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When HP announced its intention to acquire Autonomy, the British data analysis firm now mired in accusations of serious fraud , Deloitte probably shed some enormous tears of joy. Deloitte was more than happy, I'm sure, to rid itself of the Autonomy...

by Clare Tanner Esq. and Anne T. McCarthy Employers who make reports under POCA of suspected money laundering can be required to disclose any relevant documentation in subsequent litigation with a disgruntled client. Firms should review their anti-money...

Within 10 days of the riots in the UK a judge sentenced two young men, 20 and 22, to 4 years in jail for using Facebook. Without question Social Media has transformed communications and impacted the UK riots, but one might wonder if the courts may...

In a seminar at its London office on 24 June 2010 international law firm Watson Farley Williams highlighted new opportunities for commercial-scale renewable energy projects in the UK (excluding Northern Ireland) following the introduction of 'feed...

The UK accounting firms' response to the "pressure" on their industry post-crisis has been sharp, quick, and on message. But the "pressure" itself feels like a strategy orchestrated by the audit firms to force legislators...

LONDON - (AP) A British politician has agreed to pay damages for an inaccurate comment he made about a rival on his Twitter account. It appeared to be the first defamation case in Britain involving a comment made on Twitter. To settle the case, Colin...

LONDON - (AP) Lawyers for 222 Iraqi civilians are suing the British government, claiming their clients were subjected to a regime of systematic abuse by British soldiers and interrogators and that their only realistic remedy is a far-reaching public investigation...

The Ministry of Defence ("the MOD") recently published a second consultation on the implementation of the EU's Directive on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contracts and services by contracting...

The Financial Services Authority in the U.K. has been aggressively prosecuting insider trading cases as part of its efforts to shed its lackluster image. Until last week, the regulator had prevailed in four successive insider trading trials. Last...

by David J. Howell and James Rogers In a ground-breaking decision in the case of Jones v Kaney [1] delivered on 30 March 2011, the UK Supreme Court abolished the long-standing common law rule that expert witnesses in UK civil proceedings are immune...