Eversheds is expanding into the consulting business after winning a contract to market the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg to investors. The firm fought off competition from one of the big six accountancy firms, two marketing companies and at least one other law firm, to win the contract from the Berlin and Brandenburg economic […]
Sir John Wickerson, senior partner at Ormerod Wilkinson Marshall and former Law Society president, has been appointed chair of the board of the Investors’ Compensation Scheme. He joined the board as a director at the beginning of this month and will replace retiring chair Richard Lawson on 1 November, 1996 for a three-year term. The […]
The Centre of International Investment Law Library is organising a programme of 51 conferences from 18 October on a series of World Trade development topics. The world Trade Development conferences will include sessions on project financing, co-financing, syndications, the World Trade Organisation and the settlement of disputes. Information can be obtained from Dr Robert Glah […]
All crown and county courts in England and Wales should be computerised by the end of next year, under the terms of a contract recently awarded to a private sector company. Electronic Data Systems (EDS) has won the tender to supply IT services to criminal and civil courts under a contract worth £20 to 25m. […]
David Hull, head of corporate services at commercial firm Edge & Ellison, will be at the opening night of Jesus Christ Superstar in London’s renovated Lyceum Theatre. The curtains rise again in November – 57 years after they last fell. It will mark the culmination of years of legal negotiations to restore the theatre to […]
Lawyers dealing with child abduction have welcomed the latest suggestions from the Lord Chancellor’s Department on how to improve international relations in child abduction cases. The LCD has asked all interested parties in Britain to help choose a list of topics for discussion at the Hague Conference meeting on the Civil Aspects of International Child […]
Councils will seek legal advice on how to avoid implementing the proposals to increase white-collar compulsory competitive tendering (CCT) if their request for new legislation is ignored. Officials from the Association of Metropolitan Authorities (AMA) and other council associations told civil servants at a meeting earlier this month that the white paper’s proposals would be […]
The theme of the programme for this year’s SIFA conference, to be held at Plaisterer’s Hall, London EC2 on 2 October, is the interface between legal and financial services work. The conference is designed not only for financial services specialists, but also for their legal colleagues. Fee-earner awareness of financial services matters is becoming a […]
A major air fares row is heading for the High Court. Easyjet Airline is suing KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for damages over an allegedly predatory fare policy. It seeks both an injunction and damages under article 86 of the EC Treaty because of KLM’s alleged abuse of its dominant position in the scheduled air transport […]
Emmanuel Chukwubiko Abaraonye, admitted 1978, practising at material times as Stuart A West & Co, London EC1, struck off and ordered to pay £2,512 costs. Allegations substantiated he practised despite notice having been given to him that the Law Society’s powers of intervention had been exercised in respect of his practice, failed to ensure that […]
Roger Pearson looks at arguments in favour of settling quantum before liability. Roger Pearson is a freelance journalist. In many legal circles the idea of homing in on quantum before liability has been considered would be regarded as heresy. Yet while such a strategy might seem to put the cart before the horse, it can […]
A vehicle crash with a difference is the subject of a pending High Court action. The trustees of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster, which owns the Cardinal Wiseman Roman Catholic High School at Greenford, Middlesex, are seeking £78,000 compensation from Baldwins Industrial Services, of Mill Street, Slough. Baldwins owns a 12-tonne crane that rolled […]