Unfair dismissal – considering reason for dismissal British Railways Board v Jackson (1994) (CA) (Neill LJ, Hoffmann LJ, Waite LJ) Summary: Legalism which industrial tribunals should try and avoid necessity for considering circumstances which employer is entitled to take into account in unfair dismissal cases. Employer’s appeal against industrial tribunal’s finding of unfair dismissal where […]
Limebank Property Co, advised by Denton Hall, which was intructed by Barclays Property Holdings, has bought land at Northampton Business Park to be used for a new headquarters for Barclaycard, from the receivers for Northampton Business Park, Coopers & Lybrand, advised by Howes Percival.
MEPC Investments, advised by Linklaters & Paines, has acquired the Main Centre, one of Derby’s major shopping centres, for u5.75m from Norse Investments, advised by Derby-based Gadsbys.
J Sainsbury Developments, advised by Forsyte Kerman, has exchanged a forward sale agreement with AMP Asset Management, advised by Radcliffes & Co, for the sale of a retail development at Ashford.
“I went to Oxford for three years followed by six months at the College of Law at Lancaster Gate. We had six months of intensive morning lectures followed by our exams. It was very basic black-letter law learning – we had these little blue books which we had to learn by heart. There were classes […]
* Of the 54 barristers at the chambers, 13 are women while 41 are men. * Of the total barristers, 24 are in civil work, 22 specialise in crime and 18 specialise in family. * So far in 1994 the chambers has taken on eight barristers – five specialising in civil, two specialising in crime […]
In-house lawyers at Guinness are leaving the office next month as part of a team building exercise fostered by the department. The move is one of a number of changes initiated by legal head Dr Ken Mildwaters who undertook a review of the in-house function when he joined from Theodore Goddard earlier this year. But […]
Peter Birks Peter Birks is an outspoken critic of the legal education world, to which he is dedicated If anyone inhabits the perfect academic ivory tower, it has to be Peter Birks. Regius professor of law at Oxford, he is a Fellow of All Souls College and has his rooms directly over the picture book […]
Mick Kavanagh reports A panel of more than a dozen regional law firms have signed up to lead a drive to encourage the take-up of financial services business across the profession. The scheme, established by Solicitors for Independent Financial Advice (Sifa), will offer other firms “mother hen” advice and consultancy to help establish themselves in […]
Solicitors’ Complaints Bureau figures are expected to show an increase in the number of completed cases in 1993 compared with last year. But its annual report, published this week, will also show a rising number of complaints and running costs. The SCB will highlight improvements in its complaints handling procedures, which last year resulted in […]
MCKENNA & Co is to expand its Moscow office by moving to new premises in the city three times bigger than its current office. The new office will house up to 12 lawyers plus support staff, a conference room and the latest technology. CIS group head Elena Kirillova says: “Expanding areas of work include acquisitions […]