A JUDGE is being sued in the High Court over legal advice which he gave while he was practising as a barrister. Judge Peter Clark, who sits on the Employment Appeals Tribunal, is one of three defendants named in a writ which was issued at the High Court by City firm Waterson Hicks. High-profile employment […]
A WEST End firm has publicly apologised to a north London neighbour after it put out a call for former clients of the firm to get in touch with its own staff. Harris, Rosenblatt & Kramer has acknowledged that the call for ex-Nicholas & Co clients to contact it may have created the unintended impression […]
Norton Rose co-ordinated international legal advice on the establishment of the Old Mutual South Africa Equity Trust. The country’s oldest and biggest insurer
Taylor Joynson Garrett and SJ Berwin acted for Leisure Developer THI and British Land respectively in a development and funding deal for a major site at Kirkstall Road, Leeds.
Frere Cholmeley Bischoff is advising British & American Film Holdings on proposals for conversion to investment trust status and a reorganisation of its share capital. Mishcon de Reya is advising on reorganisation of British & American’s film interests.
David Henry Winston, admitted 1978, practised as Winston & Co, Notting Hill Gate, London W11, struck off. Allegations substantiated he practised in breach of condition imposed on practising certificate, practised without current certificate, was guilty of delay in conduct of business, deliberately or recklessly was party to production of false document claimed to be order […]
Fiona McWilliams is a senior litigation assistant at Ashurst Morris Crisp. In a recent case, Mr Justice Walker fired a timely shot across the bows of insolvency practitioners, reminding them the 1986 Insolvency Act gives them special powers and, in so far as these are unique to and arise from their appointment, are incapable of […]
Williams v West Kent Health Authority – QBD 11 January 1996 Claimant: Holly Williams, 14, suing through mother Gillian Williams Accident: Cerebral palsy resulting from oxygen starvation following caesarean section birth at Pembury Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, Kent Injury: Plaintiff is wheelchair-bound, suffers spasticity of limbs, risk of epilepsy, speech is difficult, but is educationally very […]
Banking litigation continues to be a fertile area for barristers specialising in financial institutions. But, according to one banking practitioner, recent high profile cases involving Banque Bruxelles Lambert, Credit Suisse and Bishopsgate Investment Trust have been taking some of the senior banking barristers out of circulation for extended periods. Another partner said that the central […]
THE MIDDLE Temple has embarked on a £1.5 million scheme to make one of its oldest buildings structurally safe. The project to refurbish 1-4 Middle Temple Lane has forced several chambers to find temporary homes while the work takes place. The oldest parts of the Grade I listed building, which faces onto Fleet Street, date […]
The Lawyer eighth annual information systems conference takes place on 27 and 28 February at the London Marriott Hotel. The conference is being chaired by Martin Telfer, director of IT at Masons, and is sponsored by Novell and Axxia Systems. Day one of the conference will focus on internal management issues, systems implementation and the […]
THE UNION Des Avocats Europeens has appointed Iain Taylor, partner with Scottish law firm Bishop and Robertson Chalmers, as its new secretary general. The appointment of a Scottish lawyer reflects the efforts of the union to expand its membership in the UK and Scandinavia. Taylor said: “Although we are firmly established in most EU countries […]