Refco boss Bennett jailed in US for 16 years

British former chief executive of commodity broker pleads guilty to criminal charges involving cover-up of firm's finances

Oligarchs to settle $4bn battle in High Court

Assassination threat means Michael Cherney wins right to sue his former business partner Oleg Deripaska in the UK

A&O's £1billion result confirms London status

As new financial results are released, the City notes that four of the world's six largest law firms are based in London

Funds angry at new FSA rules on secret stakes

FSA demands that investors who secretly build stakes in listed companies disclose all of their holdings over 3 per cent

Britain's buggies march into battle against eBay

Baby buggy brands join forces to campaign against pushchairs being sold as new through the online auction site for a fixed price

Fugitive hedge fund fraudster surrenders

The mastermind of America’s largest hedge fund scam surrenders to police after faking his own death to avoid jail

Analysis: Words of reason to cool Muslims row

The Lord Chief Justice's speech went far wider than the issue of Sharia within British society

Lord Chief Justice lays down law on Sharia

Most senior judge declares there is no place for Sharia courts as all residents are governed by laws of England and Wales

Senior judge calls for jail alternatives

Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers argues that inmates with mental problems would be better off in a psychiatric institution

Gurkhas lose High Court battle over pensions

Former Gurkha soldiers today lost their test case for equal pension rights with the rest of the British Army

Mosley defeats challenge to orgy privacy case

Judge said case was area of developing jurisprudence and ruling should be made after all the facts had been heard

Barrister jailed for £17.5m aircraft scam

John Wilmot has been sentenced to five years for a 'massive' VAT fraud involving the sale of four imaginary Boeing engines

Chagos Islands exiles continue their fight

2,000-strong population of the Chagos Islands ask the House of Lords for the right to return to their homeland