Property Factsheets

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Shadow minister calls for power to be given back to the people Within a few months of taking office, Gordon Brown declared that “the character of our country will
East Coast debacle puts rail franchise rules in spotlight We were back last week in that parallel universe whose jurisdiction is the “court of public
End muddle over stem-cell patents or US will race ahead The news that synthetic human sperm have been grown from embryonic stem cells for the first time
Joint enterprise law means even bystanders can get life Even bystanders can find themselves convicted of murder under a legal doctrine known as “joint
Jack Straw sticks to promises on family courts reporting reforms Jack Straw is sticking to his guns and doing what he promised The Times he would, in response
Lawyer of the week: Ayesha Vardag Ayesha Vardag, the founder of Ayesha Vardag Solicitors, acts for Katrin Radmacher, the German
China arrests Rio Tinto executive for 'spying' A Rio Tinto executive detained by Chinese authorities has been accused of spying and stealing state
Jack Straw to close legal loophole used by fugitive war criminals Suspects in the Rwandan and Yugoslavian genocides could be tried in British courts under proposals
Rio Tinto executives arrested in China Rio Tinto's iron ore sales team has been arrested in Shanghai, threatening a diplomatic rift
Yorkshire lawyer Nigel Knowles took on the world and won In 1988 Nigel Knowles was a lawyer working for Broomheads & Neals, a small Sheffield-based firm,
Yorkshire lawyer Sir Nigel Knowles took on the world and won In 1988 Nigel Knowles was a lawyer working for Broomheads & Neals, a small Sheffield-based firm,
Amendment to relax law on assisted dying is thrown out by peers A move to relax the law on assisted dying was thrown out by the Lords on Tuesday night.
Tribunals Service creaks as claims soar by 40 per cent The credit crunch has prompted a massive surge in claims lodged by employees against their bosses
Jury discharged in Richard Desmond libel case A jury hearing a libel action brought by Richard Desmond, owner of the Daily Express, against the
Jury discharged in Richard Desmond libel case A jury hearing a libel action brought by Richard Desmond, owner of the Daily Express, against the
Jack Straw to close legal loophole used by fugitive war criminals Ministers will move today to close a loophole that enables war criminals to use Britain as a haven
Mandelson presses SFO to probe MG Rover collapse Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary, has asked the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to investigate the
For better, for worse. In pre-nup and in wealth ‘This is an important victory for love,” says Katrin Radmacher, the beautiful German heiress who
Downturn yields rich pickings for Linklaters Linklaters revealed record full-year revenue of £1.29 billion on Friday, edging past
Express proprietor, Richard Desmond, in libel action against journalist Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily and Sunday Express,will become the first newspaper
Double jeopardy killer Mario Celaire gets minimum of 23 years jail A footballer who killed his former girlfriend was given two life sentences today after becoming the
Evidence 'not enough' as terror suspect scores win A terror suspect must be brought back to London from “internal exile” in the Midlands despite
Linklaters trounces rivals as UK's biggest firm Linklaters today revealed a rise in full-year revenue, edging past rivals Clifford Chance and
Family courts in crisis, says Sir Mark Potter Britain’s most senior family judge called last night for urgent action over a crisis in the family
Analysis: no longer the divorce capital of the world Pre-nuptial contracts have won the clear backing of the English courts after years of suspicion and