Nearly seven years after the murder of Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane, the case remains unsolved. Finucane, a highly respected lawyer whose firm was well-known for defending IRA suspects detained under emergency legislation, was in the process of challenging the UK’s derogation for the European Convention on Human Rights when he was killed. His death came […]
The Secretary of State for Social Security Peter Lilley is to ask the Law Lords for the right to be joined in a legal battle over housing benefits. The case of R v Rent Officer and others ex parte Muldoon, centres on allegations that Liverpool City Council failed to determine claims and pay appropriate housing […]
Mable v RAM Manufacturing – QBD 27 October 199Claimant: Stephen Mable, 4Accident: Plaintiff required to pull fork-lift truck in yard of work place slipped and sustained back injury Injuries: For six-week period he suffered low back pain radiating into left leg with pins and needles in leg together with some loss of straight leg raising. […]
Helen Sage reports A courtroom computer service which combines full text searching and real-time transcription with annotation facilities is being introduced in the UK. The PC-based software system, which has already been in use in Australia for six months, allows users to view transcripts and search for particular words, phrases expressions. Users can highlight particular […]
Ashurst Morris Crisp acted for Societe Generale Strauss Turnbull Securities
Edge & Ellison acted for KPMG Corporate Finance (London) and James Capel as solicitors to a placing for Stratford-based Rubicon Group. The placing
Fladgate Fielder in Basingstoke acted for Zergo Holdings on its admission to the Alternative Investment Market. The firm’s London office acted for Beeson Gregory, the nominated adviser.
Bryan Roger Lizzimore, 43, admitted 1975, practised as Lizzimore Braithwaites, London, struck off and ordered to pay £4,418 costs. Allegations substantiated he: failed to honour terms of undertaking; was guilty of unreasonable delay or failure to act with reasonable expedition over client affairs, forwarding of former client papers to new solicitors and replying to correspondence […]
Stephen Cooke, of Manchester, is being sued after allegedly disposing of 30 Renault cars worth £175,000. Network Vehicles, of London SW15, has issued a High Court writ against Cooke, of Cooke Bros, Atherton, Manchester. The company is claiming damages for wrongful interference and conversion of 30 of its cars. Writ issued by Harris Rosenblatt & […]
Manchester law firm Betesh Fox & Co has switched on its recently installed £100,000 computer system. The system, put in place by Solicitec Legal Systems, is a comprehensive case management system based on a database, diary system and volumes of precedent documents tailored for Betesh’s main personal injury and medical negligence departments. The system will […]
Cyril Dixon reports THE PROFESSIONAL body which represents secretaries of district and unitary councils has changed its name to reflect the legal discipline of many of its members. The Association of District Secretaries became the Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors (ACSeS) at the annual meeting in Bristol last month. Spokesman Mark Winstanley said the […]
LAWYERS from Park Nelson Thompson Quarrell helped out in a legal bout between heavyweight boxers Frank Bruno and Lennox Lewis. They represented Bruno when Lewis sought injunctions to prevent him fighting Mike Tyson in defence of the World Boxing Council heavyweight championship. Lewis applied for one injunction to prevent the WBC sanctioning the fight and […]