THE FINDINGS of The Lawyer’s survey on the state of the profession makes bleak reading, especially at a time when business is on the up for most law firms. The picture of a disillusioned profession, nearly half of whom regret choosing the law as a profession, is not a pretty one. The high degree of […]
Allen & Overy acted for The Thomson Corporation on its purchase of shares of companies in Finland
Computer consultant Simon Jackson, of Andover, has been bailed until 9 May when he will appear before magistrates facing charges of distributing indecent photographs of children on the computer Internet. The case is expected to go for a Crown Court hearing.
In terms of its size, the practice of Hugh Mainprice, based in Victoria, London, is very small – a three-strong team headed by barrister-turned solicitor Mainprice and his barrister daughter Clare. But size does not always equate with status and that of Mainprice and his team is second to none in the heady world of […]
To many law students, getting a traineeship feels like taking the lead in Mission Impossible. Competition is so intense that it is tempting to apply for everything available. But the secret behind a successful application lies in targeting your efforts to suit your needs and recognising that different people are suited to different things. Most […]
Students looking to enter the legal profession have traditionally had to decide early on in their studies whether they wish to become solicitors or barristers. Many factors will influence them. The understandably appealing prospect of regular pay and a well-defined career path will steer many to become solicitors. Others prefer the autonomy of the Bar. […]
Manning v Brent & Harrow Health Authority – QBD 29 April 1996 Claimant: Ronan Manning, 5 Incident : Medical negligence Injuries: Oxygen starvation at birth resulting in cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia, epilepsy and need to be fed through a tube into stomach Award: £800,000 (agreed damages) Judge: Mr Justice Mantell Plaintiff’s solicitors: Nelson Cuff (Harrow) […]
Giles Orton is a partner at Eversheds. THE HIGH Court has dealt a blow to Lloyds Bank’s attempts to equalise pension benefits between the sexes by ‘levelling down’ women’s benefits. The result is likely to mean that men’s benefits will be levelled up, at a cost of around £100 million. This ruling follows the 1990 […]
National firm Eversheds has appointed its youngest ever senior partner. Adrian Bland, 40, currently deputy managing partner and head of commercial property, was unanimously elected as senior partner of the Birmingham office. He will take on the new role on the retirement of David Haggett on 1 May 1997. “I see us developing very much […]
A VISIT by German President Professor Dr Roman Herzog to Gray’s Inn on 29 April was preceded by a flypast from an escaped eagle, symbol of the Federal Republic of Germany. The bird had apparently escaped from its handler during a pop video shoot in nearby King’s Cross the day before and was successfully recaptured […]
District judge Dick Greenslade, assessor to the Woolf committee, and Professor John Baldwin, director of the Institute of Judicial Administration and Professor of judicial administration at Birmingham University, were the lead speakers at an ‘Access to Justice’ conference held at the end of last month. The event, organised by the National Council for Access to […]
THE PUBLIC made 1,350 complaints to the Irish Law Society against solicitors in the Republic of Ireland last year. About half of them concerned delays, failure to communicate with clients or hand over files. One fifth alleged inadequate professional services, while 16 per cent claimed that excessive fees were charged. Most of the complaints were […]