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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Levelling the playing field
Many actions needed to give effect to equality outcomes have not been implemented by the SRA Lord Ouseley’s investigation into why minority ethnic lawyers feature disproportionately in the work of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has generated much publicity. Peter Herbert, chair of the Society of ...
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Double indemnity
I should point out a significant difference between the arrangements for compulsory indemnity insurance for solicitors and those applying to some other professions (see [2008] Gazette, 31 July, 1). The fact that an indemnity insurer has been removed from another profession’s list of preferred providers does not imply that it ...
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Plaques, suicides & dangerous doors
It is often said that there is ‘no law’ in personal injury work. But in the space of nine months the law Lords have delivered four judgments of profound importance. I have previously dealt with their important limitation decision in A v Hoare [2008] UKHL 6. In this article, I ...
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A steep learning curve
Solicitors do not have the advocacy experience or training to appoint themselves solicitor-advocates Tim Dutton QC raises valid concerns about solicitors appointing themselves solicitor-advocates (see [2008] Gazette, 31 July, 2). The training solicitors receive in advocacy is quite pitiful and often learned on the hoof. Barristers ...
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MP warns courts not to 'jump queue'
A UK bill of rights and freedoms should not enable the courts to help individuals ‘jump the queue’ when pursuing proposed new ‘rights such as healthcare and education, the chairman of the joint committee on human rights has told the Gazette.