Miller v Ryder – QBD 16 July 1996 Claimant: Ian Daniel Miller, 3Incident: Fatal road traffic accident Injuries: Claim brought by widow of dead man on behalf of herself and her two sons who were aged 22 months and six years when their father was killed in a 1991 car crash Award: £250,000 agreed damages […]
Josephine Hayes is a barrister at 3 New Square. The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Pensions Ombudsman can appeal against an order of the High Court which overturns his determination on a point of law under s.151 Pension Schemes Act 1993 (CA Miller v Stapleton 30/7/96). The current practice in s.151 appeals, derived […]
Richard Newbery, admitted 1979, practising at material times as Ian Newbery & Co, Poole, Dorset, fined £2,000 and ordered to pay £620 costs. Allegations substantiated he behaved in manner unbefitting a solicitor and that his conduct brought the profession into disrepute. Tribunal told that during a confrontation at Bournemouth railway station, Newbery hit in the […]
However frivolous an action may at first appear, when the likes of David Pannick QC are drafted in someone is taking it very seriously. Such was the case with a recent battle waged in the Queen’s Bench Division over the rights of British Rail to ban a long-haul commuter, Peter Boddington, from smoking on a […]
Follow the settlements’ clause in reinsurance. Decisions are taken from Lawtel’s legal database. TLR: Times Law Reports; ILR: Independent Law Reports; LTL: Lawtel; WLR: Weekly Law Reports.Berry & ors v Mercantile and General Reinsurance Co; Hill & anor v Mercantile and General Reinsurance Co (1996). HL (Lords Mackay LC, Goff, Mustill, Slynn and Hoffmann) 24/7/96. […]
Edinburgh firm Robson McLean has won a competitive tender worth millions of pounds to provide legal services to the Ministry of Defence in Scotland. Under a five-year contract estimated to be worth £3-£4 million, the firm will advise all the armed forces and the procurement executive in Scotland. The eight-partner practice, which has advised the […]
Helen Sage reports A clamp-down on illegal street trading has been the focus of Westminster City Council’s drive to clean up the streets of central London. The council obtained three injunctions against persistent licence evaders and set up an undercover operation to trap the operators of a mock auction racket in Oxford Street. Central London […]
A report published by the Policy Studies Institute concludes that an initial pilot on legal aid franchising of non-solicitor advice agencies was successful and that advice centres have “an important role to play in extending access to legal advice”. The report coincided with the publication of the Legal Aid Board’s proposals for the second phase […]
Residential and commercial conveyancing levels remained subdued last year, according to the latest annual report and accounts from the Land Registry. Chief executive Stuart Hill said: “For the sixth consecutive year, activity in residential and commercial convey- ancing, and in the mortgage markets, has rested at a modest level.” But the overall workload of applications […]
Garrett & Co is pulling in its links with international accountancy giant Arthur Andersen to take advantage of an upheaval in pensions law. The two firms have formed a “pension doctors” group that aims to help local businesses meet the requirements of the Pensions Act, which comes into effect in April 1997 and has been […]
Alison Laferla reports Steven Vincent, Clifford Chance’s litigation support manager, has left the firm to become more involved with the Internet. He has joined Internet solution provider Go Interactive Solutions as a director. The company runs courses, develops Web pages and carries out other Net-related work. Vincent, who helped build Clifford Chance’s home page, left […]
Solicitors in England and Wales will shortly be balloted on the possibility of splitting the Law Society’s twin roles of representing and regulating the profession. What would be the likely outcome in parliamentary terms if the majority recommended such a split? It is hard to find anyone who is entirely happy with the current complaints […]