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Are accountants’ fees set to fall?

Posted on April 21, 2008
The collapse of Arthur Andersen in the wake of the Enron scandal demonstrated the impact litigation could have on large accountancy firms. The Companies Act, which received Royal Assent on November 8, gives auditors the ability to limit their liability to clients...

Solicitors face inquiry over insurance fraud kickbacks

Posted on April 21, 2008
Ten solicitors’ firms are being investigated with dozens of accident claims-handling companies for alleged insurance fraud.

Judges set to deliver new blow on terror

Posted on April 21, 2008
Gordon Brown is facing a new battle over key anti-terrorism laws this week with the High Court set to rule against powers to freeze suspects’ bank accounts.

Succession and marriage laws will be left unchanged by Bill

Posted on April 21, 2008
The Attorney-General’s office has ruled out any legislation that would give equal rights of succession to the throne to daughters of a monarch. Nor will it repeal the law that bans the heir to the throne from marrying a Roman Catholic.

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Law 100: top women lawyers

Posted on April 21, 2008
<a href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3756714.ece">Vera Baird, QC</a>, Solicitor-General<br/> <a href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3756884...

Law 100: top public lawyers

Posted on April 21, 2008
<a href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3756744.ece">Michael Beloff, QC</a>, public and sports barrister<br/> <a href="http://business.timesonline.co...

Law 100: top judges

Posted on April 21, 2008
<a href="http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3680787.ece">Sir Gerald Barling, QC</a>, president of the Competition Appeal Tribunal<br/> <a href="http://business...

Richard Rosenthal

Posted on April 21, 2008
As one of the world’s biggest investment banks, Morgan Stanley carries a lot of clout with the City’s leading law firms. Indeed, its fortunes during the financial crisis could have a dramatic impact on the top end of the legal market. Rich Rosenthal, 52, is Morgan Stanley’s senior lawyer in Europe...

Lord Woolf of Barnes

Posted on April 21, 2008
He may have retired as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales in 2005 but he has not slowed down. Seventy-five in May, Lord Woolf of Barnes is helping Qatar in its bid to supplant Dubai as the Middle East's financial hub by leading its new criminal and commercial court system...

Stephen Williams

Posted on April 21, 2008
Steve Williams is the most charismatic business lawyer in the country, according to a partner at Slaughter and May. He would say that: Williams, 60, started his career at Slaughters in 1972 and is now, as general counsel at Unilever, one of its biggest-spending clients...

SocGen rogue trader Jerome Kerviel could be sued by manager

Posted on April 21, 2008
Jérôme Kerviel, the rogue trader accused of losing almost €5 billion (£4 billion) at Société Générale, could be sued by his line manager for ruining his career.

The Law Explored: supernatural proctection

Posted on April 21, 2008
Sensibly, Parliament is about to put people selling séance services under the same legal obligations as those selling second-hand cars.

Mathon poaches lawyer Sobolewski from Burness

Posted on April 19, 2008
MATHON, the asset-based commercial lender, has poached commercial property lawyer Andrew Sobolewski from solicitors Burness. Sobolewski takes over as the Glasgow-based company's chief executive on August 5.

John Houghton: 'No-one knows how big the splash will be'

Posted on April 18, 2008
Restructuring is flavour of the month right now, but even the experts know little more than the rest of us about the long-term implications of the credit crunch.

Guantanamo Britons to sue MI5 over ‘illegal interrogation’

Posted on April 18, 2008
The three men from Tipton launched a lawsuit against the American authorities two years ago, alleging they were mistreated during their time in captivity. The US Court of Appeal dismissed their action earlier this year but they are appealing to the Supreme Court.

Judge reprimanded for ‘extraordinary’ response in court to job rejection

Posted on April 18, 2008
A judge who faced a disciplinary inquiry after being accused of bias and “intemperate” behaviour has been reprimanded for misconduct.

Bitter legal battle over £1m casts shadow over future of Humberts

Posted on April 18, 2008
Doubts over the future of Humberts have emerged as the estate agency has been threatened with a winding-up petition.

'Da Vinci Code' judge escapes with reprimand

Posted on April 18, 2008
The “Da Vinci Code” judge who found himself the subject of a disciplinary inquiry after being accused of bias and “intemperate” behaviour has escaped with a reprimand for misconduct, it was announced today.

Is there still a chance of me getting a training contract at a reputable firm?

Posted on April 17, 2008
<b>I completed the LPC in July 2007 with a commendation after a consistently good academic record (AAB for A levels, 2:1 at a top ranking university with no retakes or gaps in education). I’ve had interviews from “magic circle” firms throughout my degree, and a few weeks ago had an interview at a top 20 city firm...

OFT names 112 building firms in bid-rigging scandal

Posted on April 17, 2008
The Office of Fair Trading has today formally accused 112 construction firms in England of participating in "bid rigging", in its biggest investigation of cartel activity to date.

Lawyer Gill Switalski seeks £19m after losing her job in sex bias ordeal

Posted on April 17, 2008
A top City lawyer who won a claim for sex discrimination after being driven from her job in an 18-month campaign of bullying is seeking £19 million in compensation.

Serious Fraud Office set to fight devastating arms deal judgment

Posted on April 17, 2008
The Serious Fraud Office is to appeal against the devastating court ruling that it acted unlawfully by dropping its investigation into BAE Systems.

Town halls accused of colluding in bid-rigging by building firms

Posted on April 17, 2008
Local authorities have been colluding with builders in the “bid rigging” of construction projects to make it appear as if proper competition has taken place, it was claimed yesterday.

Weird Cases: a truly shocking excuse

Posted on April 17, 2008
<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/system/topicRoot/Weird_Cases/">Read more Weird Cases</a>

Athletes hire Mishcon for Olympic protest

Posted on April 16, 2008
Olympians competing in Beijing have retained Mishcon de Reya, the firm that represented Diana, Princess of Wales, during her divorce, to ensure that they can criticise China without being expelled from the Games.

Peter Kurer hits back over 'discrimination'

Posted on April 16, 2008
Lawyers are used to being the butt of a million jokes, but one refusing to take the persecution any more is Peter Kurer, the former in-house counsel at UBS. He was named this month as the surprise successor to Marcel Ospel as chairman of the Swiss banking group — to the consternation of some UBS shareholders.

Now, even the pro bono units can't afford to stay open

Posted on April 16, 2008
While lawyers are fighting their corner on legal aid, the squeeze on public funds is hitting frontline legal services such as law centres who have much less muscle to resist. Mostly known and appreciated only by their local communities, they struggle to muster a campaign when the chips are down.

Judge exterminates Dalek claim

Posted on April 16, 2008
BBC Worldwide has won a courtroom battle of the Daleks. Paul Fishman, whose father knew the Dalek creator Terry Nation, told the High Court in London that his company, JHP, held the book copyright to Dalek stories and that it had been infringed by BBC Worldwide...

Victim Ryan Wilson in 'Elephant man' drug trial to get £2m

Posted on April 15, 2008
A victim of the “elephant man” drug trial is set to receive more than £2 million for his horrific injuries, it emerged yesterday.

AstraZeneca settles Nexium dispute with Ranbaxy Laboratories

Posted on April 15, 2008
AstraZeneca has settled a legal battle with India's largest generic drugs maker over the rights to produce one of the world's most valuable medicines. Under the terms of the out-of-court deal, Ranbaxy Laboratories will scrap plans to market a cheap, unauthorised copy of Nexium, the ulcer pill developed by AstraZeneca, in the United States.

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