THE ONLY creditable thing the Law Society has done since the whole sorry saga surrounding the installation of its Regis computer system began is to finally come clean about what a disaster Regis has been. The story of Regis sums up the history of the Law Society these last five years. It goes something like […]
Jeffrey Doss-Lindsey, admitted 1995, struck off. Allegations substantiated he was liable to have his name struck off on account of his failure to comply with requirements in respect of service under articles and with the Training Regulations 1989 and that he had been guilty of conduct unbefitting a solicitor in that he failed to bring […]
Arena Publishing is offering a free guide to buying telephone systems to potential purchasers. The guide includes an introduction to different telephone systems, a how-to-buy checklist, a glossary and a list of supplier details. A preview of the guide can be found on the Internet at http://www.arena-pub.co.uk/ arena/. For a free copy call 01732 458202.
Undue influence to justify setting aside a legal charge Barclays Bank v Jennifer Thomson (1996) Court: CA (Simon Brown LJ, Waite LJ and Morritt LJ) 7/11/96 Summary: Where a signatory is given independent advice by the lender’s solicitor at the lender’s expense the lender is not fixed with notice of undue influence affecting the signature […]
Texas-based ProSoft Corporation has launched a new version of its time and expense tracking package, Carpe Diem. Carpe Diem allows users to record billable time through a series of timers which can be labelled, for example with a client’s name. It can also create electronic timesheets and expense reports, which can be posted into most […]
I was interested to read your news item ‘Call for free-market indemnity’. I agree completely with Clive Boxer and, of course we know that last year’s Law Society President has also called for a review of the SIF monopoly. When I joined with others earlier this year to found the Solicitors’ Association we had, as […]
Paul Downing was born in Aylesbury on 19 March 1947. He now lives in Wimbledon and is a partner at Arnheim & Co. What was your first job? Dishwasher operator at Kodak. What was your first ever salary as a lawyer? £10 per week as an articled clerk. What would you have done if you […]
Allen & Overy acted for Lowdham Grange Prison Services
More than 20 companies will be exhibiting products specific to the legal profession at Online Information ’96. The exhibition and conference will take place at Olympia, London from 3-5 December. Among those exhibiting will be publishers of UK and European legal information such as Sweet & Maxwell and Context. For free tickets call 01923 233442 […]
Alison Laferla reports City firm DJ Freeman is investing £1m in a practice management system from Keystone Solutions, a software company based in New Zealand. The firm is following in the footsteps of Ashurst Morris Crisp, which last July became the first UK firm to invest in Keystone. DJ Freeman, which won the 1996 Lawyer/HIFAL […]
The Law Lords have given until this Thursday for French aircraft manufacturer, Airbus Industrie to lodge objections to an appeal application relating to an action in which it is being sued over the Indian Airlines Airbus crash at Bangalore in 1990. Jaisukh Arun Bhai Patel and five others are applying for leave to appeal against […]
McKenna & Co acted for Fibrowatt Thetford on raising £69m of equity and debt financing for the construction of a chicken litter-fuelled power station near Thetford