One of Spain’s largest law firms, Barcelona-based Bufete Cuatrecasas, has signed a co-operation agreement with a Seville firm, Montero-Aramburu, which could pave the way for a merger between the two firms in the next few years. Bufete Cuatrecasas has been expanding in Spain over the last few years. The firm is believed to be considering […]
Whether a payment in lieu of notice is a taxable emolument EMI Group Electronics v Martin Coldicott (1997) Court: Ch.D (Neuberger J) 22/10/97 Appearances: Michael Flesch QC and Conrad McDonnell instructed by Rowe & Maw for the appellant. Launcelot Henderson QC and Timothy Brennan instructed by the solicitor for Inland Revenue for the respondents. Summary: […]
Shrewd legislation has made Anguilla much more attractive to financial services professionals, writes Richard Carpenter. Since the enactment of a comprehensive package of financial services legislation in 1995, Anguilla has experienced steady growth. Government revenue from the sector has increased by more than 250 per cent since 1994 and the number of companies incorporated continues […]
Coopers & Lybrand has dropped its claim of dishonesty against two Canadian law firms and reached an out of court settlement over its loss of £32.5m. Toronto-based Fraser & Beatty and Edmonton-based Milner Fennerty reached the settlement with Coopers a quarter of the way into a projected three-month hearing at the High Court in London. […]
The International Bar Association’s (IBA) working party on multidisciplinary partnerships is meeting behind closed doors this week in an attempt to thrash out a common policy on MDPs. The working party, which was set up in July, has been up against the clock in an attempt to finalise a draft position paper in time for […]
Two convicted murderers are to challenge their convictions in the House of Lords. Graham Carlo Bingham and Samuel David Cooke, convicted by Mr Justice Higgins at Belfast Crown Court on 10 December 1994, have been given leave to appeal on the question of whether the judge was entitled to refuse the cross-examination of a defendant […]
Watchus v Ministry of Defence – QBD 13 October 1997 Claimant: Ross Watchus, 7 Incident: Medical negligence Injuries: Ministry of Defence, which ran British military hospital in Kowloon where claimant was born, made no formal admission of liability but offered settlement sum. Claimant’s mother said to have been given excessive doses of a drug to […]
National firm Eversheds has conducted a survey which shows that companies rarely take legal advice before setting up a Web site. The survey, based on telephone interviews conducted last month among 111 companies with an annual turnover of more than £250,000, also showed roughly three quarters of companies choose domain names without first checking their […]
In the case of O’Grady v Worcestershire Health Authority, Judge McEvoy upheld the decision of Deputy District Judge Williams, striking out the plaintiff’s not insubstantial claim for want of prosecution following an accident at work in May 1988. Proceedings were commenced on the deadline of the limitation period but the plaintiff’s representatives failed to progress […]
Charles Sparrow QC’s chambers at Thirteen Old Square is to move to new refurbished premises at 6 New Square in late 1999. The move follows the set’s recent poaching of six juniors from other sets making the 30-strong set the largest chancery chambers in Lincoln’s Inn. “Taking the new premises will enable us to continue […]
City firm Masons is sending IT specialist partner Peter Bullock to set up a new IT department in its Hong Kong office. Hong Kong partner Timothy Hill, senior associate Richard Bates and associate Leonora Ip will join Bullock’s team.
A man who claims that drugs he took for nasal congestion turned him into “psychotic and bizarre monster” and increased his sex drive is suing Camden and Islington Health Authority and consultant Howard Jacobs for around £5m. Magazine publisher Richard Davies, 50, who went bankrupt four years ago owing £500,000, claims the drug wrecked his […]