LAW firms are being encouraged to start preparing the welcoming party for an influx of around 23,000 delegates from the US to London for the annual meeting of the American Bar Association (ABA) in the year 2000. The ABA made its decision to hold its meeting in London during the summer and the initial plans […]
Chris Fogarty reports Councils convicted of a criminal offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 are not liable for any further civil claims, the Court of Appeal has ruled. The decision in favour of Hackney Council in London means other local government organisations have escaped facing a potential avalanche of civil claims seeking damages for […]
Alison Laferla reports MAID, the business information supplier, has unveiled two products due for release in the New Year. The products are based on the company’s Profound system, which it claims gives users access to the world’s largest database of business information, including news, market research and company data. Profound lets users download detailed business […]
Leicester widow Merinda Lea, who claims she was subjected to undue influence to persuade her to put her house up as security on a loan for her former boss, has won the right to challenge a county court order for possession of her home. The county judge at Nottingham also ordered that Mrs Lea should […]
The Law Society’s ruling council has passed resolutions condemning the “mismanagement” of its Regis project and staff’s “perceived lack of disclosure of relevant information about the project”. A scathing supplementary report on the Regis system was brought before the Society Council last week by former vice-president Robert Sayer. In it, he produces evidence which suggests […]
Lawyers at Hampshire County Council are celebrating their role in the establishment of a national automatic fingerprint recognition system for the police. Principal solicitor Ted Mason and his team helped secure a deal with North American Morpho Systems to supply the system, which will be used by 33 of the 43 police authorities in England […]
A ruling is expected soon in one of the most critical battles waged by Harrods to protect its jealously guarded name. The Knightsbridge store is attempting to block moves, originating from South America, to sell off the name world-wide to the highest bidder. If the action failed, Charles Sparrow QC told Mr Justice Neuberger, the […]
Immigration lawyers are warning that Government plans to create a new offence of employing people who do not have permission to work in the UK may mean employers will fall foul of the Race Relations Act. Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act will be brought into force on the 27 January 1997, despite […]
Lawyers will meet in Nottingham on Friday to discuss taking test cases against those who cause accidents, to ensure they pay for their victims’ National Health Service medical costs. Organised by East Anglia University Personal Injury and Medical Law Centre director Frederick Holding, the meeting of about 20 lawyers will examine whether existing legislation allows […]
US lawyers have a reputation for being more business-minded than their UK coun- terparts, and nowhere is this better illustrated than in the role of the in-house legal adviser. While many UK companies are only just coming around to the idea that employing internal counsel is a good way of cutting costs, for years, US […]
John Rowe QC, of 8 King Street Chambers, Manchester, has been appointed by the Home Office to undertake the annual review of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989 for a further two years. Rowe is a practising barrister and a recorder of the Crown Court. He was a member of the Parole Board from 1987 […]
Manchester law firm Donns is preparing to launch legal action against the Government over ‘Gulf War Syndrome’ in the New Year. Donns partner Hilary Meredith, who represents more than 1,000 veterans, has written to ask firms Dawbarns and Gill Akaster, which have been awarded the generic legal aid contract to sue the Government, asking them […]