SEP
28
2007

Northern Rock debt holders call in lawyers

A group of junior bondholders has hired two sets of advisers as Northern borrows a further £5bn from Bank of England

SEP
28
2007

Myanmar crowds taunt troops as crackdown draws outrage

Crowds taunted soldiers and police who barricaded central Yangon on Friday to prevent more mass protests against Myanmar´s 45 years of military rule and deepening economic hardship.

SEP
28
2007

Arrest warrant for head of Interpol over murder case

South Africa’s police chief faces a warrant for his arrest as a bitter struggle at the top of the country’s ruling African National Congress threatens to plunge the country into chaos.

SEP
27
2007

Europe squares up to Washington over gambling barriers

Europe and the United States are on the brink of a major trade dispute worth billions of pounds over Washington’s decision to renege on international trade commitments and protect its domestic gambling industry by preventing foreign companies from entering the lucrative market.

SEP
27
2007

Top job at US law firm for Goldsmith

The former Attorney-General, Lord Goldsmith, QC, is joining a top American law firm today to lead its European litigation practice.

SEP
27
2007

Phil Spector free on $1 million bail after murder trial ends in deadlock

The jury in the murder trial of Phil Spector last night said that they were unable to reach a verdict after twelve days of deliberations, forcing the judge to call a mistrial, and leaving the wildly eccentric music producer a free man for the foreseeable future.

SEP
27
2007

Diana inquest process begins at High Court

The process of selecting the jury for the Diana, Princess of Wales, inquest got under way today as up to 200 potential jurors filed into the High Court.

SEP
27
2007

US watchdog calls on Wall St to give account of part it played in credit crunch

Wall Street has been accused of contributing to the credit crunch through fraud as America’s financial watchdog announced an investigation into whether underwriters of mortgage-backed bonds “unduly influenced” the ratings agencies to ignore their risks.

SEP
27
2007

Mexican tax reform

Mexican Congress

SEP
26
2007

Toyota says may not achieve rise in Sept. U.S. sales

A top executive at Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday that achieving a rise in U.S. sales in September might be tough because of a spike in sales in the same month a year earlier.

SEP
26
2007

Fraud woman’s £2m luxury lifestyle

A woman who funded a luxury lifestyle by defrauding her employers of more than £2 million is facing a prison sentence, a court was told yesterday.

SEP
26
2007

In-house lawyers call for flexible billing arrangements

In-house lawyers are willing to pay higher legal fees for top-value advice but only if they can save costs on routine work, a new survey shows.

SEP
26
2007

Nationwide seeks £20m in law firm court case

Nationwide, the building society, is suing Eversheds, one of the country’s largest law firms, for more than £20 million, claiming that it was given negligent advice on an allegedly fraudulent property deal.

SEP
26
2007

GMTV fined record £2 million by watchdog over phone-in scandal

GMTV was today fined a record £2 million by the communications regulator Ofcom, after the breakfast broadcaster was found to have run phone-in competitions in which potential winners were picked before the lines were closed.

SEP
25
2007

GM, UAW resume talks as strike impact spreads

Negotiators from the United Auto Workers union and General Motors came back to the negotiating table Tuesday morning, as the impact of the strike is expected to start spreading to other workers the day after 73,000 union members went on strike against the nation´s largest automaker.

SEP
25
2007

Vick indicted by state grand jury in dogfighting case

A Virginia grand jury indicted suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on state dogfighting charges Tuesday, prosecutors announced.

SEP
25
2007

McCanns could face charges over security firm

Kate and Gerry McCann could face criminal charges for using a private security company to investigate the disappearance of their daughter, a senior Portuguese judge has said.

SEP
25
2007

Europe puts brakes on Google deal

Google’s $3.1 billion (£1.5 billion) acquisition of DoubleClick, the largest broker of online banner advertising, is likely to be delayed for months by the European Commission, advisors close to the internet search giant believe.

SEP
24
2007

G.M. Workers Begin Walkout Over Contract Impasse

Members of the United Automobile Workers union walked off the job today at General Motors plants across the country after union leaders and company officials failed to reach an agreement in contentious talks on a new contract.

SEP
24
2007

Lebanon´s opposition to boycott presidential vote

Hezbollah and its allies said on Monday they would boycott a parliamentary session to prevent the anti-Syrian majority from electing a new president for Lebanon.

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