Law Society Gazette,

28 September 2015

VW emissions scandal

Revelations that motor giant Volkswagen fitted diesel cars with software that would manipulate the results of US emissions tests are set to prompt a global wave of litigation and possible criminal charges in Germany. In the UK, national firm Slater and Gordon said that thousands could have a group claim against Volkswagen and possibly other manufacturers.

29 September 2005

Falconer: stand firm over strikes

The criminal courts will organise their lists of hearings and trials so that cases can continue as long as possible in a bid to limit the damage caused by next week’s expected strike by barristers, the lord chancellor told the Labour party conference in Brighton.

27 September 1995

Books for lawyers

Law on a Disc is an early example of what will, very soon, be a common phenomenon: a computer program to install on the hard disc of your computer. It offers guidance on and interpretation of substantive law, notes of recent developments and a miscellany of useful practical information.

25 September 1985

QE2 and Concorde

So often the opportunity arises to take just a week away from the office; when it does, it is good to do something really exciting. Why not try five nights aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2 on its voyage to New York, a night at the fabulous Waldorf Astoria Hotel and fly home by Concorde in just over three hours?

25 September 1975

Stamp duty – one tax too many

One tax too many is the title of a memorandum in which the London Young Solicitors’ Group sets out the results of a study recently made of the stamp duty system. The memorandum concludes that stamp duty outlived its original purpose as a primary source of government revenue long ago.

 

 

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