| Judge approves Wittig’s release Having nearly completed his sentence for bank fraud, former Westar Energy Inc. CEO David Wittig won’t have to stay behind bars while he awaits resolution of other criminal charges, a federal judge ruled Thursday. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Attorney-General under investigation for hiring an illegal migrant Baroness Scotland of Asthal, the Attorney-General, has been placed under investigation after she admitted that she had employed an illegal migrant. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Technology chief named in Galleon case A high-profile US technology executive has been named as an alleged source of confidential company information in the $25 million insider-trading scandal that is gripping New York.$ feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
How BPP became the fashionable place for legal training Its clunky name aside, BPP had become the fashionable place for high-flying lawyers to do their one-year vocational training as solicitors or barristers. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Lawyer of the Week: Richard Hitchcock Richard Hitchcock, a barrister at Outer Temple Chambers, acted for the members/employees in the case involving the IMG pension plan. The High Court ruled that the conversion of valuable defined benefits to less valuable defined contribution benefits was invalid. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |