Lord Pannick QC, one of the "stars at the bar", is advising National Express in what is developing into a bitter legal row with the Government over the retention of its rail portfolio. By Alistair Osborne and Helia Ebrahimi National Express insists that Lord Adonis has no legal grounds to seize its other franchises Photo: Reuters The eminent QC, 53, whose high-profile cases include representing Camelot in its challenge to the National Lottery Commission and Pfizer against the Health Secretary in arguing that GPs should be allowed to prescribe Viagra on the NHS, has a reputation for taking on the Government. National Express said last Wednesday it had "taken and received clear and detailed advice from leading legal Counsel" that has convinced the company that Transport Secretary Lord Adonis has no grounds to strip it of all... [read full story]
