City firm Norton Rose has installed a computerised fax management system which automates the operation of the firm’s central fax room. The system, Faxswitch, is built around a PC fax server capable of handling any amount of incoming and outbound fax traffic. Faxswitch replaces Norton Rose’s previous manual system of faxing using stand-alone fax machines. […]
BAILIFFS seized £118,000 in assets from Surrey County Council after its in-house lawyers missed a litigation time limit “through pressure of work” and as a result had a judgment entered by default against them. The judgment was on an alleged debt of £118,000 arising from a dilapidation claim by a commercial landlord from which the […]
CITY firm Linklaters has notched up a double success in the Lebanon by securing the first private sector deals to be issued internationally. The first deal involves the issue of US$50 million serial bonds due 2003 by Societe des Ciments Libanais SAL. Linklaters’ role involved helping to structure the transaction, and working with the Lebanese […]
Carribean carry-on A major action by 115 people against First Choice Holidays and First Choice Flights is heading for the High Court. The plaintiffs seek damages for holidays on the Caribbean island of San Andres and accuse the companies of failing to meet their obligations under the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tour Regulations […]
There is no question that criminal activity is increasing on a global scale. And it is equally clear that law enforcement agencies are incapable of stemming the tide or coping with existing levels of crime. The manpower in the private security sector outnumbers government agencies by at least two to one and without its help […]
Judgment is expected later this year in a mammoth High Court action which began on the first day of the current law term and which trains the legal spotlight on the world of international accountancy. In the case currently before Mr Justice Dyson, the international accountancy organisation Clark Kenneth Leventhall faces a multi-million pound claim […]
Last December, the legal establishment in Hong Kong was shaken by accusations from the colony’s Bar Association that the standard of prosecution had deteriorated over the past year. The deterioration was blamed on the Attorney General, Jeremy Matthews, putting cost-cutting before the administration of justice. The association was referring to what it considers to be […]
Honda Dealer Association has appointed Wragge & Co to advise on the new standard form contract for its 200 motor dealers. The new agreement is needed to comply with recent changes in EU legislation on the motor industry. Guy Lougher, a competition law specialist, said: “This most recent appointment by Honda Dealers is a further […]
Slaughter and May partner Nigel Boardman will not be gearing up for bid defence work on behalf of blue chip client Standard Chartered Bank. Despite recent newspaper stories about bids from other top banks and an item in The Sunday Telegraph last week, Standard Chartered insists there are currently no merger talks. Boardman, whose previous […]
PERHAPS not even the Truth Phone would have helped the Serious Fraud Office in its attempts to prosecute (alleged) fraudsters. A combined telephone, “Covert Electronic Lie Detector”, and micro-cassette recorder, the Truth Phone is described as “the world’s first telephone that can discern between truth and deception”, and is “perfect for all your important conversations”. […]
CANDIDATES in the presidential elections spent as much as £30,000 on their campaigns to win office, it has been revealed. The Law Society will now examine the possibility of controlling electioneering expenditure as it gears up for a second year of contested elections. A debate on election procedures at the recent council meeting heard claims […]
SCOTTISH solicitors and advocates face compensation claims of up to £1,000 under a proposed extension to Scottish Legal Service Ombudsman powers. Announced by the Scottish Office last week, the move will bring the Scottish ombudsman’s powers more into line with those of his English counterpart, Michael Barnes. The proposed changes allow the Scottish ombudsman to […]