A High Court judge will decide whether a woman whose baby suffers from spina bifida is entitled to damages because failure by doctors to diagnose the condition of her unborn child deprived her of the chance to have an abortion. Christine O’Sullivan and Gary McGeown of Wembley are claiming against Northwick Park and St Marks […]
Termination of the contract of a futures market trader Degeld Options v Sulim Malook (1996). QBD (Popplewell J) 13/6/96. Summary: Claims by a company trading on London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) against one of its traders and counterclaim by the trader for commission alleged to be due on the termination of his […]
THE LAW Society has claimed victory after MEPs voted overwhelmingly to free restrictions on lawyers working abroad. The draft directive on rights of establishment passed its first reading at the European Parliament on Wednesday last week by 449 votes to 23. The directive still has to be approved by the Council of Ministers, but according […]
Garrett & Co, the law firm allied to accountancy giant Arthur Andersen, hopes to establish a litigation department in London as part of an ambitious expansion programme to boost fee income. Julia Chain, managing partner at Garretts, said setting up a litigation unit would complement the firm’s company and commercial division in the capital where […]
Alison Laferla reports City firm Rowe & Maw has praised UK judges for acting quickly to halt the illegal use of the Internet after it successfully obtained an injunction to prevent breach of copyright. The firm, acting for a Toronto software house, obtained a High Court injunction prohibiting the unlawful distribution of software through an […]
Judgment is now pending in a case in which former football star John Robertson and his ex-wife have appealed against a High Court ruling that hospital staff were not to blame for their daughter’s massive brain damage. Family Division president Sir Stephen Brown and Lords Justices Roch and Brook have said they hope to give […]
CHURCH and charity law firm Witham Weld has lost its appeal against an unfair dismissal claim brought by one of its secretaries. June Hedley, who worked at the Pimlico-based practice for 12 years before she was made redundant, originally won her claim against the firm two years ago when it was ordered to pay her […]
According to a number of practitioners, the regional PI and medical negligence Bar is “as good as anyone can find and solicitors sometimes come from London for high quality counsel”. The advantage for instructing solicitors is that the local Bar is “just around the corner”. Lawyers are looking for counsel who specialise rather than dabble […]
A MORE responsive and efficient Law Society is the legacy the new Banking Ombudsman David Thomas hopes he will leave behind when he departs Chancery Lane to take up his new post. Thomas, a senior member of the Law Society Council and chair of Liverpool firm Lees Lloyd, takes over from Laurence Shurman as Banking […]
The renewed interest of the Big Six accountancy firms in entering the legal marketplace should come as no surprise to anyone. Arthur Andersen’s foray into the field some years back through Garrett & Co heralded the first such move. Law firms at the time were slightly alarmed but sceptical that Garrett & Co would make […]
Travers Smith Braithwaite acted for UBS and James Capel & Co
Stringer Saul acted for Reunion Mining on its introduction to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange. Ashurst Morris Crisp acted for sponsor Societe Generale Strauss Turnbull Securities.