Ashurst Morris Crisp advised Canary Wharf in letting three floors of One Canada Square to Trade Indemnity Group. Canary Wharf was also advised by in-house legal counsel, Michael Ashley-Brown. Taylor Joynson Garrett acted for Trade Indemnity.
A HEAD-ON assault on the wastefulness of the legal aid system is vital if the Government’s plans for a complete overhaul of legal aid are to be averted, says the Bar Council. The co-ordinator of the Bar’s response to the legal aid reform plans, Jonathan Hirst QC, has defended the tactics in its response to […]
Reasons for deciding intentional homelessness R v Islington Borough Council, ex parte Hind (1995) CA (Peter Gibson LJ, Otton LJ and Sir Roger Parker) 17/10/9Summary: Scope of housing authority’s duty as to presenting its finding of intentional homelessness in a proper, adequate and intelligible form in accordance with s.64(4) Housing Act 1985 to an applicant. […]
Plan three to four issues including information on budgets, production dates, forthcoming legal developments and firm events. Get quotes and samples from three printers. Draft deadlines for the submission of text and photographs. Set up a mailing list in conjunction with individual fee earners and ensure data is up-dated automatically. Publicise production dates internally and […]
Veterinary surgeon Ryan James who is serving life for the murder of his wife is expected to appear in the Court of Criminal Appeal shortly to challenge his conviction. James was said to have killed his 39-year-old wife Sandra by lacing her orange juice with a drug used to put horses to sleep. Lord Justice […]
The US jazz composer Illinois Jacquet is accusing UK record company Charly Records of breaching his copyright in the jazz number Philharmonic Blues. Jacquet claims that Charly used the number on its CD Jazz At The Philharmonic – The Beginning without his consent. He is seeking an order banning Charly from producing any CDs or […]
Senior members of the Polish Bar were expected to be among more than 600 people attending the British Law Days programme in Warsaw last weekend. Organised as part of Poland’s British Days event, the programme was designed to present the latest developments in English law to Polish lawyers, civil servants and government officials. Funded by […]
Three ex-partners of the collapsed Liverpool firm Deacon Goldrein Green were declared bankrupt last week. The bankruptcy orders were made against Martin Green, Patricia Reynolds and Robert Ollerhead at Liverpool County Court on Tuesday. But the District Judge Elliot Knopf ordered any further action to be stayed pending appeals which the three solicitors say they […]
Responding to opposition to affirmative action programmes from California’s governor, Pete Wilson, the organisation for black lawyers in the US has chosen not to hold its annual convention in San Diego. The National Bar Association is said to be looking at Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle and Portland as alternatives.
A fully integrated computer and telecommunications system for lawyers has been promised at the launch of the Pan European Legal Telematics Programme. The programme, which aims to build common standards for integrating computer and telecommunications services in the legal profession, will focus on the development of a Legal Telematics workstation to meet the growing demand […]
New Bank of England proposals relating to banks’ balance sheet treatment of securitised assets will give a boost to securitisation, according to a top lawyer. Chris Field, Clifford Chance partner and a specialist in securitisation, said the proposals, published in a consultation document, were “another important development in the growth of securitisation in the UK”. […]
THE LEADING media firm Olswang has lost one of its partners to Cheltenham-based niche practice Wiggin and Co. Caroline Kean ends a seven-year stint at Olswang when she joins Wiggins as head of media litigation this week. Wiggin and Co, which also has operations in London and Los Angeles, has been expanding its media client […]