June 2008 Archives
Madonna's divorce - analysis
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 30, 2008 12:27 PM
MADONNA'S recently-announced divorce proceedings from film director husband Guy Ritchie has made waves across the city's legal offices.
Here's what two of Liverpool's top divorce lawyers thought about the a-list break-up.
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Sore HIPs
Posted by Phil Rees-Roberts on June 27, 2008 5:39 PM
A recent report commissioned for a number of bodies including the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics), the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents (Arla) by the ex-head of the Office of Fair Trading, has recommended that HIPs become voluntary.
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Free Will service launched in Cheshire
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 25, 2008 1:34 PM
SOLICITORS in Chester are teaming up with a leading cancer research charity to give local people the chance to make or update a will free of charge.
Fifteen solicitors are now offering Cancer Research UK’s Free Will Service to people aged 55 and above in the Chester area
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Credit crunch leads to rise in demand for employment advice
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 25, 2008 6:51 AM
THE bite of the credit crunch is fuelling a boom in demand for employment law advice, Liverpool solicitors are reporting.
Businesses feeling the financial squeeze are looking to save costs and cut overheads.
And as the spectre of redundancies looms ever larger, the city’s law firms are seeing big increases in companies seeking advice.
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Daredevil lawyers take to the skies
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 24, 2008 7:48 PM
A TEAM of daredevil Liverpool lawyers took to the skies for a charity skydive.
The eight-strong group from Brabners Chaffe Street jumped from 10,000ft above the Cheshire
Plain to raise more than £1,000 for the New Children’s Hospital Appeal, the firm’s chosen charity for 2008.
Kimberley Strickland, one of the first to jump, said: “It was a truly exhilarating experience and we were very lucky with the weather. The views were fantastic.
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Desperate legal moves as impact of anonymous witnesses ruling felt
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 24, 2008 7:40 PM
Desperate legal moves were taking place behind the scenes tonight as ministers worked to secure the use of anonymous witnesses.
Officials were in a race against time to plug a gap in legislation ripped wide open by a controversial House of Lords ruling last week.
Top police officers and prosecutors want the use of anonymous witnesses to be enshrined in law before Parliament rises for the summer recess.
If a solution cannot be found in the next 28 days, courts could face a deluge of appeals at a potentially huge cost to the taxpayer.
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Sharp rise in offences resulting in court action
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 23, 2008 6:48 AM
MERSEYSIDE'S Criminal Justice Board (CJB) has seen the largest increase in offences brought to justice than other like-for-like urban areas.
Since 2002 more than 45,800 offences resulted in the perpetrator being convicted in court, formally cautioned or receiving a penalty notice for disorder.
That is 1,627 more than the target set by the Government.
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Hero Liverpool barrister named Merseyside woman of the year
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 22, 2008 10:45 PM
A BARRISTER who talked a 15-year-old girl down off a motorway bridge has been named Merseyside Woman of the Year 2008.
Sue Sherman, a children’s care procedures specialist, spent 20 minutes with the teenager on the M60 before suggesting they should go back to her car to warm up.
The girl hugged her and allowed Sue, who had been driving home from a training conference in Bolton, to lead her away from danger, much to the relief of the police officers at the scene.
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Five promoted at Liverpool law firm
Posted by David Higgerson on June 20, 2008 6:17 AM
Five lawyers at Liverpool-based Quinn Barrow and Quinn Melville have been promoted to partners.
Paul Thomas, who specialises in commercial litigation and dispute resolution, and family law expert Jenny Walsh, join the partnership team at Quinn Barrow.
Ian Till, Clare Fletcher and Lionel Greig, who all specialise in criminal work, have received partnership at sister firm Quinn Melville.
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Liverpool lawyer takes centre stage at culture event
Posted by David Higgerson on June 19, 2008 9:15 PM
A LIVERPOOL lawyer is set to take centre stage in one of the highlights of the city’s Capital of Culture programme.
Elspeth Christie, a solicitor at DLA Piper, will join the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir in three performances of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem.
She will travel with the choir to Cologne’s Altenberg Abbey for the performances.
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Firm launches short story competition
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 12, 2008 6:45 AM
MACE & Jones, is launching a short story competition to coincide with Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture.
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New venture offers employment law advice
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 11, 2008 4:55 PM
Local training and coaching company Mentor Corporate Coaching Ltd have just launched a new HR Division as an extension to the coaching, training and development they have provided to their clients for the past nine years.
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Leading family lawyer joins Halliwells
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 5, 2008 6:50 AM
MALPAS-born solicitor Elizabeth Hassall has taken up a leading role at Halliwells.
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Firm says no to Yes
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 5, 2008 6:45 AM
CONSUMERS could be saying ‘no’ to credit agreements thanks to a North West law firm.
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Lawyers take a leap for charity
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 4, 2008 6:50 AM
A TEAM of daredevil lawyers from Liverpool will be jumping 10,000 ft from a moving plane to raise money for The New Children’s Hospital Appeal.
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Hill Dickinson role in sale
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 4, 2008 6:45 AM
Martyn McDonald, partner in the property practice group at national law firm Hill Dickinson, acted for the Atlantic Consortium, associated companies of commercial property agency Mason & Partners, in its sale of the 35,000sq ft Atlantic House in Sefton, Merseyside, to social landlord One Vision Housing.
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Legislation still flawed, insists Makin
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 3, 2008 6:45 AM
THE first annual report into the impact of claims management regulation has been released by the Ministry of Justice.
The report, which marks a year since the implication of theCompensation Act 2006, says better regulation has significantly reduced cold calling in person, which includes the practice of clipboarding – knocking on doors and aggressively approaching people in shopping centres.
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OPINION: Nicola Quinn
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 3, 2008 6:30 AM
Brabners Chaffe Street's HR manager on lawyers' work-life balance
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Canter Levin & Berg sponsor tournament
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 3, 2008 6:15 AM
CANTER Levin and Berg solicitors have are to sponsor the LFC team in the forthcoming Sky Masters tournament.
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Compensation for worker
Posted by Vicky Anderson on June 2, 2008 6:45 AM
A MAN from Merseyside has won compensation from the now defunct Champion Spark Plugs factory in Upton, Wirral, after sustaining serious injuries while lifting pallets that weighed up to 1700lbs.
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