Firms across Europe are reeling from the news that Big Six accountancy firm Arthur Andersen is seeking to hitch up with top Spanish law firm A&J Garrigues in a move which will create the largest law firm in Spain. The proposed merger between Arthur Andersen’s Spanish legal arm, Arthur Andersen ALT, and Garrigues is one […]
The company visit scheme of the Association of Solicitor Investment Managers continues on 24 September when the head of group investment relations and finance director of Reuters news agency will meet four association members. The visits involve an analysts’ briefing to keep investment managers up-to-date with market trends. British Petroleum is offering a similar visit […]
Kevin Mackay looks at the points to ponder before you splash out on that computer Lawyers in Bird & Bird, use laptops for presentations – which may include multimedia and the Internet – working directly on legal documents in the office with clients, and other lawyers, and for keeping in contact with the main office […]
Demonstrators will descend on the Royal Courts of Justice this week to mark the launch of a campaign group that wants to see the Lord Chancellor booted out of Cabinet. The Campaign for a Fair Hearing is an umbrella organisation, set up by Action for Justice, which is pressing for complete separation of powers between […]
Allen & Overy’s international practice has scored a double coup, hiring a top US lawyer to beef up its project finance practice in the US, and poaching a partner from a top German law firm. The firm recruited New York-based Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCoy project finance partner David Slade in a bid to stake […]
Implementing quality management is easy for local authorities that know about PMS, says William Newbold Quality management systems are becoming common in local government legal departments. Three of the driving forces are: v council-wide initiatives to introduce Investors in People (IIP) or ISO 9000 – or both – in which the legal department is expected […]
The merger of Dibb Lupton Broomhead and Alsop Wilkinson was expected to be officially announced in the next few days after going to partners’ vote on Sunday. The new practice will be called Dibb Lupton Alsop, according to documents seen by The Lawyer. Public relations company Lowe Bell will handle publicity for the merger, the […]
Garrett & Co has appointed three new partners to its commercial arm. Dean Copley and Andrew Watson will take up their new role at the firm’s Leeds office, and Ian Bowler at its Manchester office. All three appointments are effective from 1 September.
Determining whether an employee has become redundant Johnson v Peabody Trust (1996). Summary: Roofer’s appeal against dismissal of his claim for redundancy where his employer had for some time required him to carry out other tasks as there was no roofing work available.
Your news item on our NI training system (The Lawyer, 3 September, 1996) does not reflect our experience. We have had no difficulty in appointing suitable trainees. Academic candidates sometimes make inadequate solicitors, so our admissions procedure is based on an aptitude test as well. This year we initially intended to appoint three trainees but […]
Act 200 of 1993 heralded the arrival of the Interim Constitution for the Republic of South Africa. Prepared to enable the new government to put in place a final constitution within two years, it came into effect on the appointment of a government of national unity in 1994. The interim constitution was created after the […]
A takeover bonanza in the until now relatively stable investment trust market is expected following a proposed bid for one of the biggest trusts ever, the Kleinwort European Privatisation Investment Trust (Kepit). Nigel Farr, of Herbert Smith, acting for the TR European Growth Trust (Treg), which has bid to buy Kepit for £510m, said: “It […]