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Paul Cheston, Courts Correspondent

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Rothschild in libel defeat over trip with Mandelson

Banker Nathaniel Rothschild lost a libel action over claims he had been the "puppet master" between Lord Mandelson and Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

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Mother of 5-year-old paralysed in Stockwell shooting tells court of horror scene in shop

The mother of a five-year-old girl who was gunned down as she played in her uncle's shop has described the horror of the shooting

Murdoch pays millions more to the victims of paper's phone hacking

Rupert Murdoch faces paying out millions more to victims of phone-hacking after dramatic new settlements were announced in the High Court

Met says sorry to hacking victims

Scotland Yard has been forced into a humiliating apology to victims of the News of the World phone hacking scandal

Sotheby's valued my 500-year-old golden chain as a copy, says peer

A peer began legal action against a leading auction house for £450,000 damages after they dismissed his historic 500-year-old family heirloom as a mere copy

Euro judges back British media with key rulings

European judges boosted the rights of the British media today with two major rulings on privacy

Muslim converts 'came to UK with articles on how to mow down the enemies of Allah'

Two Muslim converts who were caught entering Britain with Al Qaeda magazines containing instructions on how to produce homemade bombs will be back on the streets within two months

Gunned down as she played: The five-year-old victim of 'gang violence'

A girl of five shot in the chest as she played in a shop was the victim of "needless posturing" by two rival London gangs, a court heard

'Rogue trader' asks to be freed on bail

The banker accused of masterminding the biggest rogue trade in history will tomorrow ask a judge to free him on bail

Blitz on bogus injury claims that bump up insurance bills

A campaign was launched today to crack down on bogus personal injury claims which have added millions to the cost of insurance for the honest

Judge: Cleared doctor 'negligent' over cell death

A judge condemned a police doctor as "negligent" - moments after a jury had cleared him of leaving an epileptic prisoner to die in a cell

'Drugs market' gang jailed

Five members of the "QC" gang ran a drug market from a playground and community centre to buy sports gear and jewellery, a court heard

Nadir's alleged cash deposits 'would have weighed 135 tonnes'

Runaway tycoon Asil Nadir claimed his mother was taking tonnes of money to the bank which would have been 300 times the height of Nelson's Column, the Old Bailey heard

Vicar admits 'massive' sham wedding plot

A vicar has admitted arranging hundreds of sham marriages to enable African immigrants to stay in Britain illegally

Muslim raped women for being out late

A Muslim who raped women to "teach them a lesson" for being on the streets at night was jailed indefinitely today because of the danger he poses

Husband's £6m legal bill in divorce fight

A millionaire businessman who hid his wealth from his ex-wife has been left with a £6 million legal bill after losing a High Court battle

Nadir 'spent stolen millions on country estate'

Tycoon Asil Nadir spent millions of pounds of stolen money on Mayfair homes and a country estate, the Old Bailey heard

'Spymaster sent me a text asking if I was undressed'

A "sex pest" spymaster sent a text to an agent asking if she "was undressed" during the night, a tribunal heard

Juror jailed for internet check

A juror who researched a defendant's past on the internet and shared the information with fellow jurors has been jailed for six months for contempt of court

Huhne could face cover-up charge in days

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne could be charged with a criminal cover-up 'within days' after police won a court battle to obtain emails from his ex-wife Vicky Pryce

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