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Although the Competition Appeals Tribunal ruled against us, the issues raised by our case continue to resonate, particularly given subsequent events and disclosures.

By Carolyn Churchill

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The UK Government is coming under increased pressure to publish a "secret dossier" which is alleged to contain information relating to Lloyds TSB's takeover of Halifax Bank of Scotland.

From Editorial Comment

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A lack of confidence has undermined the Government's efforts to kickstart the ailing economy and has perhaps manifested itself most corrosively in the failure of the banks to fill the lending void left by the withdrawal of foreign financial institutions.

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The Treasury has been challenged to explain an alleged secret dossier at the heart of the Lloyds takeover of Halifax Bank of Scotland.

The call came from Liberal Democrat deputy leader Vince Cable, who has tabled a parliamentary question asking if the dossier still exists, and if its contents can now be revealed.

By Tom Peterkin

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THE Liberal Democrat deputy leader Vince Cable is demanding the release of a "secret dossier" which the Government used to help push through the controversial Lloyds TSB takeover of HBOS.

By Brian Taylor

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Three hundred years of Scottish financial history brought to a stammering close in a Birmingham convention centre.

By Jill Treanor

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HBOS lost a fifth of its value on the stockmarket today, and other bank shares suffered heavy losses, as it revealed it had suffered a dramatic rise in bad debts over recent weeks.

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HBOS SHAREHOLDERS overwhelmingly approved the bank's controversial takeover by rival Lloyds TSB and an £11.5 billion funding boost from the taxpayer.

Based on votes cast before the meeting, the moves were supported by an 84% majority of individual shareholders, and 98% by the value of shares voted.

From MAG NEWS

The Merger Action Group said today [Thurs] it felt it had done all it practically could to highlight the widespread public concern over the Government's decision to waive competition law to push through the takeover of HBOS by Lloyds TSB.

From MAG NEWS

The Merger Action Group tonight [Wed] said it was disappointed to lose its legal challenge against the Government’s decision to ignore competition law to push through the Lloyds TSB’s proposed takeover of HBOS.