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Liverpool barrister in Barton case
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 30, 2008 6:40 AM
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.
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Council prosecutes littering company
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 30, 2008 6:40 AM
WEST Lancashire District Council has successfully prosecuted a wagon company after failing to secure the waste on its vehicles.
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Students win negotiating competition
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 29, 2008 6:45 AM
Two Liverpool John Moores University students have fought off stiff competition from rival institutions to win a prestigious law contest.
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Law Society pleased with European vote
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 29, 2008 6:45 AM
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.
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Record turnover for firm
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 28, 2008 6:50 AM
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.
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International specialists at asbestos conference
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 28, 2008 6:45 AM
A CONFERENCE is being held for lawyers who specialise in claims on behalf of asbestos disease sufferers.
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Promotions at Mace & Jones
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 28, 2008 6:40 AM
MACE & Jones has promoted two of its partners to become heads of department.
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Holiday abduction rise anticipated by family team
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 27, 2008 6:45 AM
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.
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Liverpool Law Society ball a success
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 27, 2008 6:45 AM
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.
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OPINION: Carole Atkinson
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 27, 2008 6:40 AM
Mace & Jones's head of family law on falling marriage rates
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Hospital probe barrister is reported to Bar Standards Council
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 27, 2008 2:52 AM
A BARRISTER who demanded information from the Liverpool Women’s Hospital about the use of “gagging clauses” on doctors has been made the subject of a professional complaint.
Andrew Bousfield, who grew up on the Wirral, has been reported to the Bar Standards Council essentially for allegedly using behaviour unbecoming of a barrister.
The complaint has been made by the hospital’s solicitor Martin Edwards, of Liverpool firm Mace and Jones, a renowned employment expert in the city who also writes crime novels.
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New website for accident victims
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 23, 2008 6:45 AM
ACCIDENT victims can now see at a glance whether they are entitled to compensation, thanks to a new website from National Accident Helpline.
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Firm sponsors business awards
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 23, 2008 6:45 AM
Top employers from throughout the UK have been honoured for their achievements at the prestigious DWF Employer Awards 2008.
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"Contracts before colour scheme" warning to couples
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 22, 2008 6:40 AM
According to the latest Census 25% of children are born to cohabiting couples. The Law Society is warning that too many people are unaware of their legal rights and wrongly assume that they are protected by law in the same way that married couples are.
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BLOG: Tony Wilson
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 22, 2008 6:00 AM
Any of the top national UK law firms in this day and age is also an international practice as well. That's a trend which has become increasingly clear in recent years but is hugely apparent this week.
Not only am I off to Boston, USA, to take part in a Harvard Law School course called Leadership in Law Firms, but Hill Dickinson partners and lawyers are really going international this week.
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Kirwans Saturday surgeries
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 21, 2008 6:45 AM
MERSEYSIDE solicitors Kirwans has become the first firm in the region to launch weekend drop-in sessions offering free advice about property and family law, and wills.
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Mock trial shows reality of the court room
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 20, 2008 11:11 AM
LAWYERS from Weightmans took part in a mock trial last week.
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OPINION: Charles Millett
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 20, 2008 10:58 AM
The Morecrofts' employment specialist on expired warnings
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Mediation move in housing disputes
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 20, 2008 10:55 AM
HOUSING disputes are the latest area of legal conflict to consider the use of mediation to resolve problems instead of heading straight to court.
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Halliwells advises Mersey media deal
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 19, 2008 6:45 AM
LAW firm Halliwells recently advised Rippleffect Studio Limited, the award winning online web design and development agency owned by Derek Hatton and his son Ben Hatton, on the sale of the business to Trinity Mirror plc.
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Implications of new corporate manslaughter act
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 19, 2008 6:40 AM
CHANGES to the law of corporate manslaughter could see large firms fined a percentage of their turnover.
Merseyside lawyers are warning companies to get their health and safety procedures in order following the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, which came into effect last month.
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Pentathlete joins sport law team
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 16, 2008 6:45 AM
A WORLD Championship pentathlete has joined the Sports Law Team at Brabners Chaffe Street as the firm celebrates another successful year.
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Carbon footprint measuring for law firms
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 16, 2008 6:40 AM
An alliance comprising law firms and organisations has announced plans to develop a carbon footprint measuring tool for firms across the sector.
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Fear of debt for accident victims
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 15, 2008 6:45 AM
ACCIDENT victims are returning to work before they are fully recovered because they are scared taking time off could plunge them into debt.
Rather than concentrating on recuperation, more than half of people injured in an accident will cut short their rehabilitation because they can’t afford to lose wages, according to a survey by National Accident Helpline.
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The problem with gazundering
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 15, 2008 6:45 AM
Homeowners can do more to avoid the growing risk of gazundering, says the Law Society.
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Credit crunch impacts on divorce rates
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 14, 2008 6:45 AM
BRITAIN could be heading towards a huge increase in divorce rates as today's unstable economy starts to take its toll on families.
Leading Liverpool law firm, Quinn Barrow, warned couples to reflect on their domestic situation as Britain’s economic conditions worsen.
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Firm sponsors charity ball
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 14, 2008 6:40 AM
LAW firm Morecrofts was the sponsor of the recent May Ball held by baby charity Zoe’s Place.
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Down but not out
Posted by Clive Bleasdale on May 13, 2008 4:16 PM
There are many tales of gloom and doom for the property market, however in my view its by no means all bad news. I’m no stranger to property recession having experienced difficult times for property and businesses in the property sector in the mid ‘70’ and the early 90’s.
On both occasions the market re-adjusted, picked itself up and it was onwards and upwards for all involved. The same will happen this time.
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Legal aid fight for campaigner
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 13, 2008 6:45 AM
A PRISON reform campaigner has spoken out against the legal aid system, calling it “an affront to the principles of justice”.
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"New era" for EAD
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 13, 2008 6:45 AM
THIS month sees the launch of a “new era” at EAD Solicitors – with the firm unveiling a new-look management team, completing its merger with Widnes practice Poole Swale, and converting to LLP status.
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OPINION: Peter Forshaw
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 13, 2008 6:30 AM
The partner and head of the leisure unit at Weightmans on the "tan ban"
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Pre-nups "growing in popularity and clout"
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 12, 2008 6:50 AM
A CITY law firm says more couples are seeing the value of pre-nuptial agreements as evidence grows that they are becoming more legally binding.
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Weightmans wins new Liverpool property client
Posted by Vicky Anderson on May 12, 2008 6:45 AM
WEIGHTMANS has been appointed as legal advisor to Liverpool Mutual Homes after beating off strong competition from seven other Liverpool firms.
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