Negligence by permitting intoxication leading to death Barrett v Ministry of Defence (1995) (CA 21/12/94) (Neill LJ, Beldam LJ, Saville LJ) Appeal by Ministry of Defence against decision of Judge Phelan on the ground that it was in breach of duty to the deceased and for a re-assessment of apportionment of liability.
Roger Pearson reports on limitation clauses in respect of shipping disputes A House of Lords appeal is to be mounted in a case which will probe the application of limitation clauses in respect of shipping disputes. The case centres on an arbitration decision that a ship’s owners, although entitled to indemnity in respect of claims […]
Churchill China was advised by Addleshaws Sons & Latham on its u29.7m London Stock Exchange listing.
Livestock litigation seems to be in vogue with the current beef scare. But cattle are not the only animals at the centre of court action – ostriches are also legal flavour of the month. The fate of the beleaguered Ostrich Farming Corporation (OFC) is now to be decided by a High Court judge after it […]
Roger Pearson on a tragic case of a young barrister’s parachute accident The High Court ruling two weeks ago on the tragic death of barrister Tatiana Pond in a freak parachute accident, focuses on new areas of sporting liability. Pond died after an 8,000ft parachute drop ended with her landing on the plane from which […]
Fennell Betson reports The Laserform users group being set up will be a lobby group as much as a traditional users’ body, predicts James Mackintosh, former chair of the Society for Computers & Law. Mackintosh recently chaired a meeting at the Law Society in London which was organised by the supplier of computer generated forms […]
NISHITH DADUBHAI PATEL, admitted 1984, practised initially in partnership as Chawla Sanghvi Patel, and latterly as sole practitioner in Wembley, fined u7,000 and ordered to pay u3,215 costs. Allegations substantiated he failed to account adequately to a client, failed to reply to Solicitors Complaints Bureau correspondence promptly, was guilty of inordinate and inexcusable delay in […]
Fennell Betson reports Freshfields took over four years and examined 17 systems before choosing the video conferencing system it has installed in London and six European offices. “We had a good look around and chose the Sony system after a three-month trial,” says the firm’s communications manager David Enders. The City firm is believed to […]
Yacht builders Malcolm and Glenda Taylor of Woolston, Hampshire are seeking damages following a fire at their business premises in March last year. They are suing Chalemead of Sholing, Southampton, following the fire which they say started at premises at Woolston where Chalemead runs an engineering business. Buildings, yachts, tools, equipment and materials were damaged […]
Fennell Betson reports Kensington-based Berensons, the legal practice run by Conquest legal network chair Richard Berenson, has made a modest u12,000 investment in its IT system. The aim was to get better results from its existing system. Berenson says the firm did not want to spend heavily on IT as it was waiting to see […]
A NEW association promoting the interests of young women across the legal profession has been launched following strong interest in its formation. Inaugural meetings of Young Women Lawyers (YWL) will be held in Leeds and London next month, and group organisers – Rowley Ashworth solicitor Sam James and barrister Suzanne McKie – are looking for […]
CITY firm Penningtons has helped to ensure that the Net Book Agreement (NBA) will survive in Europe. The European Court of Justice last week reversed the European Commission decision in 1988 which prevented UK publishers from setting minimum prices for UK books that were sold in other European Union states. The Booksellers Association, which was […]