August 2007 Archives

BARNETTS Solicitors has appointed Michael Weightman as operations manager to oversee the teams of people and the processes in place at the company.

A former Liverpool district judge has called for ‘more action and less talk’ from police and politicans in an attempt to reduce crime.

Paul Firth, writing in a Yorkshire newspaper, said that the Government needs to start convincing people that convicting people of crimes is its priority, and not simply manipulating crime statistics.

He said: "The murder of young Rhys Jones is the seventh fatal shooting on Merseyside in just over a year.

LEGAL action has been launched against the Government by victims of the July 7 bombings.
A lawyer for bereaved relatives and survivors of the 2005 atrocities has applied for a judicial review of the Government’s refusal to hold a full review into the handling of the 2005 atrocities.
The group said they were “disappointed and saddened�, and now felt compelled to go to court in their campaign for an independent public inquiry.
Among the victims of the bombings were Andy Brown from Wirral, who lost both his legs in one of the Tube attacks.

As the great Gallic philosopher and author Albert Camus said in his celebrated essay The Rabid Generation, “I love animals, especially canines. And especially canine dogs.� Of course, this comes out much better when said in Albert’s native French while waving a Gauloise, wearing an onion necklace and reeking of garlic. The Absurd-obsessed Camus also went on to write about the meaninglessness of

A LIVERPOOL law firm Halliwells is setting its sights on the far east after recruiting two members of staff who will be based in China.

The company, based in Old Hall Street, has taken on two consultants in Shanghai to seek out companies which either want to float on London's stock exchange or which are hoping to expand into Europe.

The pair will also advise British companies looking to expand into China.

I am so saddened and angry this week that I am not sure where my blog is going!

I returned from my holiday to read and see about the senseless killing of Rhys Jones.

I am reduced to tears at this horror of just sending your boy out for a football match and him not coming home, the horror of the lack of responsibility of the community where the killers live, and indeed, the horror of society at large that we have allowed it all to happen.

I have just returned from two weeks in Lagos in the Algarve. This is a part of the Algarve Coast which reminds me of Albufeira 30 years ago when it was relatively unspoilt and undeveloped. It is also a town only 10 minutes away from Praia da Luz where Madeleine McCann disappeared. Having three young children to look after on holiday and with the profile of the ongoing search very much in the local media hearing on the news just prior to our return about the sad shooting in Croxteth Park of Rhys Jones brought matters regarding the day to day safety of our younger generation firmly into focus.

CORPORATE lawyers in Liverpool have helped get clearance from the Competition Commission for the merger of the UK’s two leading steel drum producers.

US-based Greif, which has its main UK headquarters in Ellesmere Port, originally had its bid to take over the Manchester manufacturing facilities of Blagden Packaging Group, provisionally blocked by the CC.

WILLS and probate specialists across Merseyside are warning clients about a forthcoming change in the law affecting powers of attorney.

They are advising people to act now to arrange an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) before its replacement Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) comes in in October as part of the new Mental Capacity Act.

EXPERTS have warned that employers could face legal action for asking job applicants to take basic reading and writing tests, following a landmark legal case which ruled mild forms of dyslexia should be considered a disability.

Dyslexia affects about 10% of the population and it is estimated about 3m of Britain’s workforce may suffer from the disorder. Legal specialists said employers should be “extremely cautious� if using literacy and numeracy tests in recruiting.