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He created a ‘super-major’ oil company – merging BP with Amoco. He lead an illustrious career as a business titan. He lead a dignified quiet life of a titled businessman in Britain. And he lied in court, an act that finally destroyed the long career of BP boss Lord John Browne.

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Britain’s press has shot down some big game over the years. The resignation of the boss of BP, an oil firm and the country’s biggest company, might be expected to take pride of place in the trophy cabinet. But the decision by John Browne to leave his job, on Tuesday May 1st, with immediate effect […]

He created a ‘super-major’ oil company – merging BP with Amoco. He lead an illustrious career as a business titan. He lead a dignified quiet life of a titled businessman in Britain. And he lied in court, an act that finally destroyed the long career of BP boss Lord John Browne. Read More »

Google have filed an aggressive response to the You Tube lawsuit filed by Viacom over copyright breaches, claiming the lawsuit threatens the way hundres of millions of people use the Net.

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A lawsuit filed against Google by Viacom, the New York entertainment giant, threatens the way hundreds of millions of people exchange information on the Internet, Google asserted in legal documents filed Monday evening. Viacom, which owns MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, sued Google in March in U.S. District Court in New York for copyright

Google have filed an aggressive response to the You Tube lawsuit filed by Viacom over copyright breaches, claiming the lawsuit threatens the way hundres of millions of people use the Net. Read More »

Legal commentators and others point to the extraordinary set of laws the US has enacted in the name of privacy, prohibiting the sharing of personal information about individuals. Did these laws contribute to the Virginia Tech tragedy. “OverLawyered” editor Walter Olson comments.

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Ask university officials in the US why their hands are so often tied when they see a student beginning to spiral into disruptive madness and some will cite federal laws that prohibit discrimination against the mentally ill. Others will mention procedural obstacles that can make it hard to expel a youngster over anything short of

Legal commentators and others point to the extraordinary set of laws the US has enacted in the name of privacy, prohibiting the sharing of personal information about individuals. Did these laws contribute to the Virginia Tech tragedy. “OverLawyered” editor Walter Olson comments. Read More »

Consumer privacy groups on Friday sought to derail Google Inc.’s $3.1 billion deal to buy online ad supplier DoubleClick Inc., filing a complaint with U.S. regulators to block the merger on privacy grounds.

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Consumer privacy groups on Friday sought to derail Google Inc.’s $3.1 billion deal to buy online ad supplier DoubleClick Inc., filing a complaint with U.S. regulators to block the merger on privacy grounds. Groups led by the Electronic Privacy Information Center have filed the complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission arguing the merger would

Consumer privacy groups on Friday sought to derail Google Inc.’s $3.1 billion deal to buy online ad supplier DoubleClick Inc., filing a complaint with U.S. regulators to block the merger on privacy grounds. Read More »

The Crown Prosecution Service will be considering whether to charge anyone over the ‘cash for honours’ scandal after detectives completed their probe.

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The Crown Prosecution Service will be considering whether to charge anyone over the ‘cash for honours’ scandal after detectives completed their probe. The Metropolitan Police said a 216-page document was given to prosecutors with supporting material. The scandal involves claims that peerage nominations were exchanged for sizeable contributions to leading political parties. Scotland Yard’s findings

The Crown Prosecution Service will be considering whether to charge anyone over the ‘cash for honours’ scandal after detectives completed their probe. Read More »

As Congress prepares to grill Alberto Gonzales, Salon has uncovered another partisan issue connected to the mass firings: Pornography.

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Facing a torrent of criticism that the Department of Justice has been tainted by politics, Alberto Gonzales is poised for the defense argument of his life. The attorney general must explain to Congress an accumulation of embarrassing partisan e-mails and inaccurate statements by top Bush officials, which have helped transform the quiet firing of eight

As Congress prepares to grill Alberto Gonzales, Salon has uncovered another partisan issue connected to the mass firings: Pornography. Read More »

American Idol may be a gruelling test for aspiring performers, but behind the scene occurred an even more gruelling, professional test: Who would be the lawyer to represent all the finalists in their deals? The Law Idol? Howard Siegel. Talented, professional, thoroughly legal.

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It was a brutal audition. Before a scrutinizing panel of judges, Howard Siegel took center stage for a key performance during the second season of “American Idol.” But this contest wasn’t shown on television, and the singers in the room sat in quiet examination, listening to Siegel’s explanation of what a respected entertainment lawyer could

American Idol may be a gruelling test for aspiring performers, but behind the scene occurred an even more gruelling, professional test: Who would be the lawyer to represent all the finalists in their deals? The Law Idol? Howard Siegel. Talented, professional, thoroughly legal. Read More »

The Virginia Tech University student who shot 32 people to death on campus this week mailed a package of images and video messages to NBC News during his rampage.

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The Virginia Tech University student who shot 32 people to death on campus this week mailed a package of images and video messages to NBC News during his rampage. After killing two students in a dorm on the Blacksburg, Virginia, campus on April 16, Cho Seung Hui, 23, sent the package, NBC News said in

The Virginia Tech University student who shot 32 people to death on campus this week mailed a package of images and video messages to NBC News during his rampage. Read More »

Willie Gary is a 59 year old Florida attorney whose personal Boeing 737 has an 18-carat gold bathroom sink. But his greater claim to fame now is his claim that Motorola owes him at least $11,000 an hour for work on a lawsuit against the company. Gary, who calls himself ‘The Brioni Man’ (after the Italian suits he favors) is being called something else by some observers.

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Willie Gary, a Florida attorney whose personal Boeing 737 has an 18-carat gold bathroom sink, claims Motorola owes him at least $11,000 an hour for work on a lawsuit against the company. But he’s pushing for more — twice as much — because Motorola violated a court order in defending the suit. And a Fort

Willie Gary is a 59 year old Florida attorney whose personal Boeing 737 has an 18-carat gold bathroom sink. But his greater claim to fame now is his claim that Motorola owes him at least $11,000 an hour for work on a lawsuit against the company. Gary, who calls himself ‘The Brioni Man’ (after the Italian suits he favors) is being called something else by some observers. Read More »

President Bush’s appointments to the US Supreme Court yielded fruit for conservatives yesterday as justices voted 5-4 in favour of outlawing late-term “partial birth” abortions.

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President Bush’s appointments to the US Supreme Court yielded fruit for conservatives yesterday as justices voted 5-4 in favour of outlawing late-term “partial birth” abortions. The ruling declared that the legislation, signed by Mr Bush in 2003, did not violate a woman’s constitutional right to abortion. It will encourage religious conservatives — who hope to

President Bush’s appointments to the US Supreme Court yielded fruit for conservatives yesterday as justices voted 5-4 in favour of outlawing late-term “partial birth” abortions. Read More »

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