Manchester law firm Kuit Steinart Levy & Co has appointed former president of the Manchester Law Society Nathan Marks as senior partner. His previous role of managing partner has been taken by company and commercial lawyer Bryan Bodek. Marks has been managing partner for 10 years, in which time the firm has increased from a […]
Helen Sage reports The first edition of an electronic journal on law and information technology will go on-line on 31 January. As well as containing articles about law, technology and legal information The Journal on Information Law and Technology will include a special feature on data protection. It will be published as a joint project […]
Helen Sage reports A survey commissioned by computer giant Digital Equipment has discovered that the average PC user encounters around 17 computer problems each month. Assuming each problem takes one hour to solve, the average user in the legal profession is spending two-and-a-half days per month fixing computer problems, the equivalent to approximately £1.5 billion […]
A woman injured in a road accident has issued a writ claiming damages from Judge Peter Clark, of Devereux Court, London WC2, Denise Kingsmill, of 5 Chancery Lane, London WC2, and solicitors DJ Freeman & Co, of Fetter Lane, London EC4. Victoria Griffen alleges breach of contract, breach of duty, and negligence in the giving […]
Denise Dowen was born in Walsall in 1965. She now lives in Newcastle where she is employed as an environmental lawyer with Dickinson Dees. What was your first job? My older brother’s paper round in return for ice creams. What was your first ever salary as a lawyer? I did it for love. What would […]
It seems a significant number of firms are taking to providing financial services advice and setting up departments manned by investment advisers. I read regularly of new firms moving into this area. While no-one can blame firms for looking at new business opportunities (indeed, they must be commended for their initiative), it is nonetheless a […]
Imagine spending five years researching one of the most complex and sensitive issues in current legal history. Imagine consulting widely and taking on board the varying views of individuals and groups of all persuasions. Imagine working with a team of highly-experienced government lawyers to make sure the report you bring out at the end of […]
We Would like to correct an error in the article about the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre which appeared in The Lawyer 9 January (‘Firm brings ADR centre to Midlands’). Solicitors at Rees Edwards Maddox will only act as neutral mediators in disputes which do not involve the firm’s own clients. Members of the firm will […]
Titmuss Sainer Dechert acted for IMRO on the taking of around 34,700 sq ft of office space at Portsoken St, EC1. Lovell White Durrant acted for landlord State Street Bank.
High Street electrical giants, Currys Group faces a High Court confrontation with Brian Phillips, of Petworth, Sussex, who blames a video recorder he bought from its Chichester store in 1992 for a fire which badly damaged his home and its contents.
Helen Sage reports Stephen Dreyer, a professional systems support manager, has joined media and communications law firm Olswang as director of its IT services. Dreyer’s career has spanned 13 years in senior systems management at organisations such as Andersen Consulting and Compass Software. John Akerman, managing partner of Olswang, said: “As a leading firm in […]
A GET-TOUGH sentencing regime to restrict early release of prisoners is proposed for Scotland. Reminiscent of Home Secretary Michael Howard’s controversial pronouncements on sentencing last October, the Scottish regime was also first aired at the Conservative Party annual conference. Scottish Secretary of State Michael Forsyth, in a consultation paper called Making the Punishment Fit the […]