The Bristol-based government-appointed Environment Agency, formed in April, has chosen Middlesbrough firm Jacksons to provide its employment law services for 9,200 employees nationally. The agency, which put the work out to tender in July, is understood to have considered two other firms before awarding work worth anything up to £50,000to Jacksons . The firm used […]
Leading barristers addressed the British-German Jurists’ Association conference in Lubeck last weekend. John Cone, a barrister from Erskine chambers spoke about methods of capitalising companies and Hugo Sakkers, legal counsel at Philips Interactive Media International, discussed the legal problems of the information age.
The decision of Mr Justice Buckley to stay further proceedings in the Maxwell case has given rise to debate on two topics: the continuation of jury trial in serious fraud cases, and the implication of the ruling for future complex trials. The debate about jury trial which follows the acquittal of any defendant in an […]
City firm Richards Butler has formed an association with Oman firm Said Al-Shahry as part of its increasing involvement in the Middle East. The association will formally begin this month, but the two firms are already involved in a number of joint projects in Oman. Richards Butler has been involved in the Middle East since […]
Walker Morris partners Gwendoline Davies and Simon Concannon are taking on HM Customs and Excise with the first High Court legal challenge to its controversial three-year cut-off rule. The rule, introduced by Customs in July amid fears it would have to pay back between £3bn and £30bn, means companies claiming to have over-paid Vat can […]
Herbert Smith has won the task of representing Northern Ireland Electricity in its battle with the electricity regulator over price cuts. Douglas McIlboon, director general of electricity supply in the province, had proposed that Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) cut the electricity transport, meter reading and collection elements of its bills by around 40 per cent. […]
Blackburn sole practitioner Bushra Anwar was ordered to pay a former client £2,500 compensation, plus costs last week after breaching the Anton Piller rules to recover a £3,500 debt. At Manchester High Court, Justice Michael Sachs said Anwar’s conduct was “very serious contempt”. He told Anwar: “No solicitor should behave like this. This was outrageous, […]
Kilburn solicitor Daniel and Harris is launching a new “community legal service” offering free advice to those who may not qualify for legal aid. The four-partner firm has sent out letters to 70 referral agencies and advice centres advertising the service, which will initially consist of a three-hour surgery on the first Tuesday evening of […]
The CPS celebrates its 10th anniversary this month with a series of open days. Staff will be encouraged to celebrate the anniversary with quiz nights to raise money for Victim Support. Anna Zimand, branch crown prosecutor for Derbyshire, plans to take the fundraising effort further – by baking a CPS birthday cake.
Shadow Lord Chancellor Lord Irvine of Lairg was expected to warn barristers not to expect favours from a Labour government at the Bar Council conference at the weekend. Labour, which holds its conference in Blackpool this week, has said it will refer the legal profession to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission to investigate the Bar […]
Edmund’s practice Greene & Greene has completed its biggest deal of the year – advising the Vitec Group on the £26.9m sale of its military spy camera business W Vinten to BZW Private Equity. Partner Chris Thomson said his firm had acted for Vinten Group, which specialises in cameras for the TV industry and the […]
One of the world’s oldest lawyers has died aged 97, only two months after celebrating his 75th year in practice. Bernard Nath, a senior partner at Chicago firm Sonnenschein, was still clocking up a significant number of weekly billable hours right up until his death on 18 September. He joined the firm in 1921, 15 […]