Increased cost-consciousness spurs rise in mediation
Conventional wisdom holds that when the economy sours, litigation rises as companies increasingly go to court to collect money owed or to protect what is theirs. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Turkish media group Dogan Yayin’s fate in the balance amid ‘hanging by red tape’
The future of Turkey’s largest media group remains in the balance after the company said that it had provided the Turkish tax office with collateral for a £2 billion fine before Friday’s deadline. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Return to the Dixon of Dock Green approach to fighting crime
Thousands of crimes are being dealt with by way of written apologies, handshakes and bunches of flowers, rather than convictions or cautions, as part of a revolution in local policing. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon resigning post
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon is stepping down, the result of a plea deal reached Wednesday on one count of perjury. bizjournals.com |
Police scour Asia for GP insurance scam suspect
Specialist fraud police are searching for a Hertfordshire-based insurance broker who was expelled from the financial services industry for defrauding hundreds of doctors’ surgeries in a £400,000 scam. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |