Justice Michael J. Brenan

...Thursday Netherlands: International Court of Justice begins a two-day public hearing of a case brought by South Africa against Israel over the war with Hamas, seeking a ruling on whether Israel is breaching...

January 7, 2024

Special ReportInnovative Lawyers: Europe

Legal practitioners’ full breadth of expertise

...Michael Watson, partner, Pinsent Masons Michael Watson, the law firm’s longstanding head of finance and projects, was chosen two years ago to run its new climate and sustainability advisory team and establish...

September 22, 2023

FT Live

Innovative Lawyers Awards Asia-Pacific

Celebrating innovations from both law firms and in-house teams in the region

Upstream

Television can’t get enough of real-life court cases

...nicknamed the “Wagatha Christie” trial, similarly caught the public imagination; although cameras were not allowed in court, the case was exhaustively reported and has since yielded a TV drama starring Michael...

May 24, 2023

ObituaryJacob Rothschild

Jacob Rothschild, financier and philanthropist, 1936-2024

...Two years later he founded J Rothschild Assurance Group — now St James’s Place, the UK’s largest wealth manager — with Sir Mark Weinberg....

February 29, 2024

Special ReportNorth America Innovative Lawyers

Top legal practitioners who lead in their fields

...Michael GoldbergPartnerAkerman Michael Goldberg has handled many receiverships and has honed his flair for working with the many constituents involved....

December 5, 2023

HTSI

Five exhibitions to put a spring in your step

...buy from London’s Michael Hoppen Gallery....

March 17, 2023

FT Live

Innovative Lawyers Summit

Guiding business in a new global age

Letter

Letter: What a second term for Trump would mean

...Michael J BondMercer Island, WA, US...

August 29, 2022

The Weekend Essay

The real Rino: Trump vs conservatism

...Switching from scripture to comic-strip balloon, he vows to his whooping congregation: “I am your justice . . . I am your retribution.”...

September 2, 2023

FT Magazine

It’s only a matter of time before disinformation leads to disaster

...In his 2023 book A History of Fake Things on The Internet, Walter J Scheirer points out that many manipulated photographs are supposed to look manipulated....

January 25, 2024

The Big Read

‘Texas two-step’: the US legal move letting corporations off the hook

...They argue the mass tort system is broken, posing grave financial risks to companies, and no longer an efficient forum to deliver justice to victims....

October 25, 2022

Financial fraud

Hedge fund co-founder Neil Phillips charged with market manipulation

...“As alleged, Mr Phillips maliciously manipulated global markets in order to defraud financial institutions for illicit profit,” said an FBI assistant director Michael J Driscoll....

September 1, 2022

Johnson & Johnson Co Inc

J&J can proceed with controversial bankruptcy strategy, judge rules

...Claimants had sought to dismiss the bankruptcy case by J&J subsidiary LTL Management and lift a stay on thousands of personal injury lawsuits, arguing that J&J’s manoeuvring would delay justice, strip their...

February 25, 2022

Legal services

Architects of ‘Texas two-step’ lambast J&J for its use of the manoeuvre

...Lawyers representing talc claimants have applied to Judge Michael Kaplan to throw out LTL’s bankruptcy, arguing the healthcare group is trying to “game the bankruptcy system” and delay justice for cancer...

February 14, 2022

Roe vs Wade

US business treads cautious line after Supreme Court abortion ruling

...Several supporters of abortion access, such as the Don’t Ban Equality coalition of companies including J Crew and Tinder, have also cited an economic case for it....

June 24, 2022

Due Diligence

Kaos and the Trump Spac Premium

...Job moves JPMorgan Chase has named J&J former chief executive Alex Gorsky as director to its board....

July 20, 2022

FT Live

Innovative Lawyers Awards Europe

Celebrating innovations from both law firms and in-house teams in the region

Johnson & Johnson Co Inc

J&J puts newly created subsidiary into bankruptcy over talc claims

...“It’s an absolute miscarriage of justice,” added the attorney, who has represented litigants in J&J talc cases....

October 15, 2021

News in-depthLegal services

‘Texas two-step’ outcry risks ending fee bonanza for law firm Jones Day

...Jones Day’s prominent role in the bankruptcy of J&J’s talc subsidiary LTL has attracted criticism from the US Trustee, a division of the Department of Justice overseeing bankruptcy cases....

February 6, 2022

Life & Arts

My guide to a deglobalising world

...In his 1996 book Democracy’s Discontent, the political philosopher and Harvard professor Michael J Sandel sharply outlined why decentralisation is crucial for democracy....

October 21, 2022

The Weekend Essay

Abortion in America — the road to rolling back Roe vs Wade

...In America, the fight for reproductive justice will now go to the states, which can enshrine the right to an abortion into law or ban abortion altogether....

June 24, 2022

News in-depthUS-China relations

China-US ties remain rocky despite freedom for ‘Michaels’ and Huawei’s Meng

...Her release coincided with that of two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who made a more subdued return to Canada hours after their freedom was confirmed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau....

September 26, 2021

The world in 2023

UK economists’ survey: ‘miserable’ year ahead for households

...Michael Taylor: Bank rate will peak at no more than 4 per cent....

January 2, 2023

FirstFT

FirstFT: Today’s top stories

...A US pharmaceutical plant that was producing ingredients for the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines will switch to exclusively supply J&J after a mistake by workers spoilt millions of doses...

April 6, 2021

FT Magazine

Reggae’s reckoning: how 1970s stars were deprived of their fair share

...In 1970, Chelsea football club began using Harry J Allstars’ reggae instrumental “Liquidator” as an official club song....

April 17, 2021

The Big Read

Prosecuting Donald Trump: the question that will roil Biden’s first year

...While in office, Mr Trump has been protected by the Department of Justice....

December 15, 2020

Due Diligence

Wall Street influencers: who to look out for in 2020 Premium

...One man Solomon knows well but DD readers may not is Brian Benczkowski, head of the US Department of Justice’s criminal division....

January 7, 2020

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