Article: Daily Mail, London, Alex Brummer column.

Byline: Alex Brummer

Oct. 8--INQUISITION OVER ABBEY DEAL: The timing of Judge Teresa Palacios's decision to pursue tax law violation charges against Banco Santander chairman Emilio Botin could not be any worse for the bank.

Coming as it does on the eve of next week's extraordinary general meeting of Abbey shareholders at Wembley, it is certain to raise questions among investors as to whether they should surrender independence to the UKpound 8.9 billion Spanish offer.

Santander maintains that the latest tax case, which dates back to the 1980s, is insignificant and something of a grudge match. It also seeks to portray the judge involved as a ...

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