The message from the serried ranks of highly paid lawyers, barristers and advisers filling the London courtroom was clear: don’t mess with General Electric.
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Worries grow over Britain's future as a global centre for finance
Friday 09 November 2012
Warning that international business is being put off the UK by red tape and tax
Herbert Smith in tie-up to form new legal giant
Monday 01 October 2012
A new legal giant emerges today as London-based Herbert Smith and Australian group Freehills start formally trading under the same banner.
Welsh defiant after RFU closes Premiership door
Thursday 24 May 2012
The Rugby Football Union and its top professional clubs were contemplating the hazardous traverse of a legal minefield yesterday after informing London Welsh that they had failed to meet promotion criteria and would not be admitted to next season's Premiership, even if they succeed in beating Cornish Pirates in a two-leg Championship final that kicked off in Penzance last night. The Exiles, who had nominated the Kassam Stadium in Oxford as their home for 2012-13, spoke of their "grave disappointment" and hinted strongly at the possibility of court proceedings.
Murdoch junior is prepped for 'assault on credibility'
Thursday 10 November 2011
James Murdoch is being prepped by a litigation specialist to help explain why he failed to tell MPs of discussions he had with the News of the World editor on the "options" they faced over phone hacking.
Smoke and mirrors: how the tobacco industry hides behind lobbyists
Saturday 03 September 2011
PR firms and lawyers campaign without revealing clients' identity
One last tower and Docklands is done
Tuesday 09 August 2011
Just over 20 years since development started at Canary Wharf, work is set to begin on the final building. Sarah Arnott reports
Press regulator recruits Lord Grade as it beefs up board
Thursday 21 April 2011
The Press Complaints Commission has named Lord Grade, the former BBC chairman, as one of its new commissioners.
Mark Leftly: Proof that a word in the right ear changes policy
Sunday 07 November 2010
Government made to see sense on migrant cap
Asia's rising powers flex their muscles
Saturday 30 October 2010
Asia's growing confidence is reflected in a rise in the region's share of global mergers and acquisitions. Sean Farrell reports
Top lawyers toast record earnings but revenues fall
Monday 30 August 2010
Despite the recession causing a fall in the combined billing fees of the UK's 100 biggest law firms for the first time in nearly 20 years, top lawyers are earning more than ever.
Gartmore reinstates fund manager who breached internal rules
Thursday 29 April 2010
Gartmore, the investment group, yesterday reinstated Guillaume Rambourg, the fund manager it suspended last month.
The Diary: Alistair Campbell; Costa Prize; Glynn Griffiths; André Rieu; Conspiracy Theories
Friday 29 January 2010
Michael Smyth CBE: British democracy is the victor
Wednesday 16 December 2009
The unanimous judgment by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg that an order to hand over a journalistic document infringed the media's right to free expression is a reminder that media freedoms are about more than a balanced defamation law.
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