THE REVOLVING door at Coudert Brothers has turned again with three associates, including newly-recruited UK tax specialist James Benger, quitting to form their own firm. Michael Chissick, who started with Couderts three years ago, and former Clifford Chance lawyer Claire Nelson, who joined in June, opened as Nelson Chissick last week. Benger, who also joined […]
Helen Sage reports The Association of Law Teachers is holding a conference on electronic publishing and the law teacher on 27 October at Birkbeck College, London. The event will look at the implications of electronic publishing on the law teacher as author, researcher and teacher. It will also review and use examples of electronic publishing.
In an era of increasing multi-state transactions and consequential litigation, it is time to increase awareness of other legal systems and codes. The massive expansion of the international marketplace during the 1980s was epitomised by the rapid growth of a number of apparently powerful multi-national conglomerates. This was followed in the early 1990s by the […]
This week five foreign multi-nationals – two US, two French and one German – making four separate bids will receive final tender documents from the LCD. These are: EDS, Unisys, Sema Group jointly with Bull Information Systems and Siemens Business Systems (see adjacent panel). According to one source: “The intention is for the supplier to […]
Helen Sage reports City firm Charles Russell has signed contracts with specialist US software supplier Elite for the implementation of its new practice management system. The 230-staff firm plans to go live with Elite in June 1996 and is the smallest firm to make a commitment to the information system.
Helen Sage reports Official court reporters at the Rosemary West case are using the same transcription system as those used in the OJ Simpson trial. Case View for Windows is provided by W Lloyd Woodland at Winchester Crown Court, making it the first time the Windows-based product has been used for a major trial in […]
Six Surrey home owners and their legal team are celebrating a High Court victory even though they failed in the main aim of their action. Nevertheless, the case has important implications for the ‘care in the community’ programme with its emphasis on moving mentally handicapped patients from hospitals to sheltered community housing. The group of […]
A challenge by Avon County Council to a ruling that it was guilty of discrimination in its handling of five tenders for waste disposal contracts is now imminent. In January last year the Appeal Court over-ruled an earlier High Court decision and quashed the council’s decision, ruling that unsuccessful waste disposal tenderer Terry Adams had […]
Appeal judge Lord Justice Ward is to return to the High Court bench this week for a 20 October hearing in a mammoth case he heard while he was a Family Division judge. Although the hearing will be in private, he will make public his judgment in the case, the longest ever wardship action to […]
Irish law firm Rory O’Donnell & Company Solicitors has changed its name after signing a number of lawyers from the commercial department of Limerick’s Murray Sweeney. The new firm, O’Donnell Sweeney, is headed by former Murray Sweeney lawyer Joe Sweeney who joins as managing partner. The move takes the firm, which will have a staff […]
Making or not making a will, can have dramatic consequences. The recent dispute over the will of actress Jill Bennett may be considered fortunate timing as ‘Make a Will Week’ looms. In this case one solicitors firm denied liability for negligence in not having her will executed. The Bennett case follows an action – White […]
Arab lawyers working and studying law in the UK will be able to form professional and social links with colleagues from the region through a new networking society. Set up by law student Loma Tai and Asmaa Al-Adhamy, who joins Allen & Overy as a trainee in March, the Arab Lawyers Association also aims to […]