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Briton beaten and drugged by Saudi police sues for £2m

19.10.09
British man who was tortured in a Saudi jail is fighting to win £2million in compensation at the European Court of Human Rights... more

Ex-Commons speaker Michael Martin takes Lords seat

13.10.09
Michael Martin took his seat in the Lords following his resignation as Commons Speaker earlier this year... more

Gordon Brown, the Labour rebel ‘plot’ and my marriage break-up

25.09.09
Interview: Tessa Jowell hits back at claims that she was ready to quit with James Purnell... more

Senior judge warns over new supreme court

08.09.09
Creation of Supreme Court for the UK verges on 'frivolous' tinkering with the constitution which may have dangerous unintended consequences, senior judge warns... more

Revealed: How Jack Straw backed Gaddafi talks

01.09.09
The Government made no objections to the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdulbasset Ali al-Megrahi, according to ministerial letters... more

Arrest me, says GP who paid for patient’s suicide

28.07.09
Doctor who helped pay for a London businessman to commit suicide called on police to arrest him... more

Cancer patient's partner risks arrest as he speaks out to change law on assisted suicide

15.06.09
London man risks prosecution and up to 14 years in jail as he tells how he helped his partner of 28 years to die in a Swiss suicide clinic... more

LATEST: Labour backbenchers plot to drive out Brown

03.06.09
A plot to oust Gordon Brown has been hatched by Labour backbenchers, the Standard can reveal today... more

Met chief: I'm ready to act on expenses

18.05.09
The head of the Met, Sir Paul Stephenson, says he is prepared to launch an inquiry into MPs’ expenses... more

£5,000 bill for empty grace-and-favour flats

24.03.09
Empty grace-and-favour flats in Admiralty House have cost the taxpayer almost £5,000 in council tax since they were vacated, it emerged... more

Lester the teathered 'Goat' savages PM on human rights

11.12.08
Gordon Brown came under scathing attack from a former adviser for his "dismal and deeply disappointing" record on human rights... more

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

25.11.08
Legal Analysis: Banks are yet to face the deluge of "mega-litigation" over the credit crunch ... more

A free speech crusade we should all be proud to join

12.11.08
Saudi bankers and Russian oligarchs love London, and not only for its chichi boutiques... more

Law

08.10.08
London’s practitioners give the lead to the nation and by implication to the rest of the world in every field. ... more

It’s lawyers who stand to profit from crisis at Lehman and HBOS

23.09.08
Legal Analysis: If there is one group of people that has done well out of the Lehman-to-Lloyds TSB-HBOS rollercoaster then it has to be the lawyers. Not all of them are benefiting, of course... more

Taxpayers' O2 Arena deal hits a sour note

25.07.08
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Call to ban MPs from lucrative second jobs

24.07.08
MPs could be banned from taking second jobs under plans being drawn up by a minister... more

Lawyer in Ghaffur's Met battle is fighting his own £10m race case

18.07.08
The lawyer hired by Tarique Ghaffur in his legal showdown with the Metropolitan Police, is himself fighting his own £10million discrimination claim... more

Race claim officer pulls out of talks with Met

17.07.08
Talks between the Met and Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur over claims of racial discrimination have collapsed after he demanded a leading legal figure to chair the mediation process... more

The house where Boris Johnson would like to live 'if I can afford it'

10.06.08
This is the £3 million six-bedroom house which could soon be Boris Johnson's new family home... more

It's a bit Cheeky, but that's not a girl, Lembit

02.02.07
Cheeky Boy and walking midlife crisis Lembit Opik MP was among the parliamentarians turned performers raising money for charity. ... more

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