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The head of the judiciary for England and Wales says respect for human rights is the most potent weapon in combating terrorism

Shariah scholars are the main obstacle for Islamic finance lawyers, due to their inconsistent judgements. This was the opinion of Luma Saqqaf, Linklaters global head of Islamic Finance, at a session of the American Bar Association's autumn conference in London

Leveraged finance lawyers in Asia are suffering the consequences of new PRC regulations on arranging syndicated loans

European business wants the Securities and Exchange Commission to accept IFRS as adopted in the European Union – not as in its recent proposal

In Britain, those that can remember the Second World War talk about the Blitz spirit. As London was bombed for 57 consecutive nights, it is said that communities banded together, crossed class boundaries and formed a wall against the common enemy. Such is the power of this story that it is brought up every time Britain faces a crisis. After the bombs in London on July 7 2005, life seemed to return to normal surprisingly quickly. Some newspapers loudly praised Londoners' Blitz spirit. Others, including my friends and colleagues, were rather more cynical: once the trains were running, there was no excuse not to go to work.

Three ways to find liquidity in a dry market: repos, CDOs and bargain hunters

Basel II shown to have worrying holes

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Why a project's viability may ride upon the structure of commodity swap agreements. By Troy Alexander and Steven K Ross of White & Case LLP

Large volumes of Pipe securities now cannot be easily sold on. By Anna T Pinedo and James R Tanenbaum of Morrison & Foerster