Competition and merger control matters, regulatory law, financial services legal matters, civil fraud and white-collar crime
EU Parliament overhauls lawyers lobbying code
Government lobbying must be out in the open
Recusal refusal was misconduct, says OJC
Coroner inquest reforms need to go further
14-April-2008It would be wrong to draw too many lessons from the Diana and Dodi inquest or to use it as a basis for reforming the law. It was "no ordinary inquest", as Lord Justice Scott Baker said when summing up.
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Financial crime raids
20-March-2008It is 6am and the office mobile rings on the bedside table. It is security and they have a number of policemen with them.
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It's getting more expensive to talk in Europe
10-March-2008On 20 November, to gasps from the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) had lost two CDs containing a copy of its entire child benefit database.
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Privacy issues
29-Jan-2008On 20 November, to gasps from the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) had lost two CDs containing a copy of its entire child benefit database.
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Keeping the US at bay
13-Nov-2007As the US flexes its muscles beyond its own borders and seeks to enforce its economic sanctions laws in Europe, British businesses face stark choices.
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Microsoft verdict highlights differing US and EU stances
24-Sept-2007The implications of the long-awaited judgment by the Court of First Instance (CFI) in the Microsoft case are far-reaching, both for business and for competition policy.
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A hard man to find: new CAT president steps up to the challenge
26-Nov-2007 Is Gerald Barling QC a worthy successor to founder of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) Sir Bellamy?
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Third-party funders line up as competition law appeal grows
08-Oct-2007The Which?-JJB Sports case seeking compensation for customers who bought over-priced replica football shirts has led the way for private competition-related claims.
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Mark Warham: Takeover Panel
30-Apr-2007Speed is of the essence in M&A, says Takeover Panel director-general Mark Warham. And given the panel's recent rulings, he is not averse to using a firm hand.
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What’s gone wrong with data security?
04-Mar-2008Last November’s news about the loss of personal data by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) generated international publicity, a run of reports of other security breaches, and proposals for new legislation.
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The cost of equal pay
03-Mar-2008 Over the past few years, equal pay claims have presented one of the greatest legal challenges to the public sector.
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Private Bills
03-Mar-2008They were essential for the construction of canals and railways and the development of utilities, but for a long time private bills have been overlooked.
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Thin end of the hedge
21-Jan-2008The SEC is reeling after a second court decision dismissing allegations of hedge fund fraud.
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Financial Services: Trading flaw
12-Nov-2007It's time for the FSA to toughen its stance on insider dealing. The FSA can pursue market abuse cases in three ways: through its civil market abuse regime, administrative action (against regulated persons only) and prosecution for criminal market abuse.
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Financial Services: Passport control
12-Nov-2007The failure of many EU states to implement Mifid hasn't stopped the European Commission from trying to push through the new regulations.
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