The Lawyer is organising a one-day conference on ‘Improving profitability’ at the London Marriott Hotel on 9 July. Aimed at partners, finance directors, department heads and managers with responsibilities for increasing revenues, it will be chaired by Jonathan Lewis, chief executive of DJ Freeman, and includes speakers from Coopers & Lybrand Consulting, Edge Group, Hammond […]
The Law Commission’s report on the feasibility of reform of the law on joint and several liability is the result of repeated calls for reform. Auditors in particular claim to be paying substantial damages for losses for which they do not view themselves wholly responsible. The underlying principle of joint and several liability, which the […]
Like other law firms, Clifford Chance routinely uses technology in the conduct of its litigation case work. As partners equip staff with high-tech tools and back up, the use of IT has now become more normal than novel. The advantages are clear and are client-driven. For example, one client in the Maxwell civil actions wanted […]
Russian judges are having “tremendous problems” gaining recognition as independent and respected members of the community, and are routinely subjected to threats and terrorism, according to a US judge. Judge Suzanne Conlon, who recently returned from an American Bar Association workshop on organised crime for judges in Siberia, said the rule of law must be […]
CLIFFORD Chance is helping St Bartholomew’s hospital take on a new lease of life. The firm has drawn up a governing instrument so that a charitable foundation can run Barts independent of the NHS, which plans to close it in 2002. The firm’s link with Barts is well established. It was involved in the Save […]
A GROUP of 11 law firms have teamed up to protect business clients from being preyed upon by businesses offering questionable franchise deals. The Franchise Information Exchange has been set up by Hampshire solicitors Sherwin Oliver to ensure clients are warned away from dishonest franchise offers which could cost them thousands of pounds. The network […]
Ingleby v Islington Health Authority – QBD 13 May 1996 Claimant: Christopher Ingleby, Incident: Medical negligence Injuries: Oxygen starvation at birth resulting in cerebral palsy; claimant cannot speak or carry out everyday tasks unaided; will need specialist supervision for the rest of his life; despite disabilities described as a “delightful child” who shows great promise […]
Bar Council chair and David Penry-Davey QC is pictured here at the healthier end of the three and a half mile City of London Road Race. The keen athlete was one of dozens of lawyers to take part in the race, which was organised by Wilde Sapte. His efforts were in aid of the Bar […]
A host of legal celebrities will speak at the Oxford Union debate on Thursday, sponsored by Davies Arnold Cooper. Solicitors, barristers and judges will debate the motion ‘This House would radically reform the judiciary’. Proposing the motion are Lord Williams of Mostyn and David McIntosh, senior partner of Davies Arnold Cooper. Attorney General Sir Nicholas […]
Personal injury lawyers have responded positively to plans for a code of conduct for their group. According to the president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil), Caroline Harmer, the association has had entirely positive feedback from its members on the issue. Apil has been seriously considering a code for the past six months. […]
The case of Philip Portington has not loomed large in law reports. But it is one which highlights the difference in the quality of justice for Britons at home and abroad. And whatever critics may say about our courts, UK justice comes out on top. Portington was arrested in Salonika, Greece, in 1985 for the […]
The Warsaw Convention provisions limiting liability for air crashes is to be probed by the Law Lords in a case from Scotland involving a police officer killed when a helicopter crashed. The case will centre on the question of whether for the purposes of the convention the dead policeman was a passenger or was being […]