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Hill Dickinson in "landmark" partnership with Church
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 29, 2008 6:55 AM
LEADING law firm Hill Dickinson has been appointed lawyer to the Diocese of Liverpool in a "landmark agreement" heralding a new legal partnership with the Church.
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Call for Guantanamo closure
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 29, 2008 6:50 AM
THE Law Society, together with bar associations and law societies around the world, has called for the immediate closure of the US prison facility at Guantanamo Bay.
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Opposition to best value tendering for legal aid
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 27, 2008 6:55 AM
PLANS to introduce Best Value Tendering (BVT) for criminal legal aid provision is proving highly unpopular with the legal profession, with 67 per cent of solicitors coming out ‘strongly against’ the proposals in a recent Law Society survey.
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New clerk at firm
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 27, 2008 6:50 AM
MERSEYSIDE solicitor Morecrofts has expanded its team with the appointment of legal clerk Bernadette Coyne.
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Rogue HIPS-ters
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 26, 2008 6:50 AM
THE public are being “short changed” by “rogue” providers of Home Information Packs, according to legal professionals.
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OPINION: Clare Kerrigan
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 26, 2008 6:45 AM
The family lawyer from Morecrofts on new powers available to help victims of domestic violence
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Russell role for former litigator
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 26, 2008 6:40 AM
A FORMER litgation specialist who swapped compensation claims for the stage is currently enjoying his biggest break to date as one of the main characters in the current run of Willy Russell’s Stags and Hens.
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New PR executive for firm
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 22, 2008 6:50 AM
STEPHENSONS Solicitors has boosted its marketing department with the appointment of Lianne Tracey as PR executive.
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Pre-nups could become binding, says Liverpool expert
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 22, 2008 6:45 AM
A LEADING law firm says pre-nuptial wedding agreements could become "binding and enforceable" in England, after a woman described as a "career divorcee" dropped her claim for a share of her husband's £45 million fortune.
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Hill Dickinson to represent diocese of Liverpool
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 21, 2008 10:12 PM
LIVERPOOL legal firm Hill Dickinson has been appointed lawyer to the diocese of Liverpool, succeeding Gamon Arden & Co which represented it for 128 years.
Elwyn Edwards, commercial property partner at Hill Dickinson, said: “It’s a truly landmark contract for the firm as well as for the diocese.”
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Award for Stobart deal makers
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 21, 2008 6:45 AM
LAW firm Halliwells has won the "Mid Market Deal of The Year" category at the 2008 Acquisition Monthly Awards, for helping Eddie Stobart plc onto the Stock Market.
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Managers working too many hours
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 21, 2008 6:30 AM
DATA released by the Chartered Management Institute suggests that managers in the North West are putting in too many hours, for too few returns. The figures, which come from a report looking at the ‘Quality of Working Life’, have been issued in support of the TUC’s ‘Work Your Proper Hours’ campaign.
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IT award for Southport firm
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 20, 2008 6:50 AM
SOUTHPORT-based law firm, Barnetts Solicitors, is celebrating after winning a prestigious legal technology award for the second year running.
The firm beat off competition from law firms across the UK to win the Commoditised Legal Service of the Year Award at the Legal Technology Awards, for it’s ‘Click Legal Services’ division.
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New appointment at Bermans
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 20, 2008 6:45 AM
INDEPENDENT commercial law firm Bermans has boosted its specialist asset based lending team.
Patricia Grinyer joins the company as a senior assistant solicitor after five years working in the banking division of the Liverpool office of DLA Piper.
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City lawyers ponder McCartney divorce
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 19, 2008 6:50 AM
AS Paul McCartney and Heather Mills thrash their divorce deal out into another day, Liverpool solicitors say the number of divorces in the region is once again expected to rise in the wake of the “Valentines Effect”.
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OPINION: Peter Forshaw
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 19, 2008 6:40 AM
Peter Forshaw, partner and head of leisure at Weightmans, on proposed Alcohol Disorder Zones
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Liverpool partner appointed to committee
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 19, 2008 6:35 AM
LIVERPOOL lawyer and partner at Weightmans Sian Evans has been appointed to the Law Society’s Housing Committee. She will be joining the 14-member panel as one of the only lawyers representing a North West firm.
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City expert in legal issues for the elderly
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 19, 2008 6:30 AM
DAWN Joughin of Goodmans has been accepted as a member of the National Association Solicitors for the Elderly.
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Brabners leads multi-million pound deal
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 18, 2008 6:35 AM
THREE Merseyside businessmen have sold their specialist manufacturing business in a multi-million pound deal.
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New partners for Wirral firm
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 18, 2008 6:30 AM
BIRKENHEAD-based law firm RMNJ have kicked off the new year in style with the promotion of associate solicitors Gareth Brooks and Helen Gordon to partners.
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David vs. Goliath
Posted by Mark Goodwin on February 17, 2008 11:28 AM
A local businessman was vindicated of misconduct following one of the largest claims made against a company director that I have seen in recent years.
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New member of Goodmans wills and probate team
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 14, 2008 7:00 AM
Robert Lee has been appointed as a solicitor in the wills and probate department of Goodmans.
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Advice to avoid tenants from hell
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 13, 2008 7:00 AM
STEPHENSONS Solicitors is launching a quarterly Landlord’s Focus Group to provide the region’s growing number of property owners with free advice for every aspect of their business.
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Gold disc for city firm
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 13, 2008 7:00 AM
LIVERPOOL law firm Gregory Abrams Davidson have added a gold disc to their list of accolades.
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OPINION: Zia Chaudhry
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 12, 2008 6:50 AM
Zia Chaudhry, a barrister at India Buildings Chambers and founder of The Spirit of Cordoba project, on shariah law
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Brothers-in-law make history
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 12, 2008 6:45 AM
TWO brothers from Liverpool have made legal history after both being appointed as QCs.
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Landmark ruling thanks to city solicitor
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 12, 2008 6:40 AM
A LIVERPOOL firm has achieved a landmark House of Lords judgement that will impact on historical child abuse claims.
Kathy Perrin of Hill Dickinson, who qualified just two years ago, realised the possible implications of the recent “Lotto rapist” ruling, and asked for her case to be heard at the same time.
Now the law will be changed to regulate the time limit that claimants have to issue proceedings.
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Pensions expert hails regulatory decision
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 12, 2008 6:30 AM
A LIVERPOOL pensions lawyer has hailed a clampdown on the foreign owners of UK companies, making it harder for them to walk away from pension obligations to British employees.
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Firm makes donation
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 11, 2008 6:55 AM
YOUNG residents in Skelmersdale are set to benefit from a £500 donation from local solicitors Scott Rees & Co.
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Rex Makin calls on council leader to resign
Posted by David Higgerson on February 11, 2008 1:46 AM
A PROMINENT Liverpool solicitor last night called on the leader of the council to resign.
Rex Makin said Lib Dem leader Warren Bradley should hand over the reigns of the council after it was labelled the worst in the county by the Audit Commission because of financial management.
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Liverpool man studies law to defend pet dog in court
Posted by David Higgerson on February 11, 2008 12:48 AM
A LIVERPOOL taxi-firm boss has told how he turned legal eagle to clear his dog’s name in a marathon court battle.
William Kelly defended pet Alsatian Max after the dog bit a man in May 2005, and the case went all the way to London’s High Court.
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Disability ruling ‘creates headache for employers’
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 8, 2008 7:00 AM
A NEW European ruling has paved the way for able-bodied workers to bring claims against their employer under the disability discrimination rules, says law firm DWF.
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Mr Loophole trademarks name
Posted by Vicky Anderson on February 8, 2008 6:55 AM
SOLICITOR Nick Freeman said he has registered “Mr Loophole” as a trademark in order to prevent other lawyers from using it.
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