Last summer the Law Society Council fielded its second most attractive presidential candidate to attempt to keep things nice and clubbish. What is described as a “caucus” to support Mr Hodge is in reality an unelected opposition to the elected president. The Lawyer last week reports Mr Hodge as asserting that the president is unrepresentative […]
Watford firm Matthew Arnold & Baldwin has opened new offices to house its seven lawyer-strong property department. The firm claims to have one of the largest property departments in the area and outside Central London. The practice covers all aspects of property law relating to commercial property, planning and residential conveyancing. The new offices, which […]
Cyril Dixon reports CITY solicitors at Westminster have been warned that their victory in the so-called “benefit tourists” case has failed to resolve a crucial area of law on councils’ obligation to house immigrants. Barrister Clive Jones’ advice came after the High Court ruling in which the council was judged to have acted lawfully when […]
The pensions world may see a repeat of the Child Support Act scenario when certain sections of the Pensions Act 1995 has had time to bed down, a leading pensions lawyers has warned. Speaking at this year’s SIFA conference for solicitor independent financial advisers, Robert Ellison of Hammond Suddards said problems could arise where for […]
BT has announced the appointment of its general counsel Jack Greenberg as the director, legal affairs, of BT Global Communications. He remains general counsel and secretary for Concert, BT and MCI’s joint venture global networking company. In his new role he reports to Colin Green, secretary and chief legal adviser. Greenberg, who has been with […]
MARTIN Mears has promised to stress the personal nature of his opinions when they are not in line with Law Society policy after his solicitors’ conference speech attacking what he called the “discrimination industry”. The pledge was in a response to a question tabled at Thursday’s council meeting by Michael Napier, president of the Association […]
FIVE lawyers from Brighton firm Donne Mileham & Haddock have been in Luxembourg discussing expansion plans for the Law Europe group. Chair Quintin Barry led a delegation of five lawyers from the firm to the Law Europe convention over the weekend. The Brighton firm provides the English link in the network of firms designed to […]
US-STYLE “attorneys” will be introduced to the UK legal system if a proposal by the College of Law is taken up. The title would be given to those who do not qualify as barristers or solicitors but who continue careers as legal advisers or paralegals. Education planners at the Guildford college have included the new […]
IT LOOKS more like an exhibition of fashion accessories than a show of intellectual property strength. City firm Edward Lewis organised the burning of thousands of pirated Dollargrand bags after they were delivered up to avoid a copyright action reaching court. Alexander Carter-Silk, an intellectual property partner, supervised their destruction at a north London incinerator. […]
If you want to rescue someone from political persecution, free a prisoner who has been wrongly accused or lobby governments to enact changes in public policy, then a career in human rights law is the obvious choice. But be warned, human rights law is not a particularly accessible area and potential candidates have to create […]
20 December 1974; ICJ gives judgment in the nuclear tests cases (Australia v France, New Zealand v France). December 1991; President Mitterand announces moratorium on further French nuclear tests, to take effect in May 1992. 9 May 1995; Adoption of indefinite extension to Non Proliferation Treaty: France agrees to exercise “utmost restraint” in conduct of […]
TWO London-based partners of a US firm arrested over an alleged $US50 million money laundering operation have been completely exonerated by the police and the CPS. The Faegre & Benson partners were also awarded around £20,000 in costs after a Mareva injunction freezing their assets was lifted. It had been alleged that they had laundered […]