SEP
17
2007

Thai crash investigators find flight recorders

Investigators today recovered the two flight recorders, or "black boxes", from Thailand´s worst plane crash in a decade, which killed at least 90 people, mostly foreign tourists.

SEP
17
2007

DNA test that could quickly solve thousands of sick workers’ claims

A new technique for testing DNA could transform civil litigation cases by supporting or refuting people’s claims that their health has been damaged by exposure to toxic chemicals.

SEP
17
2007

Judges face work assessment by their peers

Judges face having their performance in court assessed under plans to ensure that their skills in handling cases are up to scratch and that they treat people fairly and courteously.

SEP
17
2007

Microsoft loses appeal against anti-trust ruling

Microsoft today lost its appeal against the largest-ever fine for restrictive practices imposed by the European Commission.

SEP
14
2007

Northern Rock is bailed out by Bank of England

Northern Rock, the UK’s fifth largest mortgage lender, applied to the Bank of England for emergency support last night after struggling to raise money.

SEP
14
2007

UK pension funds vie to lead court action over GSK drug

Two UK pension funds are vying to lead a US class-action lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), accusing the pharmaceutical giant of misleading the market over its controversial diabetes pill Avandia.

SEP
14
2007

Dr. Phil gets access to Holloway probe records

"Dr. Phil" can have access to documents about two brothers who were once suspected in the case of an Alabama teenager who vanished while on vacation in Aruba, a judge ruled Wednesday.

SEP
14
2007

Rivals say Microsoft has not changed its ways

Next week´s European antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) is a legacy of its past behavior, but competitors say the company´s current strategy is a sign of history repeating itself.

SEP
14
2007

Vatican rules on nourishment for vegetative patients

The Vatican, ruling on a debate that has divided Catholic hospitals, said on Friday it was wrong to stop administering food and water to patients in a vegetative state even if they would never regain consciousness.

SEP
13
2007

Oil hits new high above $80

Oil rose to an all-time high of $80.20 on Thursday after Hurricane Humberto forced the closure of some U.S. Gulf refiners and stoked concerns of fuel shortages this winter.

SEP
13
2007

Wife who shot preacher calls sentence too short

The parents of a Tennessee preacher shot to death by his wife convinced a judge to keep the convicted killer at home, but they couldn´t keep her off the air.

SEP
13
2007

Unlimited fines for employment agencies that exploit workers

Employment agencies will face a legal crackdown to stop them exploiting workers after unions exposed a stream of abuses, suffered mainly by migrant workers.

SEP
13
2007

Judges attack hate campaign

Judges have reacted swiftly to condemn as “inappropriate and irresponsible” the publication of their home addresses by a fathers’ campaign group.

SEP
13
2007

Watchdog backs trader’s baby bias claim

A City trader has won the backing of the equality watchdog in her £1.35 million claim against a bank that she accuses of discriminating against her when she returned to work after having a baby.

SEP
12
2007

Sisters claim tax rules give better rights to lesbians

Two sisters in their eighties who claim that the law treats them less favourably than if they were a lesbian couple are to challenge Britain’s inheritance tax rules in Europe today.

SEP
12
2007

Sacked — for ´not being German enough´

The German investment bank is being sued by an Australian-born former managing director for racial discrimination

SEP
12
2007

British officials seek protection for foreign policy in EU treaty

British officials held emergency talks in Brussels yesterday to hammer out stronger guarantees that the new EU treaty will not give European judges the right to challenge foreign policy.

SEP
12
2007

Judge has ten days to decide if Kate and Gerry McCann should face charges

Evidence suggesting that the parents of Madeleine McCann were involved in their daughter’s death was passed to a judge last night who will consider whether the couple should be charged.

SEP
12
2007

Shinzo Abe, Japan´s prime minister, quits after series of scandals

Ashen-faced and his eyes welling with tears, Japan’s youngest postwar leader ended a turmoil-filled premiership that has lasted less than a year and delivered little of the reform it promised.

SEP
12
2007

Putin moves to appoint Kremlin successor

Vladimir Putin nominated a little-known Cabinet officer who oversees the fight against money laundering to become his new prime minister today, surprising pundits and stoking speculation as to whom he is planning to tap as his successor as president.

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