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Justice Secretary Jack Straw loses right to block release for prisoners

Posted on April 15, 2008
The Justice Secretary lost his last power to block the release of dangerous prisoners from jail yesterday when the Court of Appeal ruled that it was a breach of human rights.

Times Law Panel debate: OFT plans to bring more criminal prosecutions

Posted on April 15, 2008
The Office of Fair Trading is set to target more company directors for criminal prosecution in a bid to stamp out anti-competitive behaviour, a senior figure at the competition watchdog said last night.

The Law Explored: human rights on the battlefield

Posted on April 15, 2008
Mr Justice Collins has drawn gasps of disbelief in some quarters by ruling that human rights law might apply to soldiers on active service. In particular, he said, soldiers might enjoy the protection of law on the right to life.

Growth brings slow progress on human rights

Posted on April 15, 2008
The sheiks who rule the UAE beam with pride at the very mention of the Burj Dubai. Towering above the hot and hazy desert, this as-yet-unfinished 2,000-plus feet of steel and glass recently became the world's tallest man-made structure...

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How to . . . keep your employees happy

Posted on April 14, 2008
<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/system/topicRoot/How_to_be_a_better_lawyer/">Become a better lawyer: running a case, doing a deal, moving in-house and other tips from the top</a>

Legal Moves

Posted on April 14, 2008
* Simon Williams has been appointed senior director of cartels and criminal enforcement at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). He takes up the role having spent four-and-half years as the director of cartel investigations at the OFT...

Why can the utility companies not follow the rules?

Posted on April 14, 2008
The recent scandals that have hit Npower and Severn Trent, the electricity and water utilities, have made some of us nostalgic for the days when you could select any provider you wanted so long as it was the monopolist in your area.

Fraud inquiry rules out Joseph Brandon taking over from Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway

Posted on April 14, 2008
One of the key contenders to take over Berkshire Hathaway when Warren Buffett eventually retires was taken out of the running yesterday after he resigned amid federal pressure over a fraud case.

Mole Man to pay £300,000 for burrowing under home

Posted on April 14, 2008
A retired engineer nicknamed “Mole Man”, because of his fondness for burrowing tunnels under his home, has been ordered to pay almost £300,000 to the local council after his hobby nearly caused his house to collapse.

The Water Cooler

Posted on April 14, 2008
* Why did the Serious Fraud Office not have a fuller response ready to the excoriating judgment on the dropping of the BAE Systems investigation?

In the City: April 15

Posted on April 14, 2008
Piece of puff

Paying a painfully high cost

Posted on April 14, 2008
The inquest of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed was conducted with impeccable good sense and good humour by the coroner, Lord Justice Scott Baker. It arrived at the obviously correct result: that the deaths were caused by the grossly negligent driving of the drunken Henri Paul, and the conduct of the chasing pack of journalists...

Women at risk of assault failed by new law, say judges

Posted on April 13, 2008
Thousands of women are at risk of assault because new laws to curb domestic violence have backfired, deterring victims from seeking help,The Times has learnt.

Relatives’ champion who took the fight to ministers

Posted on April 11, 2008
Rarely a month goes by without a damning inquest verdict from Andrew Walker, highlighting failures by the Ministry of Defence.

Andrew Walker: the coroner the MoD couldn't gag

Posted on April 11, 2008
Andrew Walker, the Deputy Coroner for Oxfordshire, has been defiantly standing up to the military since lambasting US forces twice in 2003.

Osama bin Laden's 'right-hand man' Abu Qatada wins deportation fight

Posted on April 10, 2008
Abu Qatada, described as “Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe”, won his fight against deportation yesterday as the Court of Appeal delivered two blows to attempts to remove suspected terrorists from the country. Three judges blocked the deportation of Abu Qatada despite a “no torture” guarantee given to the British Government by Jordan.

SFO 'acted unlawfully' by dropping BAE probe

Posted on April 10, 2008
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) "acted unlawfully" when it dropped an investigation into bribery and corruption in arms deals between BAE systems, Europe's largest defence company, and Saudi Arabia, the High Court ruled today.

Carolyn McCall quits Tesco over Guardian libel action

Posted on April 10, 2008
Carolyn McCall, the chief executive of Guardian Media Group, has resigned from the board of Tesco because of the supermarket’s pending libel suit against the company’s flagship newspaper.

High Court rules that the halt to BAE investigation was 'unlawful, a threat to British justice’

Posted on April 10, 2008
The decision by ministers and the Serious Fraud Office to halt an investigation into alleged corruption in the BAE Systems arms deal with Saudi Arabia was unlawful, an “abject surrender” and a threat to the reputation of British justice, the High Court ruled yesterday.

'Spitting vicar' Tom Ambrose sacked for bullying parishioners

Posted on April 10, 2008
A vicar has been sacked after being accused of spitting at parishioners and sending them bullying letters and e-mails.

SFO may appeal 'unlawful' BAE ruling

Posted on April 10, 2008
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is considering whether to appeal against a High Court judgement today that ruled it "acted unlawfully" when it dropped an investigation into bribery and corruption in arms deals between BAE systems, Europe's largest defence company, and Saudi Arabia.

SFO may appeal "unlawful" BAE-Saudi ruling

Analysis: what next after High Court ruling on BAE?

Posted on April 10, 2008
When Tony Blair, as Prime Minister, approached the Attorney-General, Lord Goldsmith, QC, to argue the case for the dropping of the corruption investigation into the BAE arms deal, he insisted that it was a matter ultimately for the Government’s chief law officer...

Diana and Dodi inquests - a £12m success

Posted on April 10, 2008
Mohamed Al Fayed yesterday bowed to reality and accepted that the inquest verdicts must mark the end to his decade-long pursuit for the truth, as he sees it, of the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and his son Dodi Fayed.

Weird Cases: getting chippy about the noise

Posted on April 10, 2008
<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/system/topicRoot/Weird_Cases/">Read more Weird Cases</a>

Mothers lose bid for Iraq public inquiry

Posted on April 09, 2008
The mothers of two young soldiers killed in Iraq today lost their legal attempt in the House of Lords to force the Government to hold a public inquiry into Britain’s involvement in the conflict.

Diana verdict: Mohamed Al Fayed team has almost run out of viable legal alternatives

Posted on April 08, 2008
The inquests are expected to mark the end to the legal aftermath of the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Fayed, though Mohamed Al Fayed could deliver one last parting shot if he seeks to challenge the verdicts through judicial review proceedings in the High Court.

Diana, Princess of Wales, unlawfully killed - but not by MI6 assassins

Posted on April 08, 2008
<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3702249.ece">Reaction to the verdicts</a> | <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3700719.ece">The remaining questions</a> | <a href="http://www...

Religious rule may let Muslim sex offenders off jail therapy

Posted on April 08, 2008
Muslims convicted of sex offences could opt out of treatment programmes intended to stop them offending because open discussion of their crimes is against their religion.

Ofwat fines Severn Trent record £35.8m

Posted on April 08, 2008
Severn Trent, Britain’s second-biggest water company, is considering whether to challenge a record £35.8 million fine by Ofwat. The water regulator imposed the fine on the company for lying about its performance, which allowed it to overcharge customers.

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