November 2007 Archives

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MARTINE Snowdon, a barrister at Exchange Chambers in Liverpool, has been named as a "future star of the regions" by The Times newspaper.

Martine was one of only two barristers profiled in the feature which details "the UK's bright young lawyers".

Prosecution lawyers will be allowed to interview their witnesses before the start of trials under a new scheme announced today.

The system will give barristers the opportunity to assess the reliability and character of their witnesses before they give evidence in court.

THE acting regional director of the Legal Services Commission (LSC) has spoken about changes to the contracts of criminal lawyers, which they say could send them out of business.

In an exclusive interview with Legal Week, John Binks said a new fixed standard fee payment for police station attendance and duty solicitor call-outs will result in a more efficient service that is better value for money.

CRICKETER Alec Stewart was the headline draw at a sports motivational forum recently held by Merseyside law firm Leeds Lloyd Whitley for the benefit of Liverpool businesses.

Mr Stewart, the most-capped English cricketer in one day internationals and test matches, gave a presentation on the importance of innovation to success in sport and how it can translate into the business world.

Bill Chandler, partner and commercial property specialist at Hill Dickinson, discusses the legality of sprinklers in warehouses

MERSEYSIDE solicitors Morecrofts has undertaken a major recruitment drive, with nine new appointments at the Liverpool and Birkenhead offices.

LAW firm EAD has announced that long standing partner Mike Sexton is to take on the role of senior partner at the beginning of the next financial year.

FOLLOWING the England team's lost to Croatia two nights ago, hundreds of women are now facing a much worse prospect.

Research has shown that domestic violence increases during major sporting events – often as much as 40 per cent during football tournaments. And the more stressful the game – or in this case a devastating loss: the more violence results.

WHAT the public and the Bar's key stakeholders think about barristers and the services they provide is revealed in the first ever benchmark survey of the profession, published today.

The study, by Ipsos MORI, was commissioned by the Bar Standards Board, which regulates 14,000 barristers in England and Wales, to inform its work in the interests of consumers, the wider public and the justice system.