| Lehman faces $100bn claims following bankruptcy$ London units of Lehman Brothers are among those claiming up to $100 billion ($£67.1 billion) from the defunct bank as its winding-up gathers speed. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Trafigura Parliamentary gagging order lifted after Twitter campaign A gagging order that barred a national newspaper reporting details of a Parliamentary question was lifted today after widespread condemnation from MPs and an overwhelming internet campaign. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Shared rights and freedoms can help us to rub along together Faith in the workplace has become a source of heightened anxiety in recent times. Traditionalists mourn the apparent demise of Christendomâs monopoly over the public sphere and some of my fellow bleeding hearts sound more bloody-minded than liberal whenever religion crops up. But as so often, our shared framework of fundamental rights and freedoms can help to negotiate the limits of tolerance and cohesion as we rub along together. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
'Rio Tinto Four' case turned over to Chinese prosecutors The case of four executives of Rio Tinto, the Australian mining giant, who stand accused of industrial espionage was turned over to prosecutors today, increasing the likelihood that they will face prison sentences. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Would I be an executor again? Yes, but it can be quite a burden No one tells you how time-consuming death is. The Four Last Things ought to be Death, Judgment, Heaven â and Probate. That desolate telephone call from the hospice tips you down a chute into a nether world of callous, grasping and bewildered people (of all ages) and caring (well, most of them) professionals. Some of these categories overlap. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |