John Malpas reports SOLICITORS have flocked to a series of free seminars on the family law reforms which were staged up and down the country by 36 Bedford Row. In all, 375 solicitors attended the seminars which were held in Northampton, Leicester, Lincoln, Coventry, Grimsby, Luton and London. The set, led by James Hunt QC, […]
Lovell White Durrant is advising Trafalgar House which is selling its last investment on The Heights, Brooklands, Surrey to tenant Sony, represented by Baker McKenzie, for £45 million.
Berwin Leighton acted for Societe Generale Strauss Turnbull Securities
London firm Memery Crystal acted for SEP Industrial Holdings in the sale and lease-back of a property to British Gas Corporation Pension Scheme worth £4.85 million.
Ex parte applications are seldom the stuff of legal commentary. But on 11 July an application in the High Court’s Chancery Division before Mr Justice Jacob created what is believed to be a legal first. It is a first that members of the Nabarro Nathanson intellectual property department believe has considerable significance in the increasingly […]
Manches & Co acted for mid-Southern Water, Eastbourne Water and West Kent Water on securing a £12.5 million leasing facility with various water treatment plants and equipment.
Maxwell Batley acted for biopharmaceutical company Therapeutic Antibodies which issued £22 million of shares on the Stock Exchange
At some point, all litigation lawyers have to rely on other firms to undertake hearings on an agency basis. But finding the right firm can be the difference between a good result and a disaster. Solicitors who offer a quality service are often frustrated to find their work impaired by the actions of a poor […]
John Malpas reports The set of David Cocks QC, 5 King’s Bench Walk, has made its first excursion out of London with the opening of an annex in Chelmsford. The annex will be used as a primary base for around ten criminal practitioners, including three Silks, whose practice is predominantly based in East Anglia. Tenant […]
John Malpas reports The Attorney General, Sir Nicholas Lyell QC, was among guests at the Institute of Barristers’ Clerks annual dinner earlier this month. The evening at the Institute of Directors, described as a “resounding success” by the institute, was attended by a host of senior barristers, including solicitor general Sir Derek Spencer QC and […]
John Malpas reports A MOVE to force barristers to disbar if they become solicitors has finally been ruled out by the Bar Council. At its meeting earlier this month, the Bar Council conceded that there was nothing it could do to stop barristers from holding on to their qualification on becoming solicitors. The Bar Council […]
John Malpas reports BARRISTERS’ clerks are to invite taxing masters to a series of training seminars in a bid to reduce the number of disputes over the level of fees charged by barristers. The move marks the latest in a series of attempts by the Institute of Barristers’ Clerks to get its views across to […]