Profiles – Page 58
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Penelope Warne
Few women solicitors have smashed the ‘glass ceiling’ into as many shards as CMS Cameron McKenna’s Penelope Warne.
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High Court battle over legal aid
Jon Wakefield acted for his own firm in appeal over aid agency’s refusal to allow it funding for homelessness cases.
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Glyn Maddocks
The world of the solicitor spearheading a new charity committed to helping victims of miscarriages of justice.
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Philip Collins
Outgoing OFT chair Philip Collins tells us about a 40-year City career which culminated in a spell running the UK’s competition watchdog.
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Liverpool accent misinterpreted
Anne Bellchambers acted for a Liverpool woman whose accent led the police to interpret her plea for help as a murder confession.
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Shot at dawn: time to look at the truth
To learn more about solicitors’ role in capital courts martial of the first world war, we need to discard some myths.
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Beth Warren’s late husband’s sperm saved
James Lawford Davies helped a widow stop her late husband’s frozen sperm from being destroyed.
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Assets frozen in conveyancing case
Nitin Khandhia is acting for clients whose funds intended for buying a house never reached the vendors.
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My legal life: Bryan Finlayson
Partner, Weightmans, Glasgow (dual-qualified in Scottish and English law)
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Retreat over ‘stop and search’ appeal
Anne McMurdie acted for a man who challenged rules on terror suspects’ access to a solicitor.
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My legal life: Hilary Meredith
CEO and senior partner, Hilary Meredith Solicitors, Cheshire and London
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Unfair divorce settlement claim in Sharland
Beth Wilkins acted for millionaire Charles Sharland when his ex-wife claimed her original divorce settlement was unfair.
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Lush victory over Amazon search
Simon Chapman acted for cosmetics firm Lush in a trademark battle against Amazon.
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Catherine Leech
Personal injury specialist Catherine Leech’s high-profile work confounds the red-top stereotype.