A rift has opened up between the former Law Society presidential team of Martin Mears and Robert Sayer, and it looks increasingly likely that the former comrades-in-arms will stand against each other in the 1997 election. Just days ago Mears was confirming that he would stand as Sayer’s vice president in the July elections. However, […]
The Bridgewater Three may not have been freed after 18 years in prison, if a provision ‘sneaked’ into the 1996 Criminal Procedures and Investigation Act had existed when they were convicted. Clause 5.8 of the Code of Practice, which was formulated by the Home Secretary Michael Howard in December last year, was introduced without a […]
Peter Bennett was born in London on 23 July 1953. He is practice manager at 36 Bedford Row, the chambers of James Hunt QC. What was your first job? Paper boy. What was your first-ever salary? £3,200. What would you have done if you hadn’t become a lawyer? Management of law firms – which is […]
The advent of the computer on every desk has brought benefits to those who are prepared to rise to the challenge and learn to use IT effectively. When the computer is working things are wonderful, but when it isn’t, life is hell, and users need a sympathetic ear, and someone who can make it better. […]
Today more than ever before, as practices grow and spread geographically, there is a need to communicate, not just internally but also with clients and external bodies. At the technological heart of the communication demands of your practice is network computing, whether it be a local area network, an intranet or the Internet. The Internet […]
At last the Bridgewater Three are on the verge of receiving justice after 18 years in prison. The case, which has caused unease for many years, was already the subject of one appeal in 1981, with another rejected by then Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke in 1993. This and other miscarriages of justice have shaken confidence […]
Dibb Lupton Alsop acted for Coopers & Lybrand, the receivers of York-based Greenfield Group in its £16.2m sale of three hotels in Edinburgh, Hull and York to Jarvis Hotels, advised by Worsdell & Vintner.
McKenna & Co acted for Morgan Grenfell Property Asset Management in its £68.5m sale of properties from its Ventures Fund and Industrial Fund to Green Property (UK). Tim Westhead, initially at Stones Porter and subsequently at Olswang, acted for Green Property. Finance was provided to Green Property by HSBC, advised by Norton Rose.
Baker & McKenzie is advising car rental company Avis Europe on a global share offering with a US tranche
With law firms competing ever more aggressively for corp- orate business, there are still those within the profession who are surprised to learn that the level of technology in their offices or chambers is perceived as a crucial differentiator. There are certain practices which are advanced enough to use video conferencing or voice recognition software, […]
All 75 members of the Law Society Council are to be asked whether or not they are Freemasons for a report to the Home Affairs Select Committee. Derek Sands, chair of the Law Society’s courts and legal services committee, and Robert Roscoe, chair of the Criminal Law Committee, agreed to undertake the survey when they […]
NEW legislation being heralded as the way to evict noisy and nuisance neighbours on council estates quickly may have its biggest impact on those failing to pay their rent. The 1996 Housing Act means new tenants have to sign 12-month probationary, or introductory tenancies. This allows councils to go to court and evict tenants without […]