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Insurance book scoops top award
Posted by Ben Schofield on July 31, 2008 12:05 PM
A LIVERPOOL lawyer is part of the team behind a book awarded a top industry prize.
Dr Digby C Jess, a barrister at Exchange Chambers, co-authored the 2nd edition of "Professional Indemnity Insurance Law".
The book has been awarded the 2008 BILA Book prize by the Trustees of the British Insurance Law Association (BILA) Charitable Trust.
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Internet playing bigger role in divorce cases
Posted by Ben Schofield on July 31, 2008 11:56 AM
THE internet is playing "an increasingly prominent role in divorce cases," according to Liverpool-based awyers.
They say people are increasingly turning to social networking sites such as Facebook to vent their anger, take revenge or simply set the record straight.
The most recent example came when Lancashire millionaire businessman Gary Dean posted details of his wife's divorce settlement via his own website in a bid to silence local gossips he claimed had branded him ruthless and greedy.
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Damages for over exposed Mosley
Posted by Philip Gray on July 24, 2008 2:34 PM
FIA President Max Mosley has won damages of £60,000 (plus legal costs) after he succeeded in his privacy claim against News Group Newspapers.
Last week, the High Court ruled that Moseley's privacy had been infringed by The News of the World who published a video and front page article which showed intimate scenes of Mosley involved in S&M sessions with several professional dominatrices.
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BLOG: Tony Wilson
Posted by Ben Schofield on July 20, 2008 12:38 PM
HILL DICKINSON'S annual results were announced this month and they show a pleasing rise in fee income of almost 7% and outstanding growth across several of our key practice groups.
Given that we moved almost 600 people into St Paul's Square in the same financial year, and the upheaval that goes with a relocation on that scale, to achieve such growth in these circumstances is a real achievement. It's a firm foundation for moving forwards.
My last blog finished off with me going to the Leadership in Law Firms course at Harvard Law School.
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Warning as high price of sloppy paperwork revealed
Posted by Ben Schofield on July 15, 2008 11:11 AM
SLOPPY administration by Merseyside businesses is causing a dramatic increase in demand for Company Restoration Orders, corporate city lawyers are reporting.
Companies with poor control of their paperwork and statutory filings are being struck off the Companies House register, according to law firm Brabners Chaffe Street LLP.
Adrian Rogers, associate in the corporate team at the Exchange Flags-based firm, warned that businesses with overdue filings could face a time-consuming and costly procedure if they do not act quickly.
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OPINION: Leslie Cheesman on why Coleen McLoughlin doesn't need a pre-nup
Posted by Ben Schofield on July 15, 2008 11:04 AM
IT'S been less than a month since Merseyside power couple Coleen McLoughlin and Wayne Rooney tied the knot, but I've already heard several media commentators declaring Coleen's decision not to sign a pre-nuptial agreement as a "foolish" mistake - what nonsense.
Coleen is a vivacious and intelligent young woman and her instincts against a pre-nup are entirely correct, not only emotionally but legally.
If, perish the thought, Coleen were ever to find herself in need of financial relief she is better off with the discretion of judges, as based on recent case law she would do very well indeed.
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Comic solicitors stand up for charity
Posted by Ben Schofield on July 15, 2008 10:54 AM
A TRIO of Merseyside's leading solicitors swapped the law for laughs to raise money for charity last week.
The staff at Kirwans Solicitors starred in the "Take a Stand" comedy revue to raise cash for the Liverpool-based Roy Cancer Lung Cancer Foundation.
Simon Gibson, Daniel Stear and John-Paul Dennis took to the stage at the Albert Dock's Baby Blue club on Thursday.
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Law Society keen to keep on top of money laundering
Posted by Ben Schofield on July 15, 2008 10:50 AM
SOLICITORS are updating their anti-money laundering polices and procedures to fall into line with regulations, a Law Society survey has revealed.
According to the legal body, compliance with money laundering obligations is one of the most significant challenges for solicitors in the UK today.
The new Money Laundering Regulations came into force on December 15 last year. They are aimed at stamping out the abuse of solicitors' professional services by money launderers.
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Shipley wins domain name "squatting" case
Posted by Ben Schofield on July 12, 2008 4:26 PM
A LIVERPOOL intellectual property law specialist has struck a blow for companies suffering from domain name squatting.
Shipley Solicitors, based at Liverpool Science Park, acted for Airline Network in a case against a Texas company that had registered the domain name airlinenetwork.com and was using it to make money from "pay-per-click" advertising links.
The case was heard by a panel of international experts appointed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation.
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BLOG: Clive Bleasdale
Posted by Clive Bleasdale on July 11, 2008 11:11 AM
I recently attended the inaugural charity dinner at the newly re-opened Midland Hotel in Morecambe with Weightmans' property partner Sian Evans as a guest of Bill Maynard of property developer Urban Splash.
Bill had told me about the project three or more years ago and the concept already caught my imagination then.
To be invited to see the finished product was an absolute delight bearing in mind my Mum and Dad had told me about the Hotel and its former glory having gone on their first dinner date there back in 1958.
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BLOG: Rachel Donovan - My return
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 10, 2008 7:09 PM
Just back from my maternity leave and so, I apologise for not updating my blog sooner.
I have a 10 pounds eight ounces excuse!
After watching Britain's largest babies last week, I discovered that my big boy Noah James, who was born at Ormskirk Hospital on the December 9, is in the top 2%. In fact, I had the heaviest baby in Crosby in 2007, which I am very proud about (as you can imagine!).
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Halliwells scoop new employment law client
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 10, 2008 12:20 PM
HALLIWELLS has been appointed to handle employment work for both Cheshire and Merseyside Probation services.
The firm will be the sole legal provider to Cheshire and Merseyside Probation Areas and will advise on both contentious and non contentious employment issues.
Their appointment comes after a competitive tender process.
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David and Goliath fight in the 'grey arena'
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 9, 2008 1:33 PM
AN INCREASING number of businesses are finding themselves up against multi-national corporations for allegedly selling "grey market" goods, according to an intellectual property lawyer.
The so-called grey market can include the trade of any legal goods - often items such as technology or software - through unofficial, unintended or unauthorised distribution channels.
Auction website eBay was last week ordered by a French court to pay more than £31m in damages to a luxury goods group for offences including allowing online auctions of fake and illegal goods.
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OPINION: Debra Grant looks at the importance of getting to grips with the Companies Act 2006
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 9, 2008 1:03 PM
DESPITE many provisions having already come into effect over the past year or so, many businesses are still failing to fully appreciate the implic-ations of the Compan-ies Act 2006 and imple-ment the changes it introduces that could be beneficial to them.
The 2006 Act largely replaces the 1985 Act and is designed to centralise company law legislation, while mak-ing it more user friend-ly for company officers and other users.
The effect of the ap-plication of the 2006 Act is also intended to reflect working practic-es of the modern busi-ness world, enabling companies to remain competitive and responsive to change.
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Defendant threatens to kill judge and demands second opinion
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 9, 2008 12:52 PM
A defendant demanded a second opinion and then threatened to kill a High Court judge as he was convicted of murder today.
Daniel Breaks, 48, beat Simon Sutton then forced two teenage children to kick the dying man's body, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
Breaks then dumped Mr Sutton's body in an alleyway before heading to County Durham where he used a knife to force an elderly couple to drive with him to London.
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Hill Dickinson grows banking capabilities with two-partner led banking team
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 2, 2008 2:40 PM
HILL DICKINSON have strengthened their banking team with the appoinment of a new partner.
Elaine Charrôt has joined the national law firm as a partner in the banking team headed by Patrick Keown.
She will work across the North West from Hill Dickinson’s offices in Manchester, Liverpool and Chester.
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Warning over anti-fly-tipping paperwork for developers
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 2, 2008 10:43 AM
DEVELOPERS across Merseyside are being warned that for most projects commenced after July 1 there will need to be prepared plans for managing and reducing site waste.
Failure to comply could result in a substantial fine.
New legislation means that any "construction" project costing more than £300,000, including building work, maintenance, alteration, decoration and demolition, will need a Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) in place before any work begins.
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Law firm goes in-house to advise on crunch job cuts
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 1, 2008 11:27 AM
A WIRRAL law firm is taking a proactive approach to guard their clients from legal pitfalls created by the credit crunch.
DGB Solicitors, based in Heswall, is going in-house with small firms to shore them up in case they need to make redundancies.
The move comes after LDP Legal revealed last week that employment lawyers across Liverpool are seeing a surge in demand for advice.
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Lawyers shrug off poor weather conditions in charity triple challenge
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 1, 2008 11:16 AM
ENERGETIC members of Liverpool’s legal community were put through their paces at the weekend during the 12-hour Langdale Valley Charity Challenge.
The event, organised by Brabners Chaffe Street, saw participants cycle for 30 miles, canoe for six miles and walk another 10 miles across the Lake District.
More than 50 solicitors took part, raising £4,000 for Brabners’ 2008 charity, the Manchester New Children’s Hospital Appeal.
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OPINION: Paul Beck on why the Equality Bill should apply to both the public and private sectors
Posted by Vicky Anderson on July 1, 2008 11:11 AM
THE white paper produced by the Equalities Minister Harriett Harman last week paved the way for legislation that will require all public bodies to reveal what they are doing to close the gender pay gap.
The white paper also aims to ban “gagging clauses� that are used by one in four employers to stop staff comparing wages.
Disclosure would allow those who are unlawfully underpaid - usually women - to challenge the employer at an employment tribunal.
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