On the one hand, we've seen the Greek politicians engaged in fiery slanging matches with the Germans over the terms of the bailout. They are, for the most part, the same politicians and officials who manipulated, some would say lied about, Greece's entry

The art of the public apology is fast becoming a science, the interesting Doc Zone program Who’s Sorry Now? From the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to the 2008 Maple Leaf Foods crisis to the innumerable sex scandals involving

The art of the public apology is fast becoming a science, the interesting Doc Zone program Who's Sorry Now? From the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to the 2008 Maple Leaf Foods crisis to the innumerable sex scandals involving

Mr Hayward resigned as chief executive after the disaster, which killed 11 men and spilled millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf. He left the BP board in November 2010, receiving a £1m payout on top of his £1.1m salary and benefits for the year. Accor

Partners: Tony Hayward (pictured) and Nat Rothschild were among four investors who poured £80million into the equity of Vallares Nat, son of Lord Rothschild, has shown an aptitude for making money quickly. His most recent method has been to use his famil

Not because he didn't deserve to lose his knighthood, he did; nor because the opprobrium heaped upon him is not justified, it is. But because his role as scapegoat nonpareil is so explicitly unfair. If Goodwin has brought the honours system into disreput

In the wake of the disastrous April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP was hit with a wave of litigation from plaintiffs asserting claims of personal injury, wrongful death and property damage. The claimants also included BP shareholders raising allega

Rep. Joe Barton, R-Arlington, addresses BP chief executive Tony Hayward at an oil spill hearing in Washington. Political redistricting is for real nerds, for those sometimes overly serious people who have spent a great deal of time learning and thinking

Between April 20 and July 15, 2010, a generally accepted estimate of nearly 5 million barrels (200 million gallons) of crude oil emerged from the wellhead drilled into the seafloor by BP from the now-destroyed Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Now that the

Oil and gas company BP (BP.L) has raised its dividend for the first time since re-instating the payout a year ago in the wake of the worst offshore oil spill in US history in the Gulf of Mexico. The FTSE giant, which is soon to start a major trial over d

BP signalled a further step in its recovery today by hiking its payout for shareholders for the first time since the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Chief executive Bob Dudley said the oil giant, which accounts for one pound in every six invested by pension sc

BP declared itself "back on the right path" on Tuesday following the difficulties of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill with annual profits bouncing back from a $3.7bn (£2.3bn) loss to a $25.7bn profit. A 14% increase in the dividend to eight cents per share f

Oil and gas company BP has raised its dividend for the first time since re-instating the payout a year ago in the wake of the worst offshore oil spill in US history in the Gulf of Mexico. The London-listed energy major, which is soon to start a major tri

Sir William Castell, the man who oversaw safety at BP in the run-up to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, is leaving the company. Sir William became chairman of BP's safety, ethics and environment committee in April 2008 – two years before the Deepwater Horiz

Nearly two years after the worst accidental offshore oil spill in the history of the energy industry, some of the biggest companies in the world are busy pointing their legal fingers at one another in court over who has to pay what in claims, damages and

Greg Barr runs the day-to-day operations of the HBJ newsroom and website, as well as overseeing the weekly executive living section, H-Town. We all remember the gargantuan gaffes made by former BP Plc CEO Tony Hayward in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Ho

* FSA launches consultation on listing rules * Top shareholder group says complex, needs thorough debate * FSA hopes proposed rules will tackle "backdoor" market listings (Adds reaction from lawyer, Association of British Insurers) LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuter

LONDON Jan 26 (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator proposed stricter rules on reverse takeovers and opened the debate on whether to tighten requirements for premium listings, as part of a broader drive to improve investor protection. The use of reve

In a filing at the court in New Orleans that