All Law Gazette articles in Archive – Page 1173
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Sails force
Yet more solicitors-at-sea action, this time courtesy of Hilary Meredith, 49-year-old salt and partner at Hilary Meredith Solicitors in Cheshire, who recently bagged a place aboard Dame Ellen MacArthur’s yacht at the Skandia Cowes Week earlier this month. Not only did Meredith get a personal tour ...
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Landlord and tenant
Human rights – Local government – Caravan sites – Gypsies – Possession claims – Travellers William Doherty & Ors (appellant) v Birmingham City Council (respondent) & Secretary of State for Communities & Local Government (intervener): HL (Lords Hope ...
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Search right
The matter of personal searches has always been controversial, but many firms – both solicitors and licensed conveyancers – rely on searches carried out by an agency and have done for many years. A survey carried out by STL in March 2007, before home information packs became compulsory, indicated that ...
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Up to standard
In his recent letter, David Pearl suggests that failure to carry out local authority searches is evidence of a lowering of standards (see [2008] Gazette, 31 July, 7).
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Star trekker
A 268-mile trek along the mountainous spine of England was a mere stroll in the park for Abigail Mann, a 37-year-old solicitor at St Albans firm Alan Mann & Co. Nothing daunted her, not even twisting her ankle days before setting off and having to walk the entire route with ...
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Child welfare fears add to justice burden
Applications for children to be separately represented in private law family cases have soared by almost 25% in two years, as courts battle to ensure the children’s voices are heard in complex disputes, the Gazette has learned. The number of rule 9.5 applications to appoint a ...
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SRA advocacy plans slammed
Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) proposals to introduce a scheme of voluntary accreditation for solicitor higher court advocates could lead to ‘incompetent solicitors’ appearing in court, the College of Law’s Legal Services Policy Institute has claimed. The institute called instead for mandatory assessment and compulsory accreditation in ...
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Arbitration
Agreements – France – International Chamber of Commerce – Non-parties – Pakistan – Seat of arbitration Dallah Real Estate and Tourism Holding Co v Ministry of Religious Affairs, Government of Pakistan: QBD (Comm) (Mr Justice Aikens): 1 August 2008 ...
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Time to shop around?
The ‘cheapest’ products vary hugely between price comparison sites. News that Moneysupermarket.com plans to add legal business to its online offering is a further landmark on the road to widespread commoditisation of the sector. ‘This is what 21st century, internet-driven consumerism looks ...
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Battle of the sexes
Staff at Merseyside personal injury specialists Halsalls revealed comic alter egos for a local It’s a Knockout competition. The ‘boys’ went as Dennis the Menace the ‘girls’ as his Beano co-star Minnie the Minx. And rather well they did, too – no doubt inspired by the goal of raising £3,000 ...
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Lasting benefit
I am writing in respect of new public guardian Martin John’s announcement of a review of the lasting power of attorney form (see [2008] Gazette, 7 August, 3). Key stakeholder organisations are already working together in preparation for this review and the wider review of the Mental Capacity Act. ...
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Broken bones
Obiter admires stiff-upper-lip stoicism, particularly when exhibited by members of the profession. Serena Brotherton, for instance, shrugged off the fractured pelvis she suffered when her horse fell and rolled on her. ‘It was the first time I’d broken anything in 16 years of ...
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Herbert Smith targets lawyers on career break
City firm Herbert Smith is planning to tempt lawyers on a career break to join the firm as part of a recruitment drive. In conjunction with executive search consultancy Sapphire Partners, the firm will host a ‘back to practice’ workshop at its London offices in September, ...
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Ed Foss moves to CMS Cameron McKenna
PRIVATE PRACTICE PartnersStarting in the City, Nabarro appoints former Allen & Overy partner Julie Quinn to its employment group. Ed Foss, group legal ...
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Keeping errers in cheque
Lawyers must take the time to proofread their letters to clients or potentially risk looking incompetent, says Martin Cutts. Attention to grammar, punctuation and the meaning of words has long been claimed as a hallmark of lawyers.
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Clearing up confiscations & protecting the public
The House of Lords and Court of Appeal have recently handed down important judgments on the issue of confiscation. In R v May [2008] UKHL 28, Jennings v CPS [2008] UKHL 29, and R v Green [2008] UKHL 30, the House carried out a basic analysis of the law and ...
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Distant lands, close friends
Major conferences in the US and Canada showed the importance of exporting legal services. I recently had a whistle-stop tour of New York and Quebec, representing the Law Society at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) ...
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Price comparison site targets legal sector
Moneysupermarket.com, the price comparison website, is to start selling legal business sales leads to law firms involved in conveyancing, probate and employment later this month, the Gazette can reveal. Consumers visiting the website will be asked if they want advice from participating firms if they have ...
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Frontline cuts
I am sure every litigator has experienced horrors similar to those outlined in the recent series of letters describing inefficiencies in the court system. Do we have any reason to believe they are caused by anything other than budget cuts? My ‘favourite’ recent experience was ...