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Joshua Rozenberg

Lord Hunt of Wirral

Solicitors’ watchdog lacking bark and bite

Legal analysis: City lawyers have warned their regulator that half-hearted reform of the way corporate firms are regulated would be a waste of time and money. Their ultimatum follows a highly critical report into the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

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Don't rush to judgment - why Attorney-General had to water down fraud-busting plan

Legal analysis: The Government has been forced to abandon a fraud-busting measure

Cherie, RBS and how we can learn a lot from US justice

Cherie Blair's decision to act for investors who lost money when shares in Royal Bank of Scotland collapsed reminds us how effective the US courts can be in cases such as this

Tesco's competition victory shows rules are a legal minefield

Legal Analysis: Tesco was understandably delighted by its victory in the Competition Appeal Tribunal last week. But the tribunal's ruling is unlikely to be the last word on the subject

It’s better to pay a £900m fine than suffer a worse fate

There can't be many businesses that regard being fined €1 billion for endemic corruption as a successful outcome.

How British Gas ended up in court for being too heavy-handed with customers

Legal analysis: If businesses find themselves sued they will know which company to blame

Advisers and banks that recommended 'bad funds' face lawsuits

As casualties of the Madoff scandal emerge, lawyers are looking for potential defendants with rather deeper pockets

‘Magic circle’ has lost its aura as City law firms feel pain of recession

Legal Analysis: What affects our clients affects us, the global managing partner of the world's biggest law firm tells Joshua Rozenberg

Lawyers rush to freeze assets as recession turns nasty

Media analysis: As the recession begins to deepen, we can expect the courts to issue an increasing number of injunctions against independent financial advisers

Perils of ‘doing a pre-pack’ —it might save ailing firms but creditors are left bitter

Legal analysis: The restructuring of FishWorks struck me as a classic of its kind

Can Brussels stop Bulgaria torching EU practice rights?

Legal analysis: City lawyers are hoping that Brussels will begin legal action this month against an EU country they accuse of stifling competition

Can Brussels stop Bulgaria torching EU practice rights?

Legal analysis: City lawyers are hoping that Brussels will begin legal action this month against an EU country they accuse of stifling competition

Battle lines are drawn up as recession bolsters corruption

Legal analysis: More cases of corruption are likely as a result of the recession, according to the Director of Public Prosecutions

Battle lines are drawn up as recession bolsters corruption

More cases of corruption are likely as a result of the recession, according to the Director of Public Prosecutions. “It is likely that the economic downturn will have an effect on the pattern of crime,” Keir Starmer QC predicted.

Battle lines are drawn up as recession bolsters corruption

More cases of corruption are likely as a result of the recession, according to the Director of Public Prosecutions. “It is likely that the economic downturn will have an effect on the pattern of crime,” Keir Starmer QC predicted.

Lawyers leap on electronic ‘paper trail’ in hunt for firms that use pirated software

Legal analysis: Consumers who download pirated video games are beginning to realise that they may receive solicitors’ letters demanding compensation for breach of copyright

Go-ahead for Lloyds TSB merger with HBOS leaves competition law in tatters

Legal analysis: The Lloyds TSB takeover of HBOS demonstrates the failure of the Government's competition policy, according to a West End solicitor

How lawyers could boost earnings by taking share of any damages payout

Analysis: Both consumers and businesses could be worse off under plans to reform the civil claims system, according to a City solicitor

Firms rush to court to keep coporate secrets when staff defect to rival firms

Legal analysis: What if a trusted employee takes a company's trade secrets and starts working for a rival business?

Banks face a deluge of law suits over credit crunch once turmoil subsides

Legal Analysis: Banks are yet to face the deluge of "mega-litigation" over the credit crunch

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