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Expert speakers at trauma event
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 31, 2008 6:55 AM
LIVERPOOL firm IPS Costlaw is holding a unique evening of discussion tonight aimed at professionals with an interest in the treatment of victims of trauma.
Solicitors and barristers as well as non-legal professionals including GPs and therapists will be attenting the event at the Albert Dock, which is thought to be the first of its kind in the UK.
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Taming the Wild West
Posted by Phil Rees-Roberts on January 30, 2008 10:49 AM
The property market has become somewhat like the Wild West over the past few years. Anyone and everyone with a spare buck set out to stake their claim.
I’ve come across many an ill-informed amateur investor – from dentists to plumbers – buying on the assumption that “it’s property; it must go up in price”.
You can’t blame them. Until recently, returns on property have outperformed bank interest and the stock market. But that was then.
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First prosecution under new Act
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 30, 2008 7:00 AM
A LANDLORD who allowed a young family to live in dangerous conditions and was the first to be prosecuted in St.Helens under new laws has lost her appeal.
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Top city barristers become QCs
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 29, 2008 6:55 AM
THREE Liverpool barristers “at the top of their profession” have been made QCs.
David Casement and Brian Cummings of Exchange Chambers and Stuart Driver of Atlantic Chambers will be sworn in at the Palace of Westminster in a ceremony on March 28.
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Legal team take to the airwaves
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 29, 2008 6:50 AM
A LEGAL team from Gregory Abrams Davidson are about to become radio stars thanks to their new role as experts on a new weekly show.
Company partners Victor Welsh and Christian Evans and head of marketing and business development Paul Knowles will be encouraging Liverpool to “think legal” as they answer listeners’ queries on the brand new talk radio station, City Talk 105.9, which launched yesterday.
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OPINION: Fiona Parry
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 29, 2008 6:45 AM
Fiona Parry, a partner at Halliwells, on the continuing credit crunch
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Conference to tackle issues facing modern firms
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 28, 2008 6:50 AM
MANAGING a Modern Law Firm is the title of the next Liverpool Law Conference being held on February 5.
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Groups campaign for imprisoned lawyers
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 25, 2008 6:55 AM
THE Law Society, the Association of Muslim Lawyers and the Bar Council will call on the Pakistani authorities for the release and reinstatement of lawyers and judges imprisoned in Pakistan following the recent constitutional crisis.
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BLOG: Can old partners be retired?
Posted by Nicky Benson on January 24, 2008 5:13 PM
I AM sure there are a number of firms of solicitors who are breathing a sigh of relief following the employment tribunal decision in Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes, which has been reported recently. Although not binding on other tribunals it has given the first indication of how the tribunals will view the enforced retirement of partners in solicitors firms.
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Lawyers no longer the happiest at work
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 24, 2008 7:01 AM
IN what psychologists consider to be the most depressing week of the year, international recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark’s latest quarterly Happiness At Work Index has revealed that one in five (21%) British office workers, which equates to 6.1 million people, are unhappy at work.
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Prioritise HIPs, says Law Society
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 24, 2008 7:00 AM
THE Law Society is calling on homeowners to make Home Information Packs (HIPs) a top priority when putting their property on the market or risk being unable to sell.
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Benitez: Manager's rights as LFC employee
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 22, 2008 7:00 AM
SPORTS and employment specialists have spoken of the legal implications after Liverpool FC co-owner Tom Hicks admitted that he tried to line up Jurgen Klinsmann as a replacement for current manager Rafael Benitez.
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OPINION: Jim Percival
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 22, 2008 6:55 AM
JIM Percival, partner specialising in regulatory law and dispute resolution at Brabners Chaffe Street, on the government's go-ahead for new nuclear power stations
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New partner at Goodmans
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 22, 2008 6:50 AM
LIVERPOOL law firm Goodmans Solicitors has announced Jeanette Fletcher as its new partner.
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Culture Club
Posted by Clive Bleasdale on January 21, 2008 4:47 PM
The culture year has got off to a bright start at my firm with members of our property and corporate teams attending the Echo Arena for the Liverpool No 1's concert on Saturday night. This was an impressive event indeed at a fantastic venue - a real rival for the MEN Arena in my opinion.
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Property expert joins Halliwells team
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 21, 2008 7:00 AM
ONE of Liverpool’s best known property lawyers is to continue to build his career at Halliwells following a significant appointment for the Old Hall Street based firm.
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Employers urged to check smoking policies
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 21, 2008 6:45 AM
EMPLOYERS are being urged to double check their smoking policies are complete after new inspection figures were released by the Government.
Law firm Mace & Jones said smoking inspectors had issued 1,233 written warnings to employers for failing to prevent smoking in their premises between July and November last year. The warnings led to eight court hearings, Department of Health figures show. ]
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Joe Blogs
Posted by Joseph Walsh on January 18, 2008 9:39 AM
Well, this is my first attempt at a “blog” and as my boss, Andy Cross has coined it “Joe Blogs( a verb and a noun he says ) but it seems to have a familiar ring to it!
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Liverpool judge hits out at Government, left-winger intellectuals and do-gooders - at once
Posted by David Higgerson on January 18, 2008 8:43 AM
A SENIOR Liverpool judge last night hit out at law-makers, left-wing intellectuals and well-meaning do-gooders who force judges to release “feral and lawless youths” into communities on bail.
Judge Ian Trigger launched his heart-felt tirade as he sentenced a 19-year-old youth who smashed a woman on the head with an iron bar while on bail for knifing a man in the back.
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Teen who abused judge in court admits contempt
Posted by David Higgerson on January 18, 2008 7:40 AM
A youth who hurled abuse and threats at a Liverpool Crown Court judge a week ago has admitted contempt of court.
18-year-old Mark Trevor and his 16-year-old companion ran off after shouting obscenities at Judge David Swift and Trevor allegedly threw a fire extinguisher at a large double glazed window on the fifth floor landing smashing it.
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Embracing Globalisation
Posted by Mark Goodwin on January 16, 2008 1:00 PM
The government is urging local businesses to embrace the challenges of globalisation in order to survive in an increasingly competitive marketplace. These are sentiments that I would champion.
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Firm warns of smoking law crackdown
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 16, 2008 6:55 AM
EMPLOYERS are being urged to double check their smoking policies are complete after new inspection figures were released by the Government.
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Partners vow they will give a little back
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 15, 2008 7:05 AM
LIVERPOOL firm Harkin Lloyd have decided to give something back to the city in its Capital of Culture year by donating 1% of its profits to good causes.
Three charities stand to receive tens of thousands of pounds after partners Jean Harkin and Rachel Lloyd came up with the idea.
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OPINION: Liza Watson
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 15, 2008 7:02 AM
Goodman's head of family law on New Year divorce
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Get advice of laying off staff
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 15, 2008 7:01 AM
NEW statistics from the Confederation of British Industry suggest that unemployment will rise in 2008, as financial pressures resulting from the credit crunch may lead to mass redundancies
Experts at North West law firm Cobbetts have warned that employers who need to dismiss any part of their workforce must ensure their redundancy procedure is up to date and legally acceptable to avoid further financial problems for their business.
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Liverpool team handles arena sponsorship deals
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 15, 2008 7:00 AM
LAW firm DWF has been appointed by the Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool to advise on sponsorship agreements for the city’s latest big attraction.
The centre, which incorporates the Echo Arena Liverpool, was at the centre of the Capital of Culture celebrations at the weekend by hosting Liverpool, The Musical, featuring Ringo Starr, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and a cast of hundreds of well known and up and coming talents.
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BLOG: Opening Thoughts...
Posted by Philip Gray on January 14, 2008 5:28 PM
How to start? How to start? And just how many minutes of my week am I actually going to spend pondering the same?!
These were my main thoughts this week. I considered an opening joke, introducing myself in the form of a lonely-heart ad and various other equally less humorous openings; then tried Googling ‘funny openings lines’, before deciding blatant plagiarism was best left in the past with my first year undergraduate history degree.
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Chance to enter essay competition
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 14, 2008 7:00 AM
LAW students, trainee solicitors and young lawyers from England and Wales are invited to enter the 2008 Graham Turnbull essay competition.
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The legal side of the sales
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 14, 2008 6:55 AM
SHOPPERS hitting the new year sales could find that goods at ‘knock-down prices’ aren’t necessarily the bargains they seem to be, warns Which? Legal Service.
Some retailers misrepresent sale goods, using incorrect advertising and misleading price tickets, says the professional legal advice team from Which?
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Threats and abuse hurled at Liverpool Crown Court judge
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 10, 2008 11:55 PM
Threats and abuse were hurled at a Liverpool Crown Court judge after he sentenced a youth to detention.
Two teenagers in the public gallery began kicking the glass panel behind the dock and started shouting foul abuse at Judge David Swift.
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Halliwells holds January networking event
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 10, 2008 11:24 PM
More than 200 people attended Halliwells' 'Jump into January' networking and drinks event at the Liverpool Town hall late afternoon on Thursday 3 January.
The networking event was arranged to welcome the local business community into the New Year. The champagne was flowing and the room was full of optimism for 2008
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Trainee solicitor set to star on The Antiques Roadshow
Posted by Vicky Anderson on January 10, 2008 1:45 AM
PAINTINGS recollecting Liverpool’s bohemian heyday will be featured on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow this weekend.
When the show came to St George’s Hall in November, trainee solicitor Claire Currie thought it time to find out a bit more about a collection of works with intriguing family ties.
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