As many as a million people, mainly Tutsis but also many Hutus who opposed the genocide in Rwanda, were killed in their homes or massacred in churches, or cut down at road blocks. What the survivors now want is justice. But justice is easier said than done in a country where professionals – and in […]
Two recent tax cases that have aroused the interest of those in the offshore trust sector involved the Inland Revenue taking action to prove that certain offshore transactions generated profits which are subject to UK tax. One case, where the Inland Revenue was successful, involved a UK lawyer acting for an Isle of Man company. […]
Mary Heaney reports Sifa has constructed a panel of preferred stockbrokers with whom the group proposes to build a special relationship for the benefit of members and associate firms which undertake non-DIB work. It proposes to issue a booklet shortly containing profiles of these brokers.
Council’s duties to the chronically disabled R v Islington London Borough Council, ex parte Jonathan Rixon (by his mother and next friend Stephanie Rixon) (1996). QBD (Sedley J). Summary: Application for judicial review of a local authority’s duties towards chronically disabled person. Application on behalf of a severely disabled male person who is now 25 […]
Shoosmiths & Harrison, which has offices stretching from Southampton to Nottingham, has recruited Booth & Co’s Nick Hancock to head its commercial litigation department. Hancock went to Booths in Leeds in 1992 after training and working at City firm Linklaters & Paines for five and a half years. He will be based in Shoosmiths’ Southampton […]
The Young Solicitors Family Law Association will be hosting a discussion, ‘Working with counsel’, with specialist family law barristers Joanne Harris of 2 Garden Court, Leslie Keegan of 1 Pump Court and Stewart Leech of 2 Queen Elizabeth Building. The event will be held on 18 April at 6pm at City firm Withers and will […]
Part of the Government’s deregulation initiative to reduce the burden on companies becomes operative on 1 April. The Companies Act 1985 (Miscellaneous Accounting Amendments) Regulations 1996 affects directors’ reports and payment of creditors of small and medium-sized companies. Unless stated, the changes apply to annual accounts and directors’ reports for financial years ending on or […]
The UK offshore centres of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man need to look closely at their competitive position in the current environment. They are no longer operating in a cosy niche, serving the banking and discretionary management requirements of expatriates and retired people. Competition from other international centres, the globalisation of investment […]
Professional firms providing legal, trust and company services in leading offshore centres cannot ignore the potential of the Internet. Until recently, it might have been argued that the jury was still out on the extent of the Internet’s role as a business communications tool. For some, it was destined to remain the preserve of academics […]
LEADING international legal practices have reacted coolly to news that Big Six accountancy firm Price Waterhouse’s European network is gaining stature. The Lawyer revealed last week that the network will be co-ordinated by Paul Downing, who is leaving his partnership with Pinsent Curtis for the position. The network now offers equivalent coverage to that available […]
THE FIRST mediation service to be offered through the court system will be on trial from mid-May at the Central London County Court. The one-year pilot scheme offers mediation as a first step to resolving disputes ranging from £3,000 to £10,000. Within 28 days of agreeing to mediation, parties will have a single session with […]
SIX Coudert Brothers partners have left to join Morgan Lewis & Bockius’ international section in a mass defection with six associates expected to follow. According to the head of Morgan Lewis’ international section in London Charles Lubar, “a lot of people” wanted to leave Couderts, although he would not reveal specific numbers. The six who […]