Portrait Of The Fraudster As A Young Man

"LONDON - Not much is known about the alleged rogue trader at French bank Societe Generale, who has apparently left the firm after building up over $7.2 billion in losses over the past year. But if past precedent is anything to go by, his ego and his wallet were the two main...

Australian Food Critics Told to Hold Their Tongues

The critic's job is made clear by her description, or so one would think. Australian food critics are now being told, however, that their  words can be construed as "defamation", a ruling that will no doubt reverberate throughout the industry."THE High Court left a bad...

EU Court: Computer Monitoring Violates Workers' Human Rights

"The European Court for Human Rights has ruled in favor of a woman who sued the British government after her boss in her public-sector job monitored her personal phone calls and internet use while she was at work. While the decision does set some precedent that monitoring...

Should B. C. Surviving Sextuplets Be Transfused Blood?

"B.C. government social workers seized three of four surviving sextuplets on the weekend so they could receive blood transfusions over their parents’ religious objections and Supreme Court of Canada precedent, the family’s lawyer says. But the province abruptly handed...

Douglas, Zeta-Jones privacy case could set legal precedent (AFP)

" LONDON, (AFP) - A claim for intrusion of privacy by Hollywood super-couple Michael Douglas " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> Catherine Zeta-Jones went to Britain's...

Prosecute the Times. Newspapers deserve a fair trial too.

"An Open Message to the Right: Please, please, please keep talking about taking the NY Times to court over this. Please lean on the Bush administration, Congress, your drug-addled-viagra-popping pundits, and anyone else who will listen. Please get this before a real court of...