Domestic conveyancers are experiencing a sudden influx of business over the summer, matching reports that the house-buyers market is at the dawn of a revival. According to a straw poll of law firms, those in the south of England are optimistic about the future of domestic conveyancing and in some cases are recruiting extra staff […]
The lawyer who drew up the Israel-PLO peace deal is to speak on the future of the peace process at the launch of the British Israel Law Association on 9 September. Joel Singer, until recently legal adviser to the ministry of foreign affairs, drafted the Israel PLO declaration of principles. He has been involved in […]
The Bangkok office of US firm White & Case has poached a Thai partner from rival Baker & McKenzie. Weerawong Chittmittrapap, a Thai and US-qualified lawyer, is said to be in line to head the office. The White & Case office lost its two-year association with local Thai firm the Pacific Legal Group at the […]
British law firms have claimed the first successful use of the European Ombudsman in a complaint against the European Commission. A complaint lodged by the Legal Services Group (LSG), an alliance of five regional UK law firms with a joint office in Brussels, was the first the newly-appointed European Ombudsman Jacob Soderman ruled admissible, his […]
A Rolex Oyster watch is at the centre of a pending claim in the High Court. The Rolex Watch Company is heading for the High Court to ask a judge to decide true ownership of the classic timepiece. The company wants a ruling on whether the watch in question is owned by PW Coggins, of […]
Alison Laferla reports International firm Norton Rose has installed a multimedia presentation suite at its City head office. The suite seats over 100 people and includes a 2.5-metre screen, a link to the internal computer network and satellite TV reception. Chris Manners, head of marketing at Norton Rose, said: “We felt this was the sort […]
London barrister Sailesh Mehta, of Verulam Chambers, was legal observer for an international delegation visiting Northern Ireland this month to monitor marches and demonstrations by Protestant and Catholic communities. The delegation, organised jointly by War On Want and the human rights group Solidar, met RUC representatives in Belfast before witnessing crowd disturbances in Derry, Dunloy […]
Fulcrum Technologies, supplier of retrieval technology, has two products in the pipeline. It is releasing an “agent” technology system at the end of September based on the idea of a personal helper automatically retrieving information as it appears on the Internet or internal files which is of interest to the user. It works from a […]
Transsexualism is set to return to the legal stage thanks to a 59-year-old who is taking issue with Leeds Health Authority over its refusal to pay for an operation to change him from a man into a woman. The claim is still at an early stage with no writs issued. But top discrimination lawyer Madeleine […]
Hexar, a supplier of network fax and messaging systems, is holding a “Future of the fax in the legal profession” seminar. The free event, aimed at telecommunication managers, IT managers and senior partners, will look at the impact of computer technology on fax systems. Speakers will include Mike Shore, telecommunications manager at Herbert Smith and […]
The election is over for another year and, during the lazy days of summer, we can dream of more interesting events. But an inquest into what happened in July is of some interest. Three aspects in particular fascinate me. The first is that, despite the major problems facing the profession, less than 50 per cent […]
The observations of Lord Woolf referred to in your 13 August edition “Curtain for combative divorcees” of the instant under the above title give cause for some concern. The judiciary is often criticised for being out of touch with the man in the street. It may be that to Lord Woolf, a hob, a washing […]