THE UK’s largest law firm Clifford Chance is considering taking legal action against The News The World over a story alleging a solicitor had been arrested for possession of cocaine after a police raid on the firm’s London offices. The story, which appeared in 24 March edition of the tabloid newspaper, has been described by […]
Partner at London firm Watson Farley & Williams Nick Towle has been appointed to assist the reconstruction of Bosnia’s telecommunications sector. He is believed to be the first English lawyer in private practice to have visited Bosnia since the peace agreement last December. Towle is joining a team of consultants appointed by the European Bank […]
INTERNATIONAL law firm Richards Butler has appointed Georgina Keane of the employment unit at Titmuss Sainer Dechert to its own employment department. Keane’s new role as head of the department, which has been created especially for her, will start on 1 May. She will be responsible for overseeing the work of the department working alongside […]
Seaman claims for Zeebrugge horror. The case of a seaman who says he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the horrors experienced in the search for bodies after the 1987 Zeebrugge ferry disaster is to go to the High Court. Although Ioan Harries, of Clwyd, Wales, did not issue his writ until […]
Although businesses cannot afford to ignore the potential of the Net, they should ensure they are fully informed before they go on-line, says George Brandon The Internet is still viewed with scepticism by many law firms, but they cannot afford to ignore it. A recent independent survey showed that more than 75 per cent of […]
CITY firm Withers has increased its share of “Magic Circle” divorce lawyers with the arrival of Gill Doran and James Harcus from Gordon Dadds. Withers now boasts five Fellows of the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, which it believes is the highest of any law firm in the world, and five members of the elite “Magic […]
So much nonsense has been written about the Internet over the past few months and so little practical information exists on how law firms can benefit from it that it is not always obvious where Information Superhighway hype ends and the serious commercial applications of the Internet begin. So what do the Internet and the […]
TWELVE young Indian lawyers have started a 12-week visit to study law in England under the British Council’s Chevening Scholarships scheme. The lawyers will sit a six-week course at the College of Law before being placed for six weeks with solicitors firms. Training manager with the British Council Lindsey Russell said £121,000 was committed to […]
THE LEGAL Aid Board has been accused by the Law Society of abandoning its advisory role to promote a political agenda. In a “commentary” on the board’s response to the Lord Chancellor’s legal aid reform Green Paper, the society describes its emphasis on the need for expenditure control as a “political rather than technical assessment”. […]
A new Arbitration Bill is presently before Parliament and will hopefully become law during 1996. Not only does the Bill consolidate all previous relevant legislation – the Arbitration Acts of 1950, 1975 and 1979 – but also strengthens the powers of arbitrators. These increased powers should enable arbitrators to force the pace of arbitration without […]
Although Mr Justice Harman might have made a point recently of saying he had never heard of the chart topping group Oasis, the names of their members are set to loom large on High Court cause lists later this year. A major music industry battle over royalties is now pending between the group’s former drummer, […]
CITY firm Taylor Joynson Garrett (TJG) has scooped a team of top construction lawyers following the failed merger of niche construction firms Freedmans and Church & Church. Freedman Church was formed early last year, with mutual benefits expected from the united forces of Church & Church’s international focus and Freedmans’ strong UK client base. In […]