Trump pardons ex-media mogul Conrad Black after flattering biography May 16, 2019 Donald Trump has pardoned ex-media mogul and convicted fraudster Conrad Black just a year after he penned a flattering biography of the US President. Black, the former owner of the Daily Telegraph, served three-and-a-half years in prison in the US for plotting to embezzle millions of dollars from his newspaper empire. Read more: The i [...]
Extinction Rebellion protests: Police arrest more than 680 people April 20, 2019 The Metropolitan Police has arrested more than 680 Extinction Rebellion climate change protestors since Monday. Protestors caused disruption across London with a particularly large presence on Oxford Street, where police have tried allow shops to return to "business as usual". A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Officers have made a number of arrests, mainly focused at Oxford Circus, as we [...]
Former Nissan executive pleads not guilty to conspiring with Ghosn September 15, 2020 Former Nissan executive Greg Kelly has denied charges he conspired with former boss Carlos Ghosn to hide income in his first hearing at the Tokyo District Court. Kelly, who has been on bail in Japan since his release from jail in 2018, said: “I deny the allegations that have been made by prosecutors. I was [...]
Heed the lessons of Nuremberg: The signs of genocide cannot be ignored November 20, 2020 Seventy-five years ago today, British judge Sir Geoffrey Lawrence opened the most famous trial in the history of jurisprudence. Sat in front of him, packed into Courtroom 600 in the German city of Nuremberg, were the few surviving architects of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich. Having been charged with the murder of millions of innocent men, [...]
Malaysia drops charges against Goldman Sachs over 1MDB scandal September 4, 2020 Malaysian prosecutors today dropped criminal charges against three Goldman Sachs units accused of misleading investors over $6.5bn (£4.9bn) in bond sales they helped organise for scandal-hit state fund 1MDB. The move comes after Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $3.9bn to Malaysia to settle a probe into its alleged role in the scandal involving the fund, [...]
What does Boris Johnson have in common with Oscar Wilde? A brief history of private prosecutions June 3, 2019 Former foreign secretary Boris Johnson has been told that he will face court as part of private prosecution brought against him for his conduct in the Brexit campaign. Suddenly, this obscure legal mechanism is in the public spotlight. Indeed, many people may not even have been aware that private prosecutions still existed in modern Britain. [...]
Coronavirus: Jury trials ‘Russian roulette’ says QC chief as she calls for their suspension March 17, 2020 The head of the barristers body for England and Wales today called for the government to halt jury trials which she said were a “game of Russian roulette with the participants’ health” during the current coronavirus crisis. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is insisting that the business of the courts continue, despite the Prime Minister [...]
Trump’s tweets ‘make it impossible for me to do my job’, says William Barr February 14, 2020 US attorney general William Barr has said President Donald Trump’s use of Twitter “make it impossible for me to do my job” amid a high profile court case. His comments came in response to claims Trump pressured the Department of Justice (DoJ) into recommending a reduced jail sentence for the President’s former adviser, Roger Stone. [...]
In full: PM Boris Johnson’s Tory conference speech in full October 6, 2020 Boris Johnson took the stage Tuesday for the Tories’ virtual party conference, announcing policies on 1:1 teaching and low-deposit mortgages, but also promising to unleash the private sector. Here’s the text in full. Good morning conference, I want to begin by thanking you for everything you did at the election, pounding the streets in the [...]
Kim Kardashian’s business lessons for bosses July 2, 2019 Kim Kardashian West is no stranger to being in the news, but recent stories surrounding her have been a far cry from the usual headlines. For instance, after successfully fighting for convicted drug trafficker Alice Johnson to be granted clemency by President Trump, the celebrity has revealed that she’s studying for a law degree, stating [...]