WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING July 1, 2010 FINANCIAL TIMES GENERAL ELECTRIC CHIEF VENTS FRUSTRATION OVER CHINA The GE chief executive Jeff Immelt told Italian industrialists at a dinner on Wednesday that he was worried about the way Beijing was treating foreign companies. “I am not sure that in the end they want any of us to win or any of us to [...]
Corporate donations to US political parties under fire April 25, 2010 DEMOCRATS in the US Congress plan to unveil tough proposals this week to counter a Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations to spend unlimited amounts on elections. President Barack Obama, who took the unusual step of publicly criticising the ruling in his State of the Union address in January, has warned it will give corporations [...]
Pop Art and poetry in the Supreme Court September 29, 2009 TOMORROW the Supreme Court opens its doors for official business. Earlier this month an outspoken contribution from Lord Neuberger almost eclipsed a rather predictable controversy about the appropriateness of a £59m revamp of its new home in Parliament Square, which included commissioning pop artist Sir Peter Blake to do the carpets (“alarmingly garish”, according to [...]
Pop Art and poetry in the Supreme Court September 29, 2009 TOMORROW the Supreme Court opens its doors for official business. Earlier this month an outspoken contribution from Lord Neuberger almost eclipsed a rather predictable controversy about the appropriateness of a £59m revamp of its new home in Parliament Square, which included commissioning pop artist Sir Peter Blake to do the carpets (“alarmingly garish”, according to [...]
Victory for mutual fund industry March 30, 2010 The Supreme Court yesterday handed a victory to the $11 trillion mutual fund industry by endorsing a 1982 legal standard to decide the fairness of fund fees, a ruling that gives companies considerable freedom to set investment adviser charges. The justices unanimously adopted the standard in a 1982 US appeals court ruling that fees are [...]
OFT launches review into bank industry May 26, 2010 THE Office of Fair Trading will launch a major investigation into barriers to entry in the retail banking sector. The move is a response to calls for competition to be injected into the sector, with the government hoping a host of new names will appear on the high street. The OFT stressed the review is [...]
Former Morgan Crucible chief to face US officials March 22, 2010 FORMER Morgan Crucible boss Ian Norris, who has been charged with price fixing and obstruction of justice, will be extradited to the US after a last ditch application to the European Court of Human Rights was turned down. The decision means that Norris will now face the US Department of Justice on the charges. Norris’ [...]
Norris in US extradition court ruling February 24, 2010 IAN Norris, former Morgan Crucible boss, is facing extradition to the US after losing a battle in the Supreme Court over allegations of obstructing justice. The judgement, handed down yesterday morning saw the Supreme Court unanimously dismiss Norris’ appeal of the extradition, which will see him further tried by the American authorities. Norris, who is [...]
Court to rule on pre-nups March 21, 2010 THE SUPREME Court is expected to make a landmark ruling this week on the enforceability of pre-nuptial agreements in the UK, with lawmakers hoping English law will be brought into line with Continental Europe and the Americas. The ruling, which is expected to give more clarity to soon-to-be newly-weds on whether to take out a [...]
Challenge from ex Enron boss February 28, 2010 Attorneys for Jeff Skilling, the former head of the fallen energy giant Enron, are preparing to challenge the law used to convict him. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments today on whether the law used for his 2006 convictions over the downfall of the energy giant is unconstitutionally vague. Legal experts are unsure [...]