Press cuttings
Virtual immunity for the dishonest
Financial TimesAs Frank Partnoy says in his Comment ‘Grubby lessons from a life of serial fraud' (April 9), financial pyramid schemes are everywhere. Many firms of solicitors have teams specialising in civil fraud. Furthermore, a great deal of civil litigation has, underpinning the basic facts, dishonest conduct by the defendant of his associates.
Mr Partnoy says that most people do not start massive pyramid schemes because they have a sense of right and wrong. This may be true, but nevertheless there is a significant deterrent, not just in the prospect of criminal prosecution, but of civil litigation by the losers.
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Ponzi Victims to Lead Fight
Birmingham PostInvestors who fell victim to a multi-million pound ‘Ponzi’ scheme are being asked to contribute to a war chest to fund the legal fight to recover their money.
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Trustees to Lose Fee Cover
Financial TimesThe announcement of secretary of state for justice Kenneth Clarke's intention to reform no-win, no-fee arrangements may result in uncontrollable legal fees for trustees.
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Swearing secrecy often not in the public interest
Sir, Injunctions restraining publicity of legal proceedings are very much in the news in the context of privacy and defamation cases brought by rich celebrities.Download full article »
