Ashley under scrutiny from OFT over JJB

Entrepreneur forced to justify purchase of stake in JJB Sports after competition investigators said they would examine deal

JJB shares dive as OFT probes rival's stake

Sports Direct's acquisition of nearly 5% in the sportswear retailer prompts an investigation into competition concerns

RBS plans overdraft fees refund

The group has a team working on 'careful contingency plans' in case banks lose test case

Total faces criminal charges over Buncefield blast

The French giant is one of five companies facing prosecution by the Environment Agency over the fire at the oil storage depot

Don't know who Tesco's chief executive is? Then you, too, can be a trainee City commercial lawyer

A group of Freshfields trainees fail to answer even half of the questions correctly in a business quiz. How would you do?

Rusal attacks Talco over 'fruitless' claim

The Russian aluminium giant has fired the first shots as a long-running dispute moves from London to the BVI

EU says drug industry delay tactics cost us €3bn

Consumers and taxpayers lose out as large pharmaceutical companies try to block production of cheaper drugs, EU says

Treasury's £5bn bill over BAT ruling

Victory for BAT over foreign subsidiary dividends could trigger new legal challenges from about 20 multinational companies

Times Law Panel welcomes ruling on DNA samples

Lawyers said that the landmark ruling by one of Europe's highest courts was a victory for the protection of civil liberties

Tory’s former Lady seeks £5m more from divorce

Sir Paul Judge's ex-wife claims he kept £14 million back from divorce settlement to reimburse a charity but never paid it

Barrister was going to resign if mother won case

Constance Briscoe went into the High Court libel action that could have wrecked her career fully expecting to lose the libel action

Ruling strengthens employment rights for carers

Thousands of people who care for disabled or elderly relatives will benefit from a decision by Europe's highest court

'Summary justice' soars as courts bypassed

The rise of out-of-court punishments at the expense of formal court hearings is worrying both magistrates and judges

Should judges respond to criticism?

David Pannick, QC, looks at the change in relations between judges and the media

Evidence of new judicial openness

There are real signs of a change in the relationship between judges and the media in recent weeks