International intellectual property specialist Marija Danilunas has left niche firm Bird & Bird to join national practice Hammond Suddards. Dual-qualified Canadian barrister and UK solicitor Danilunas will soon be supervising a US patent case in Chicago. Head of department, partner Laurence Cohen, says Danilunas’ ability to relate her US experience to the English law was […]
Roger Pearson
For people in the film and television industry a sense of concern is growing over the potential impact of the EC Directives on Copyright Term and Rental Rights. Both directives are set to change the complexion of the industry in substantial ways, with the Copyright Term Directive not only extending the period of protection for […]
YOUNG women lawyers across the profession have put forward a proposal to form an association promoting women at the start of their legal careers. But, although she welcomes moves to establish a combined group, Association of Women Solicitors chair Jane Whittaker says she is disappointed young women believe existing groups cater only for established lawyers. […]
AUSTRALIAN firm Minter Ellison Morris Fletcher has launched a UK recruitment programme to move lawyers to its Australian offices. The firm, which acts for the country’s two major trading banks and one of its telecommunications carriers, will interview next month for solicitors to take up posts in its banking, property and corporate finance departments. Resident […]
The profession is facing a serious issue which the members of the Council of the Law Society continue to ignore. Thousands of students who have passed solicitors’ finals or the LPC have been unable to secure articles. The society’s own research shows that it is extremely difficult to find articles. White people have only a […]
Two widows whose husbands died in a September 1994 helicopter crash at Koblenz in Germany are heading for a High Court confrontation with the Ministry of Defence. Anja Bielert-Beck and Gillian Beresford, whose husbands Corporal Andrew Beck and Sergeant Leslie Beresford died when the Lynx helicopter crashed, are claiming the crash was the result of […]
Molyneux Estates, advised by Mischon de Reya, has acquired for u14.45m Epworth House Investments and two investment properties in central London from related parties, all advised by Julian Holy. Molyneux Estates was also advised by Julian Holy on its recent upgrade to the Stock Exchange’s Official List.
Hanson Transport was advised by Eversheds Hepworth & Chadwick in connection with an agreement for transportation of non-petro-chemical products with ICI, advised by its in-house legal team.
Nick Hilborne reports BARRISTERS responsible for selecting pupils are to receive special training in interview techniques to help fulfil the Bar Council’s commitment to equal opportunities. The Bar is responding to calls for training in “objective selection techniques” after publication of its equality code for chambers two years ago. It has hired training consultancy CEPEC […]
The expert witness gravy train may be diverted into a siding, if the signals from three top judges are anything to go by. The spotlight has been turned by judges Bingham, Taylor and Woolf on the practice of the automatic loading up of litigation by anxious lawyers with experts and counter experts, whether cases need […]
Sun Alliance & London, advised by DJ Freeman has bought Great West Plaza in Brentford for u25m from Chelsfield Property Investments, advised by Carter Lemon.