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Now we need to see how David Cameron will deal with the EU

04.11.09

Twenty years ago this month, the Czechs provided one of the highlights of a historic year when the Velvet Revolution in Prague drove�the Communists�from power... more

Budweiser battle flares again

20.10.09

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Treasury faces huge payout after HSBC's tax case victory

01.10.09

Accountants said the cash-strapped Treasury could have to pay back potentially billions of pounds in overpaid taxes after the Government conceded defeat tonight in a crucial test case... more

�20bn tax bill looms after Hsbc�s triumph

01.10.09

The taxpayer could be forced to pay back up to �20 billion in tax after a test case in the European Court of Justice today ruled a UK duty levied on certain share transactions contravenes EU law ... more

Victory for Google in trademarks battle

22.09.09

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How Madoff got away with it

13.08.09

HOT tip for wannabe frauds? A fine taste for design. Apparently that's the reason the authorities didn�t catch Bernie Madoff sooner than they did ... more

�Peaceful� Tamil protesters are ready to fight proposed ban

14.05.09

Tamil protesters vow to fight proposed new laws designed to push them out of Parliament Square... more

EU executive drops case against MasterCard fees

01.04.09

The European Union's executive arm dropped its case against MasterCard transaction fees, ending a battle that helped sow confusion among banks building a new pan-EU payments system.... more

Airlines face glut of claims after European ruling

12.02.09

Airlines are bracing themselves for meeting a large number of compensation claims from passengers who have suffered cancelled flights due to "technical reasons", following a European Court ruling.... more

�3.5m legal victory for M&S over VAT cake

04.02.09

Marks & Spencer won a 13-year legal battle over the legal status of its chocolate-covered teacake... more

At least they could stop making job losses worse

22.01.09

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Royal Mail challenged in EU sales tax case

15.01.09

Legal: The Royal Mail should pay sales tax on individually negotiated service contracts, an adviser to a European Union court said, prompting cheers from a rival operator... more

BAT set for �1.2bn in victory over taxman

27.11.08

Tax: The Treasury faces having to pay out up to �7 billion after the High Court ruled today in a landmark case that UK firms' dividends on foreign earnings should not have been taxed... more

Volkswagen ruling may spur EU battle

27.11.08

Engineering: A German court may put the country back on a collision course with the EU after refusing to dismantle protectionist rules shielding Volkswagen from takeovers... more

Landmark victory for carer mother

17.07.08

A legal secretary who claimed her bosses penalised her for having a disabled son has won her battle over discrimination in a landmark case... more

VW-Porsche merger turns nasty with power struggle

18.03.08

Car Wars between the ruling clans of VW and Porsche are poised to spill over into a final encounter which will leave just one family holding the reins of power.... more

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