All Law Gazette articles in Archive – Page 1159
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Third of firms seek bank loans
FUNDING: practices need funds for mergers and to cushion blow of economic gloom
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Bravo, Charlie
Lord Falconer is set to bounce back after a year out of the limelight. He spoke to the Gazette about being Lord Chancellor, and what lies ahead.
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Case study remote learning
The Open University’s growing reliance on web-based collaborative tools sets it apart from traditional distance-learning institutions. The increasing use of the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) encourages students from diverse backgrounds to come into law via this route. As many as 25% of the undergraduates have a degree before they start ...
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Civil procedure
Anti-competitive practices - Confidential information - Disclosure - Ofcom - Satellite television
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Domestic violence and contact orders
Whether and to what extent, if any, the court will take into account the issue of domestic violence when determining contact issues has long been an issue for family courts.
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Damage limitation in the courts
I read with interest the letter from Stuart Killen in last week’s Gazette (see [2008] Gazette, 19 June, 12). I could not agree more with his comments and felt I just had to relate my experiences with Bow County Court. You would be pushed to find a bigger failure by ...
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Criminal procedure
Ian Glick QC, Kelyn Bacon (instructed by Herbert Smith) for the appellants; Sydney Kentridge QC, Gerard Rothschild (instructed by Ashurst) for the respondents. Marion Gibson v Revenue & Customs Prosecution Office: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice May, Wall, Lady Justice Arden): 12 June 2008
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Recruiters forced to cut fees as lawyers feel squeeze
Legal recruiters will have to reduce their finders’ fees as law firms look to cut costs in the economic slowdown, according to Patricia Walsh, director of human resources at national firm Hammonds.
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Deals of the week
Vitamins deal: National firm Pinsent Masons advised vitamins and supplements provider NeutraHealth on the disposal of its over-the-counter medicines for £6.2m, to fund its £6.4m acquisition of Perrigo UK, which manufactures and packages vitamins, ...
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Spanish property demolitions
Making sure property purchased in Spain does not end up getting knocked down is a tricky business. Alfonso Valero explains the best ways to avoid disaster.
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Search engines and trademarks
IP/IT law update: A battle is currently raging between brand owners and Google.
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Planning to fail?
Major infrastructure developments could be fast-tracked under new government legislation, but at what cost to the public? Jon Robins reports
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Smaller firms feeling the strain of money laundering regulations
COMPLIANCE: many struggling to meet reporting duties.
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Financial regulation
Complaints - Fees - Financial advisers - Financial Ombudsman Service - Case fee payable where complaint rejected.
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Law websites found wanting
Law firm websites look too similar, use too many words and lose ‘75% of people’ before web users move beyond the home page, consultants have warned.
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Wrong kind of lasting impression
Though empathising with Stuart Killen, I cannot comment on his problems with slow service at his local county court. However, I can comment on another government department, which is potentially crucial to part of the profession – the Court of Protection.