May 2008 Archives
IAN Harris, a criminal barrister at Exchange Chambers acted for the prosecution in the case against Premier League footballer Joey Barton, who has been jailed for assault and affray.
WEST Lancashire District Council has successfully prosecuted a wagon company after failing to secure the waste on its vehicles.
The European Parliament has voted on the issue of improving the transparency of lobbying in the EU institutions, a matter which could impact on lawyers practising EU law.
Two Liverpool John Moores University students have fought off stiff competition from rival institutions to win a prestigious law contest.
LIVERPOOL law firm Weightmans has announced record turnover of £50m for the 2007/08 financial year – a rise of 14% (£6.2m) from last year.
A CONFERENCE is being held for lawyers who specialise in claims on behalf of asbestos disease sufferers.
MACE & Jones has promoted two of its partners to become heads of department.

GUESTS at this year’s Liverpool Law Society’s Ball raised in excess of a staggering £18,000 for the local NSPCC’s Safe Place Appeal.
CHILD abduction cases involving Merseyside children are set to soar during the school holidays, a Liverpool family lawyer has revealed.
Last summer, solicitors reported there was a sharp rise in the number of worried parents who contacted them fearing that their former partner had abducted their children and taken them abroad.
Mace & Jones's head of family law on falling marriage rates




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