Lord Turner and the City: do lawyers have a voice in the regulation debate?
This week the Financial Services Authority organised a briefing for lawyers to discuss “issues arising from the Turner review (and its associated discussion paper)”. David Strachan, director of financial stability at the FSA, lead the session backed up by Andrew Whitaker, general counsel to the FSA board. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
The truth about rape: forget the myths and look at the statistics
Baroness Stern’s recently announced review of how the handling of rape cases might be improved to increase conviction rates may find common deficiencies at the investigative, reviewing and decisionmaking stages of rape allegations. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Law school graduates face slimmer job market
A few salty attorneys sometimes make reference to the refrigerator strategy: throwing up a number of arguments or defenses and going with whatever sticks to the fridge. bizjournals.com |
Iraq invasion 'had no legal mandate', Dutch inquiry finds
The invasion of Iraq had no sound mandate under international law, according to the Dutch inquiry into the war released this morning. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Juicy twist in Vivian Imerman's divorce
A business tycoon’s estranged wife has won the right to use 20,000 documents stolen from his computer in her battle for a slice of his £300 million fortune. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |