COURT officials in Liverpool are soon to be seen building Lego with young witnesses in a scheme funded by the taxpayer. The officials have brought in a three-and-a-half foot long by 18-inch wide model courtroom, which they show to children due to appear in a real court as witnesses. The Lego model comes complete with […]
PANNONE Napier – the joint venture partnership set up by former Law Society president Rodger Pannone and leading personal injury lawyer Michael Napier – has dissolved. The specialist multi-party action firm, which brought in 50 partners from Sheffield’s Irwin Mitchell and Manchester-based Pannone & Partners, was the first of its kind when it was formed […]
Anti-lawyer protesters demonstrated outside the American Bar Association conference in New Orleans chanting: “Stop the lawyers. Stop the lawyers.” One protester said: “No-one in this country can afford justice except the millionaire. I’d rather go to jail than pay some of those fees they charge.” Inside, attorneys were worried. The ABA spent $750,000 this year […]
THE INLAND Revenue is to pick lawyers’ brains on how well the taxman performs. The survey, part of its Citizen’s Charter commitment, will focus on how effectively the Revenue administers the tax system on corporate and personal tax returns. It will be aimed at lawyers, accountants and other “agents” involved in preparing returns. It sets […]
Banking lawyers should advise banks to use set-off agreements to protect their interests, the Financial Law Panel (FLP) says in a practice direction on security law. The advice is on how banks can secure their interests against cash deposits without taking a charge – the most common way for taking security. Lawyers favour a variety […]
After lengthy involvement in commercial and mass-volume consumer debt recovery, Tarlo Lyons’ solution was to provide a single source of debt recovery. Our philosophy is that we should be able to handle any type of debt, whether that means collecting u50 by telephoning, or u1 million through the High Court. The emphasis is on collecting […]
The University of Central Lancashire is calling on former law graduates to get in touch for a reunion. The event, on Saturday 15 October in Preston, is open to law graduates of the university or from its polytechnic days. Contact course leader John Hindmoor on 0772 893084.
Clifford Chance managing partner Geoffrey Howe unveiled the firm’s strategy for the 21st century at an American Bar Association seminar on global practice. He said City firms would have to look abroad increasingly because of the unreliable long-term condition of the UK economy. “There will be fewer firms offering a lower cost to the client,” […]
Ethnic minority students have fared far better in this year’s Bar Vocational Course results, says the Council for Legal Education (CLE). The pass rate has risen from 85 per cent to 89.5 per cent. CLE registrar Graham Hamer says he is still concerned about the disparity and Birkbeck College is being commissioned to carry out […]
The Principality Building Society has appointed Haydn Warman as company secretary and head of its legal department. Warman has switched from the Cardiff-based building society’s customer services division. Before joining the Principality he worked in the legal division of the Welsh Office, having qualified as a solicitor in Cardiff.
Financial adviser MM&K has appointed City solicitor Sarah Pickering as head of its advisory scheme. Chair Tony Minns says Pickering’s arrival, from Paisner & Co, is timely. “She will provide further strength to our service as many major companies review the effectiveness of their approved share schemes as they approach the expiry of their initial […]
Legal network the Conquest Group has signed chartered accountants Baker Tilly to provide accountancy, taxation and consultancy expertise. Group chair Richard Berenson says Conquest is “very pleased” to be working with Baker Tilly and says the working relationship will provide “consistent support and advice for our members, particularly in areas of rapidly changing legislation such […]