September 2007 Archives

We’re all capable of making a social faux pas. One of my favourite stories is the one about the Eastern European delegate at a UN dinner who finished an after dinner toast by saying “as the English like to say ‘early to bed and up with the cock’.�

Fortunately, I’ve never made one quite so severe. But a recent trip to Dublin was a close call.

We’re all capable of making a social faux pas. One of my favourite stories is the one about the Eastern European delegate at a UN dinner who finished an after dinner toast by saying “as the English like to say ‘early to bed and up with the cock’.�

Fortunately, I’ve never made one quite so severe. But a recent trip to Dublin was a close call.

SCOTT Rees & Co Solicitors is delighted to announce the promotion of 28-year-old solicitor Karla Kingston.

CONVEYANCING firm Barnetts Solicitors is experiencing a surge of new additions to their team – not with new staff appointments, but with babies.

The eagerly awaited Legal 500 review for 2007 arrived last week.

As the city’s only firm to receive top tier status in three practice areas (one being my commercial litigation team) we had ample reason to celebrate and celebrate we did.

This recognition was particularly important in commercial litigation as confidentiality surrounding our cases means that we’re not always able to shout about our achievements. Only through confidential submissions to Legal 500 are we able to highlight some of our biggest success stories.

By pitting us against our counterparts in the city and across the rest of country, Legal 500 enables us to benchmark ourselves against our competitors. Of course we weren’t the only law firm in Liverpool to be commended in the recent report. The results revealed a strengthening of firms in the city, which are improving year on year. That’s something that can only be good for business with competition driving up the quality of legal services across the board.

MERSEYSIDE law firm Lees Lloyd Whitley has strengthened its property division with the promotion of long-time employee associate Angela Hesketh to the role of head of the property department.

Hill Dickinson has strengthened its North West marine team with the appointment of Graham Jackson. Graham was formerly managing partner of London maritime lawyers Jackson Parton.

LEADING lawyers expressed disappointment that more of the city’s legal work is not being done by Liverpool firms, as part of a debate on how to better establish the region as a leading national force.

Partners from some of the city’s biggest law firms have begun a series of regular mini-conferences on how best to “sell our excellence�.

PERSONAL injury and conveyancing specialists Scott Rees and Co Solicitors has been unveiled as the new official sponsor of Skelmersdale Cricket Club

In addition, the club’s ground, Firswood Park, in Blaguegate Lane, is to be renamed Scott Rees Park.

NEW figures show that the number of employment tribunals is rocketing.

Cases brought to tribunals in the last year rose by 15% to a total of 132,577, with the biggest increase – 155% – in equal pay claims.