company, and wedge technology simply didn t exist, but burden of proof is very high on cases of proof is very high on cases of fraud. she will be using a defence that one of the people she brought in to run the company was also her lover, and she will be saying that he exercised coercive control over her. it is going to be a very salacious trial, a very interesting trail, but the idea that she is nailed down to be found guilty is certainly not the case. judges say this will take between two and four months, so perhaps we will get a verdict before christmas. we shall see, that was james clayton. let s get some of the day s other news. japan s economy grew faster than the original estimate in the april tojune quarter, helped by solid capital expenditure. the revised numbers show the economy grew by an annualised1.9% in the quarter, beating anlysts expectations of 1.66% growth.