The Bar cannot continue to grow at its current pace and it is “inevitable” there will be a “significant contraction” in its size in coming years, the chair of the Young Barristers’ Committee has warned. Addressing a forum on the future of the profession, Brian O’Neill said there were too many practising barristers and the […]
Dorking solicitors Downs face a u45,000 High Court claim over theft of money by a former secretary who committed suicide after confessing what she had done. The writ has been issued against the firm by the executor of an estate the firm was handling and from which the money is said to have been stolen. […]
“I went to Guildford for my part one and to Lancaster Gate for my part two. I remember that one took place in the middle of articles so it was like going back to being a student. It was a nice escape from the office. The teaching methods were like a crammer and the rooms […]
A sub-plot has developed as the provisional hearing date next month draws nearer in the libel action being taken by former Welsh police superintendent Gordon Anglesea against the Independent on Sunday, The Observer, Private Eye and HTV. Scallywag magazine has joined the fray and served a libel writ on defamation lawyer Barton Taylor of Russell […]
” I spent six months at the College of Law in the late 1970s. I had completed a four-year law/European studies degree at Sussex University, where we were encouraged to think for ourselves and question. To go from that into what was essentially a course which put you on auto-pilot was a tremendous shock. In […]
ALAN GARTH BOWNES, 46, admitted 1972, practised in partnership as Garth Bownes, Newcastle upon Tyne, struck off and ordered to pay u3,696.75 costs. Allegations substantiated he misappropriated client funds and used them for own purposes, breached accounting rules and had been convicted of offences of dishonesty in course of his practise as solicitor. Tribunal told […]
Paul Llewellyn Newspapers frequently do a disservice to the public in their reporting of the law. One field where this happens is that of personal injury litigation and in particular the so-called “RSI” (Repetitive Strain Injury) cases involving Judge Prosser QC. The judge may well have been justifiably criticised in awarding a modest sum of […]
n An action scheduled to begin in the High Court on 31 October serves as a reminder that it’s not just the media who can be accused of defamation. The pending action is over a circular letter sent out to company shareholders. It has been mounted by James Anthony Rowland-Jones, chairman and MD of Bremner, […]
Your 4 October edition had a number of interesting articles about what the membership thinks of the Law Society’s leadership and functions. Geoffrey Adams of Cardiff is wide of the mark on two matters he mentions. The first is the history of franchising negotiations. The society did not suddenly “decide to consult with the profession” […]
Independent Parts Group was advised by Simpson Curtis on its u8m share placing on the London Stock Exchange.
Personal injury firm Rowley Ashworth has made an information transfer operation between its computer system, AlphaLaw, and the Amalgamated Engineering & Electrical Union’s (AEEU). The software for the transfer system was designed and implemented by Management Support Systems (MSS) and the AEEU. The system gives the AEEU automatic access and up-to-date records on the position […]
Why have City law firms done so well? Their success has been due to that of the City’s financial institutions, says the City Research Project study, which examines the competitive advantage of the Square Mile’s law and accountancy firms. Firms’ other strategic advantage has been the asset of English law. The law firms have succeeded […]