city firm Freshfields has opened an office in Hanoi, joining a growing number of practices establishing a Vietnamese branch. The office, which opened last week, is headed by fee-earner Tony Foster, hired by Freshfields from US firm Coudert Brothers in April. Foster will be helped by two Vietnamese lawyers and additional staff are expected to […]
PETER JOHN GEORGE, 49, admitted 1971, practised on own account in Nottingham, suspended indefinitely and ordered to pay u1,861 costs. Allegations substantiated he breached undertakings to building societies and mortgage lenders in completing conveyancing transactions and forwarding title deeds, delayed or failed to deal with reasonable expedition with clients’ affairs, failed to reply to correspondence […]
UK record company Phonogram is scheduled to mount a High Court bid on 17 August aimed at stopping Def American Inc, a US record company, allegedly breaching a deal under which it claims it was to promote and exploit Def American’s repertoire outside the US.
Susan Aslin There is no law of privacy in this country analogous to that in France which entitles an individual to prevent publication of information solely on the grounds that the information is private. On this basis, the Duchess of York was able to restrain publication of pictures of her in a bikini with her […]
BT: charges for use of lines No declaratory relief when no cause of action Summary: Court will not grant declaratory relief where there is no dispute or cause of action between the parties. Defendants’ appeal against refusal by the Commercial Court to strike out the plaintiffs’ claim for declarations as to licensing charges for use […]
Although he was expected to give judgment in the case in the on-going dispute among founder members of pop group The Cure by the end of last term, Mr Justice Chadwick did not manage to get round to it. Date for the judgement has been set for 16 September.
David Lloyd Leisure, advised by Macfarlanes, has bought a 26-acre Bristol site for the construction of a tennis and fitness centre from joint venture companies Ashton Vale Land and Longmoor Land, advised by Lawrence Tucketts on planning and purchase, and Osborne Clarke on agricultural tenancies.
Graduates Appointments Ltd was advised by SJ Berwin & Co in a reverse take-over of United Tin Areas, advised by Charles Russell & Co.
Chelsfield, advised by Ashurst Morris Crisp, has acquired a 50% interest in a new special purpose company with a private German investor, advised by Bond & Co, which has purchased for u35m St Catherine’s House in London’s Aldwych area.
CITY firm Freshfields has introduced a photocopying charge system from Emos Information Systems. The Copitrak 2000 has been installed in 24 copiers in Freshfield’s London offices. The system can compute copying costs so that disbursements are calculated accurately. Each user has a code number to identify them to the system.