Law Firms

The Supreme Court ruled today, in what amounts to a rebuke of the Bush administration, that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate carbon dioxide from automobile emissions, and that it has shirked its duty in not doing so. In a 5-to-4 decision, the court found that the Clean Air Act expressly authorizes

The first war-crimes trial here drew outrage Saturday from legal experts who described it as a perversion of the rule of law that may fatally discredit the Pentagon’s already disparaged handling of terrorism suspects. Australian detainee David Hicks, whom prosecutors cast as a highly trained and dangerous Al Qaeda operative, will be out of prison

Iran yesterday again warned Britain against politicising the seizure of its 15 navy personnel. The warning from Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki came as a senior Iranian diplomat said legal proceedings had begun against the sailors and Marines for illegally entering Iranian waters but denied reports of a trial. “British leaders should avoid media storms and

Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Dallas-based firm that once had 600 lawyers, is shutting down after reaching an accord with authorities to avoid prosecution for selling tax shelters that generated more than $1 billion in phony losses. The firm admitted it developed and marketed fraudulent tax shelters and faces a $76 million fine, the Internal Revenue

Sir Martin Sorrell, the advertising tycoon, settled his libel and privacy actions for £120,000 today. The 62-year-old chief executive of WPP said his costs would total £1 million of which the defendants his former colleagues Marco Benatti and Marco Tinelli had agreed to contribute £50,000. Sir Martin had claimed the pair were behind a blog

Roman Abramovich is the latest tycoon to part with his money after the collapse of his marriage. The billions at stake put his case in a different league from the marital disputes now before the courts in Britain. Yet the divorce of Chelsea FC’s owner could be part of a growing trend. Abramovich is one