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    May252005

    Lawyer Nears End of Record-Breaking Speech

    DateWednesday, May 25, 2005 at 2:34PM

    LONDON: A British lawyer will conclude on Wednesday what is believed to be the longest speech in the country's legal history, breaking the record set last year by his rival in the same protracted courtroom wrangle.

    Nicholas Stadlen has spent 119 days presenting the case for the Bank of England which is defending an 850 million pound compensation claim by creditors of collapsed Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), the Guardian newspaper reported.

    When Gordon Pollock, BCCI's lawyer had finished his 80-day long opening remarks last year, Stadlen finally stood and said: "After six months the empire strikes back."

    That's got to be exciting for the court . . . . Details here from stuff.co.nz.

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