THE LEGAL profession has been urged to take note of a “resounding rejection” of court trials in an opinion poll on civil justice. The National Consumer Council has highlighted the “marked lack of enthusiasm for a full trial” displayed by the respondents to a civil justice survey it commissioned jointly with the BBC’s Law in […]
More than 110 lawyers from 20 countries across the globe met in Bombay last week to discuss business opportunities in India and Asia. The con- ference, held by the International Bar Association, was organised in conjunction with local lawyers and supported by the Indian and Bombay Bars. Topics included foreign invest- ment, business laws, infrastructure […]
The Vietnamese economy seriously opened up to foreign investment in 1988 and has grown rapidly since then. From a centrally planned economy, it has developed into a market-oriented environment. Vietnam’s foreign investment laws were based on those of the People’s Republic of China and left plenty of scope for ministerial interpretation. The government listened to […]
A POLICEMAN denied bereavement compensation for his son’s murder after the collapse of the criminal injuries compensation scheme has appealed for legal help. John Davis had the prospect of £10,000 compensation snatched away when the House of Lords threw out Home Secretary Michael Howard’s controversial tariff-based scheme in April. Although his application had already been […]
FUTURE statutory regulation of the Bar is looming after the Bar Council’s surprise defeat by members over its proposed complaints scheme. Concern was expressed from all quarters, including the Legal Services Ombudsman, consumer bodies and the Labour Party, over the vote at the open meeting last week. The meeting was held because of opposition to […]
European monetary union is closer than most lawyers think and if they don’t consider its implications soon they may miss the boat, warns Geoffrey Yeowart EU: single currency intended to boost harmony in union recent reports in the press may have lulled many lawyers into believing they can ignore the issue of a European single […]
THE UK Government faces a renewed United Nations attack on its human rights record in Northern Ireland following new evidence from solicitors of threats and psychological and physical abuse against suspects in detention. Solicitors claim police abuse of suspects is continuing despite the year-old cease-fire. The UN Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) gave its views to […]
The Association of Pension Lawyers has appointed a Freshfields partner as its new chair for a two-year term. Ken Dierden has been a member of the main committee of APL for six years and was previously chair of its legislative and parliamentary sub committee. He was elected to his new post at the association AGM […]
Over 70 lawyers and law firms from around the country have responded to a Grimsby lawyer’s plan to set up a Sports Lawyers Network. Now William King (pictured), of Beetenson & Gibbon, is holding the network’s first meeting. The 16 December event, hosted by Grimsby Town Football Club, will be followed by the chance to […]
Linklaters & Paines has come top in the annual league table of infrastructure projects run by Privatisation International magazine. Linklaters, a clear leader among the top firms, advised on $120 billion of projects during 1994-95. Of the firm’s 119 global projects that year, 50 are power projects, 29 in transport, 47 in Western Europe and […]
QUEBEC firm Joli-Coeur Lacasse Lemieux Simard St-Pierre has become the thirteenth practice admitted to international network the Pannone Law Group. The firm, which has offices in French-speaking Trois-Rivieres and Sainte-Foy, joins practices in sites including the UK, Paris, Barcelona, Milan and Stockholm. The group, established in 1989 by Manchester practice Pannone & Partners, was the […]