Where can you find an accountant, a trichologist and a career profiler? With expert witnesses hitting the headlines in the OJ Simpson and Rosemary West cases, this year’s Expert Witness event at the Barbican Centre’s Red Hall on 29-30 November is happening at just the right time. The event has attracted almost 80 exhibitors to […]
The Maxwell trial at Chichester Rents Courts provides an example of how in-court technology can be used today. After some teething problems, the much-hyped technology, which uses computers, monitors and CD-ROMs, has helped reduce the amount of paperwork used by both sides and will save a lot of the time and expense associated with lengthy […]
US corporate finance and securities firm Debevoise & Plimpton is closing its seven-year-old Los Angeles office and offering to return staff to New York. The firm, which has lawyers across the US as well as in Paris, London, Hong Kong, Budapest and Prague, has already begun its “phasing down” programme. Seven of the 12 lawyers […]
Cameron Markby Hewitt European competition and energy law specialist Sue Hankey has been seconded to the University of Dundee’s Centre for Petroleum/Mineral Law and Policy. Hankey will act as project manager and principal legal consultant on a European Commission technical assistance contract to provide advice on energy laws and policy in the Ukraine. The tender, […]
Sussex law firms Wynne Baxter Godfree and Lewis Holman & Lawrence have announced their merger. The combined Lewes and Uckfield firm, which will practice under the name of Wynne Baxter Godfree incorporating Lewis Holman & Lawrence, will be headed by Wynnes senior partner Martin Costin. Lewis Holman senior partner Maureen Samuels becomes a consultant.
In a story last week about the Bar Council’s dismissal of all its professional misconduct charges against Jonathan Goldberg QC it was stated that Mr Justice Laws was a complainant. We wish to point out that this was not the case and the complainant was David Cocks QC. It was conceded by leading counsel for […]
CLYDE & Co is beefing up its Asian presence in the run-up to the 1997 Hong Kong hand-over by sending key commercial litigation partners out to the region. Martin Heath, who returns for his second stint in the Far East, starts in the 18-lawyer Hong Kong office next month. He will be joined by aviation […]
THE LORD Chancellor says he wants to see an end to ignorance about different cultures in the legal system. Speaking at this year’s Kapila Lecture held at the Inns of Court School of Law, Lord Mackay said: “A person can unwittingly give an indication of unfairness if some aspect, say of a defendant’s culture, is […]
The use of forensic evidence in criminal trials and medical specialists in personal injury cases are probably the best known examples of legal use of expert testimony. However, environmental legislation defines the areas of regulatory responsibility more and more, with the result that such legislation also defines areas of liability and answerability in law. The […]
For most clients and for many lawyers the role of an expert witness is to support their side’s case. But courts are losing patience with this approach and consider it to be legally and professionally flawed. The problems start with three different roles the expert may be required to play. As a negotiator he is […]
Titmuss Sainer Dechert has appointed Sir Peter Duffell KCB CBE MC as its chief executive. Sir Peter, a retired lieutenant general, will work with a non-executive board. His day-to-day role will be supported by the firm’s team of functional heads and he will work with the partners in charge of each of the business departments. […]
MANCHESTER firm Addleshaw Sons & Latham has announced the creation of a specialist human resources department which combines all aspects of employment law under one roof. Partner Malcolm Pike heads the new department which combines all employment, pensions and employee benefits matters. He said: “Employment law, which originally grew out of litigation, has become such […]