Simon Rogers reports The u45 million tender decision on new national police fingerprint system Nafis is set to stir up controversy. Indications from the Home Office are that the group which currently runs the system, led by IBM, has not won the tender. This will affect the consortium of 37 police forces which has contracted […]
A libel action now in the pipeline promises to attract major attention when it reaches court. Three Degrees singer, Sheila Ferguson, 42, is suing royal biographer, Lady Colin Campbell and publishers Smith Gryphon, over allegations in the book linking her with Prince Charles.
An out-of-court settlement has ended one potential forth-coming action. Pop star Sting’s company, Steerpike has reached an agreement with Coutts bank over a u5 million claim. As a result, the case has been removed from the Commercial Court list.
Barristers are being offered the chance to try out a new telephone dictation system at a subsidised rate. The system was developed by Telegos, based in Barnard Castle, County Durham. It allows barristers to dictate information down the telephone. This information is then recorded at a central office and the completed opinion or conference note […]
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Alsop Wilkinson: application by trustees dismissed Trustees and directions to defend a trust action Alsop Wilkinson (a firm) v Anthony Neary, Elizabeth Mary Le Poidevin, Geoffrey William Fisher and Abacus Trustees (Jersey) (1994) (Ch.D 25/10/94) (Lightman J) Summary: Application by trustees for directions as to defending action should be by a separate application with the […]
Nick Hilborne reports; As the Woolf review considers ways of unblocking the civil litigation log jam, the advantages of arbitration are being more widely discussed. The Bar Council has launched Western Circuit Arbitration, a project aimed at propelling arbitration into the mainstream of civil litigation. The new scheme’s administrator, Robert Hill, says: “Until now arbitration […]
Trevor Asserson Choosing and instructing an expert is practically and legally complex and can be critical to a case’s outcome. It is still not treated as a discrete subject in the new legal practice course, but its importance is beginning to be recognised. Experts have an apparent dual loyalty. Their role is “to advance the […]
The Lawyer is holding an IT for lawyers conference next year. At the London Marriott hotel on 14 and 15 February, it will include speakers from Allen & Overy, Watson Farley & Williams, Jaques & Lewis and Dibb Lupton Broomhead. Those interested should contact Clair Auger on 0171 434 3711.
Rubinstein not Rubenstein! My grandfather, J.S. Rubinstein, first practised as a solicitor in Gray’s Inn in 1889: the firm became Rubinstein Leggatt & Co. I followed my uncle, Stanley Rubinstein, practising alongside his two brothers, Harold (my father) and Ronald, as senior partner of Rubinstein Nash & Co. Now I am retiring as a consultant […]
As the new academic year opens, with perhaps record numbers of students opting for law, the very medium they are studying is up for grabs. They are standing on shifting sands. Not that this need worry any students starting now. They will probably have long graduated from university before any decisions are taken and may […]
Kruger Tissue Group (UK) was advised by Dibb Lupton Broomhead in a u43m development project, restructuring of the existing tissue business in the UK and an acquisition. The financing was arranged by 3i Manchester and debt was provided by Midland bank Structured Finance. The investors were advised by 3i Legal and Davies Arnold Cooper.