All News articles – Page 1620
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Regulation and will-writing
As long as there is an unregulated will-making sector, professional and ethical solicitors, and professional and ethical willwriters, should join forces with a common goal to provide professional and regulated will-writing services to consumers by whatever means the consumer chooses.
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Split profession?
I read with interest that the Legal Services Board commissioned an ‘economic analysis’ which concluded there was no evidence that referral fees harm consumers.
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Intellectual property
Goodwill – Misrepresentation – Passing off – Vacuum cleaners Numatic International ltd v Qualtex UK Ltd: ChD (Patents Ct) (Mr Justice Floyd): 28 May 2010 The claimant company (N) ...
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Insolvencies in Merseyside on the rise
Solicitor bankruptcies in the Merseyside area have risen sharply, the official receiver said last week.Ian Thomson, official receiver for Liverpool, said that there have been ‘more than the usual’ number of solicitors going bust over the last six months. Thomson estimated that in a normal year, between four and five ...
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Immigration
Change of circumstances – Entry clearances – Visas – Immigration Act 1971 Secretary of State for the Home Department v DB: CA (Civ Div) (Lords Justice Mummery, Thomas, Pitchford): 28 May 2010 ...
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Physician heal thyself
They say rules are meant to be broken, and that certainly seems to be the approach adopted by one red-faced government department this week. The Department for Communities and Local Government, which has responsibility among other things for legislation that compels landlords to carry out proper fire risk assessments, was ...
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The jurisdictional scope of freezing orders
The jurisdiction of a freezing order was set out in the leading case of TSB Private Bank International S.A. v Chabra [1992] 1 WLR 231 (also known as the court’s Chabra-type of jurisdiction). It was held that, so long as the claimant had a good arguable cause of action against ...
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In the frame
Perusing this intriguing image, Obiter is reminded of the old saying that dog owners often look like their pets. Is there something similar in the facial expression of these two? The pic of rugby star Lawrence Dallaglio was taken at a modern art exhibition organised ...
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Human rights key to fighting terrorism, Lord Phillips says
The Human Rights Act 1998 is ‘a vital part of the foundation of our fight against terrorism’, the president of the Supreme Court has declared in an outspoken defence of the act. Setting out a series of recent cases in which government anti-terrorism measures have ...
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Employment
Banking and finance – Contracts – Bonus payments – Summary judgments Parties Named in Schedule A v (1) Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd (2) Commerzbank AG; Fahmi Anar & Ors v (1) Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd (2) Commerzbank AG: QBD (Mr Justice ...
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Cracking time
A team of lawyers from CPS Bradford were glad not to be left with egg on their faces after challenging Britain’s brainiest quizzers on a BBC2 contest recently. They took part in Eggheads, which, for the uninitiated, is a teatime show in which teams pit their general knowledge skills against ...
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Court of Protection failing to meet targets, report reveals
The court that makes decisions on behalf of people lacking mental capacity has suffered ‘more than its fair share of setbacks’ and is still achieving only one of its six targets, over 30 months after its creation, a report revealed last week. The first report into ...
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Solicitors who defend in the Youth Court should be specially trained
by Penelope Gibbsdirector of the Out of Trouble Programme at the Prison Reform Trust Thousands of 10 and 11-year-olds are prosecuted in our courts every year, yet it took one case of two children accused of raping an eight-year-old to enlighten the public about the absurdity ...
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Why government's response to cost-capping victory could be disappointing
Many demands contained in the Law Society’s pre-election manifesto, the theme of which was curbing the increasing power of the state and safeguarding the freedom of the individual, have already been met by the coalition government. This is welcome, though the suspicion lingers that the new administration was able to ...
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Conveyancers 'vulnerable' as mortgage fraud continues to rise
Conveyancing solicitors are ‘uniquely vulnerable’ to exploitation by criminals laundering money, a leading anti-money laundering solicitor has warned. The warning came as the latest figures from the Solicitors Regulation Authority showed that cases of mortgage fraud continue to rise. Peter Rodd, ...
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PII complaints initiative to cut premiums
A City law firm and an insurance broker are offering to take on complaints-handling work for law firms with a service that they claim could cut firms’ professional indemnity insurance (PII) premiums. Davies Arnold Cooper will provide 10 hours of free legal advice on internal and ...
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Ready for his closeup now...
It’s no secret that not all members of the Lords were desperately keen on upping sticks and moving to some new fangled Supreme Court. But former lord chief justice, Lord Phillips (pictured), was always in favour. He was conscious of the importance of a visible separation between the parliamentary chamber ...
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Courts report rise in personal injury claims
The number of personal injury claims filed in the High Court jumped 32% between 2006 and 2008, research has found. Claims relating to personal injury jumped 31.8% from 914 in 2006 to 1,205 in 2008, according to a study of the latest available figures by ...
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Claiming damages for a ruined holiday
Recent reports of clouds of volcanic ash and BA cabin crew strikes have highlighted the plight of holidaymakers who are either stranded abroad or unable to take their holiday. However, even those who manage to avoid disruption are often disappointed when their holiday falls short of their expectations.