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QC selection: worth the wait for elite 98

The latest round of QC appointments has finally been made public - 18 months after the previous batch of silks were appointed - with just under 100 barristers set to claim the elite kite-mark. The list, published today (22 January), sees 98 lawyers successfully gain QC status. Just under a third (29%) of candidates were successful, with the QC selection body receiving a total of 333 applications.
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Inside Counsel

Supreme Court Rejects Enron Investors Appeal

The Supreme Court on Jan. 22 declined to review the $40 billion suit Enron investors brought against financial institutions they say colluded with the now-defunct energy company to hide losses and inflate revenue.
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International Edition

QC selection 2008: the list in full

The latest round of QC appointments in full, by order of seniority
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Inside Counsel

Apollo Group to Pay Investors $270 Million

A federal jury in Phoenix ordered Apollo Group Inc., the parent company of the University of Phoenix, to pay shareholders between $270 million and $300 hundred million in damages--or $5.55 a share--for misleading investors.
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International Edition

JJB price-fixing case prompts calls for group action revamp

Senior litigation lawyers have called for major revisions to the UK's group action regime following a low-key outcome to the pioneering JJB Sports price-fixing case. The case, which settled last week (9 January), saw the sports retailer set aside more than £100,000 in compensation for consumers who had suffered as a consequence of illegally fixing the prices of replica football shirts. The groundbreaking claim, which was pursued by consumer group Which? and legal adviser Clyde & Co, marks the first successful action brought under new powers that allow 'representative claims' on behalf of consumers.
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Inside Counsel

Wal-Mart Settles Disability Case

The Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Wal-Mart employee who alleged the retailer discriminated against her after an on-the-job accident. The court said the parties had agreed to settle the dispute but no details were released.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

High Court Rejects Third Party Liability

The Supreme Court handed down its opinion Jan. 15 in the closely watched securities case <em>Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta</em>.
5 minute read

International Edition

Bar's Vos takes access charity chairman role

Former Bar Council chairman Geoffrey Vos QC has taken up a role as chairman of the trustees of the Social Mobility Foundation (SMF). The charity, which aims to help youngsters from underprivileged backgrounds enter major professions, named Vos to replace Conservative MP Oliver Letwin at the helm of its board of trustees.
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International Edition

City elite battle OFT in overdraft fees test case

A landmark case brought by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) regarding the fees charged by banks for unauthorised overdrafts is set to hit the High Court later this week (16 January), with a host of top City firms lining up to oppose the competition authority. The case will see the OFT take on seven banks and one building society in a bid to prove that the charges, which have affected thousands of customers, are illegal.
3 minute read

International Edition

New Bar Council head Dutton moves to ensure revamped silk round really is an annual event

Newly-appointed Bar Council chairman Timothy Dutton QC has called for an improvement in the QC selection process to make sure it is completed annually, warning that an overly bureaucratic system could put candidates off.
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