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Courts creditors to win payout after ruling

All unsecured creditors of the failed furniture group are in line for a payout after securing a High Court victory

Lawyer of the Week: Graham Nicholson

The corporate partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer who has been appointed chief legal adviser to the Bank of England

Court urges greater software protection

Technology companies will find it easier to patent complex software processes after a ruling by the Court of Appeal

Class actions: will we adopt the American way?

The UK's approach to class actions is set to change — but we are unlikely to see here the excesses of the US system

Treasury to rescue Icesave's UK customers

Icesave's 300,000 British savers will get all their money back - even above £50k limit - through UK scheme. Video comment

Former UBS lawyer in $6.5m insider dealing settlement

David Aufhauer settles claims he used inside information to sell personal investments before a market crash

PM to sue Icesave to get savers' money

Gordon Brown promises to sue Icelandic authorities if they refuse to compensate British savers caught in bank collapse

A&L fined record £7 million for mis-selling

Regulator awards largest-ever penalty to UK lender after discovering 'serious' failings on payment protection policies

Way open for £700m Buncefield payout by Total

Oil company admits in High Court that explosion and ensuing fire at Hertfordshire premises could have been predicted

Test case over non-dom told to pay UK taxes

Entrepreneur hit with a multimillion-pound tax bill after losing his non-domiciled status begins a High Court test case

Ofgem says 'unfair' market needs reform

Customers in remote areas, on pre-payment meters or those who pay by cheque are short-changed, says energy watchdog

French elite in dock over £450m Angola arms trial

Son of late President Mitterrand and 41 other prominent French figures in court for start of 'Angolagate' case in Paris

Buncefield victims set for £700m payout

Total, the French oil giant, backs down on a key pillar of its defence against a lawsuit over the 2005 fuel depot blast

Balfour Beatty gives up £2.25m after SFO probe

Serious Fraud Office orders construction group to forfeit £2.25m over inaccurate accounting at joint venture

£130 phone to come with unlimited music library

A pay-as-you-go phone costing £129.95 will let owners download practically any song they want on their computer for a year

Analysis: Deminor, creditor committee or class action?

Creditors prepare for legal action

Deminor, the Brussels investor rights group, begins legal action aimed at recouping billions of dollars of losses from Lehman Brothers

Total: Chevron should share Buncefield bill

Lord Grabiner opened his defence of the French oil giant by saying that its joint venture partner was also liable for the fire

City law firms less profitable than US rivals

Seven of the world's ten most profitable law firms last year were based in the US, according to a survey

Will India ever open up its legal market?

A High Court ruling could be the first big step in allowing foreign practices to set up in the booming market