posted on April 29, 2008Sisters Joyce and Sybil Burden have lost their decades-long legal battle for the right to bequeath their shared house to one another without paying inheritance tax.
We can do something about Mugabe
Posted on April 29, 2008The UN Security Council is to hold a critical session this week to discuss the crisis in Zimbabwe. Conventional wisdom suggests that there are limited options available for the international community to quell the crisis. This is a misconception. There is an effective legal mechanism available to counter Mugabe and demand justice and accountability.
The Water Cooler
Posted on April 29, 2008* To mark the release of Torture Team, his new book about the enduring international disgrace that is Guantanamo, Philippe Sands, QC, and friends are hosting an evening at the Tricycle Theatre on Sunday, May 18. The blurb promises “an inquiry into the interrogation techniques used by the American Administration and military”, featuring Vanessa Redgrave, Joanna Lumley and Clive Stafford-Smith...
The Law Explored: naked and unarmed - but shot dead by mistake
Posted on April 29, 2008Although they are both “law”, criminal law and civil law are as different as football and rugby. There is not a single set of rules that applies across both types of law.
Financial Services Authority threatens more trials for insider trades
Posted on April 29, 2008The City watchdog threatened yesterday to step up criminal prosecutions and to increase fines for market abuse after more than a quarter of last year's takeovers showed signs of insider trading.
Government putting a price on the future of children
Posted on April 28, 2008While the Government digests the disastrous effects of the Domestic Violence, Crime & Victim’s Act 2004, introduced in July last year, on the protection of the victims of domestic violence, it might also give consideration to another legislative time-bomb affecting family proceedings.
How to . . . move from the City to the Bar
Posted on April 28, 2008Become a better lawyer: running a case, doing a deal, moving in-house and other tips from the top
Lawyer of the Week: Auriana Griffiths
Posted on April 28, 2008Auriana Griffiths, a partner at the London office of Irwin Mitchell, acts for three of the men injured in the TGN1412 drug trial two years ago, including Ryan Wilson, who had to have all his toes amputated and the tips of several fingers removed. The damages are to be assessed independently by a QC during a private arbitration.
Law on the front line at risk
Posted on April 28, 2008When roadworks began close to his pub, landlord John Green was one of several businessmen who found himself effectively marooned by fencing and closed roads. A development in Hull city centre prevented customers from getting there. “We thought we were going to lose our house and everything we’d worked for,” Green, 49, says...
‘Fear keeps you on your toes’
Posted on April 28, 2008The commercial court of Mr Justice Andrew Smith was stuffed with barristers last Thursday, but one QC was the main focus of attention. The case was the challenge to bank charges that could affect every bank current account holder in Britain. At the original hearing in February, Laurence Rabinowitz represented the Royal Bank of Scotland, one of eight lenders accused of levying unfair overdraft charges...
Tesco faces threat of a boycott
Posted on April 28, 2008The furious blogger left Tesco in no doubt what he thought about its decision to launch a libel action against three outspoken critics in Thailand: “Drop it and you get me back! I will encourage friends and relations to boycott you too!”
Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich 'was President Putin's enforcer'
Posted on April 28, 2008Roman Abramovich was an undeclared member of President Putin’s regime in Russia when he bought Chelsea Football Club in 2003, documents in a clash-of-the-oligarchs court battle suggested yesterday.
Authors take on Tesco ‘tyrants’ over Thai legal action
Posted on April 28, 2008A group of Britain’s leading authors has accused Tesco of using “deeply chilling” tactics to silence its critics.
Abramovich: Berezovsky's lawsuit 'without foundation'
Posted on April 28, 2008A barrister for Roman Abramovich today said that a £2 billion claim brought by a fellow Russian businessman was "without foundation" and should be struck out.
Thousands of old cases unearthed as Old Bailey goes online
Posted on April 28, 2008On this day in 1742 a man was sentenced at the Old Bailey for stealing a sheep worth 40 shillings. The record of his fate is stark: “Guilty, Death”.
FSA allowed Northern Rock to keep breaking rules
Posted on April 28, 2008Northern Rock breached capital rules six months before its collapse, yet failed to tell shareholders and continued to be given favourable “light touch” treatment by financial regulators, it emerged yesterday.
Children ‘put at risk by higher court fees’
Posted on April 27, 2008Vulnerable children face a greater risk of harm because of a dramatic rise in the cost of taking them into care, ministers have been warned.
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