intriguing cast of characters, each apparently in his or her own world but – as gradually becomes clear – ultimately intricately related. The anti-hero, John Veals, is a shadily successful and boundlessly ambitious Dickensian figure who is trading billions and other characters include a teenage Muslim fanatic, a Polish footballer, a female tube driver, a literary critic, a care worker and a chutney tycoon. As the story builds to its climax, Faulks pulls together powerful ideas about family, money, religion, and the way we live now.defendants, who admit no wrongdoing under the settlement, consented to the deal and presented no argument for or against it in court.

The court used its business judgment in approving the fees, said Vice Chancellor Parsons, who noted that material disclosures can result in the award of attorneys fees even in settlements with no financial component.

While the information alone likely justified an award between $500,000 and $600,000, he said, the full award was reasonable when considered with the added compensation provided to shareholders, which came in “somewhere north of $150 million.”

Though the entrenchment claims against the Temple-Inland board had been made moot by the acceptance of the renegotiated offer, he said, the claims were meritorious when filed and the defense had not contested that there was a “causal link”