A GOVERNMENT minister’s comment that legally privileged material should not normally be intercepted by the police has prompted a renewed bid by the Law Society to secure a tightening up of the Police Bill. As the Bill stands, a chief police officer can authorise interception of material covered by legal professional privilege so long as […]
Havenhad v Jeffrey – Court of Appeal, 24 February 1997 Claimant: Annie Havenhad, 86 Incident: Road traffic accident Injuries: Claimant suffered spinal injuries when she was knocked down by a taxi as she crossed Furnival Street, Sheffield, on 30 January 1995. The claimant is now capable of walking only a few steps in her own […]
The dinner bell is tolling for the 400-year-old tradition that requires would-be barristers to attend 18 meals before they can join the Bar. The Inns of Courts are to reduce the number of compulsory dinners from 18 to 12 and students can fulfil their requirements by involving themselves in other educational or social activities away […]
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has criticised the Government for the way it paid Linklaters & Paines more than £13m for advice on the sale of the first three rail franchises. The report criticises the Office of Passenger Rail Franchising, Opraf, for not using a competitive tender to choose Linklaters and for not […]
The Legal Action Group has called for a full parliamentary debate on the funding of court costs, after the Lord Chancellor, Lord Mackay, bowed to a High Court ruling and said he would reinstate fee exemptions and remissions in the Supreme Court. The Lord Chancellor announced last week that he would not seek leave to […]
1 South Australia Asset Management Corp v York Montague [1996] 3 WLR 87. In a landmark decision, the House of Lords overturned the Court of Appeal’s judgment in BBL v Eagle Star Insurance Co [1995] 2 All ER 769. Lord Hoffmann said the level of damages payable by a negligent valuer will depend on the […]
A man jailed for life by the Northern Ireland Crown Court in January 1994 after being convicted of murder has won the right to take his appeal against conviction to the House of Lords. Thomas Stewart Patrick McWilliams was jailed on 14 January 1994. His appeal against conviction was dismissed by Northern Ireland’s Lord Chief […]
Boodle Hatfield advised International Group of ClubCorp on its acquisition of the Drift Golf Club, Surrey, from a private vendor, advised by Dare & Co.
Linklaters & Paines advised Great Universal Stores on the financing of a new £9bn joint venture with British Land to create the fifth or sixth largest property company in the UK. SJ Berwin advised British Land while Paisner & Co advised Great Universal on general corporate matters. Allen & Overy advised SBC Warburg and UBS […]
McGrigor Donald advised drug delivery company Core Group on its £23m flotation by placing on the London Stock Exchange. Pinsent Curtis acted for NM Rothschild & Sons which arranged the issue. Semple Fraser provided Rothschilds with Scottish property law advice.
Clifford Chance‘s position as one of the top advisers on international debt issues has coincided with criticism from the underwriters’ trade association regarding alleged conflicts of interest over a bond deal. A survey of the firms advising on medium term notes (MTNs), published by the International Financial Law Review, shows Clifford Chance as advising most […]
A new Appeal Court ruling has caused major ripples on the waters of Britain’s canals. While raising the hopes of owners of hundreds of miles of canal banks, it has dismayed the British Waterways Board (BWB). The ruling, albeit interlocutory, is viewed as important as far as the rights of owners of land flanking the […]