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WE TALK about what makes a great person. This got me thinking. Do they say that about lawyers?

I would like to think, so but in reality we do tend to get a bad press.

However, if you ask a random selection of members of the public who have had dealings with lawyers they will almost certainly give a very different story. Surveys have shown that the public regard their solicitor to be trustworthy reliable honest and efficient.

Many solicitors are in fact doing far more than serving their clients. Not only by serving as councillors, being school governors and being members of many of the wonderful service organisations in the world including Rotary and The lions. In my club alone, the Rotary Club of Birkenhead, six of our members are lawyers.

IT IS fair to say that referral fees have become a way of life to most lawyers over last few years.

It was once unthinkable that a solicitor would pay somebody to refer an accident claim or a house-purchase.

For most firms it is now an accepted business expense. But is it time to reconsider?

Seconds out, Round 1 - Tesco Law v Brand Solicitor

I went to the trusty top right hand corner of my browser today and typed in the words "Tesco Law". I was sure there would be a Wiki article or perhaps a line from Tesco.

Nope on both counts.

There is an article from back in 2004 in 'The Independent' that says,

"Lord Falconer's notion of cheap and accessible legal advice, dubbed by the constitutional affairs secretary 'Tesco law', came a step closer when Britain's biggest supermarket chain obliged by launching its own online legal service."

BACK to the Good Old Days!

1999 was going to be the big bang in civil procedure. No more delays, court controls and simple procedures with costs being least of our problems as we grappled with the new way of doing things.

For those new to Civil law the National Law Society had quite a lot to say about the proposed changes. There was a great deal of concern that too many changes were taking place to areas of practise which appeared to most to be working very well!

THE INCIDENCE of asbestos related illness has been a talking point in legal and insurance circles for some time, and has long be talked of as a ticking bomb; but what is this all about?

Asbestos is a naturally occurring substance and comes in a variety of forms, but each share a common characteristic that their fibres are both small and sharp.

As a consequence, the human bodies ability to catch and expel these fibres, as it might to do with some dust, is extremely limited and many of the fibres find their way through, especially into the lungs and chest.

LAST week the Bar Standards Council announced the dramatic news that barristers will now be allowed to work in partnership with solicitors.

Could this mean the beginning of the end of a divided profession that goes back to the 16th Century?

Outside the law does anybody care?

I KNOW, I know. It's been two months since my last blog and I can't even blame swine flu. Contributory factors include work, work, more work, a couple of hen weekends and the odd wedding.

And playing British summer weather hokey cokey with the cushions for the outdoor furniture takes up a lot of time.

August is, for me, traditionally a tricky month for achieving pretty much anything really.

I AM often consulted by clients wishing to investigate a potential medical negligence claim due to their frustrations at the failure of medical staff to listen to their concerns they have regarding the care they are or their family are receiving.

I have a client who was in hospital for 3 months and from the 3rd week to the 8th week, he continually complained of pain in his behind.

He was ignored by the medical staff and when someone did listen to him, it was too late, in that he had developed a large pressure sore which he is still being treated for two years later.

The highs, lows, dancing and Roger Phillips from Saturday's Crowne Plaza bash. Scores of the city's top barristers and solicitors crammed into the hotel to see who would pick up the Liverpool Law Society's Legal Awards 2009.

SCORES of Merseyside and Cheshire's finest legal practionners crammed into the Crowne Plaza hotel on Saturday to hear who had scooped Liverpool Law Society's Legal Awards 2009.

And the winners are:

Law Firm of the Year - Jackson & Canter
sponsored by Alpha Biolabs

Niche Law Firm of the Year - Shipley Solicitors
sponsored by Laird Assessors

Corporate Team of the Year - Halliwells
sponsored by The National Solicitors Network

Real Estate and Environment Law Team of the Year - DLA Piper
sponsored by SearchFlow

Personal Injury Team of the Year - John Pickering & Partners
sponsored by Frenkel Topping

Dispute Resolution Team of the Year - Weightmans
sponsored by Robinsons Personal Financial Planners

Employment Team of the Year - Hill Dickinson
sponsored by DX

President's Award for Human Rights Work - Jackson & Canter
sponsored by Liverpool Daily Post

Barrister of the Year - Paul Burns, Exchange Chambers
sponsored by Allied Irish Bank

Merseyside Junior Lawyers Division Person of the Year - Edward Turner, Berrymans Lace Mawer
sponsored by Liverpool John Moores University

CRIMINAL lawyers are railing against plans to close Merseyside's "occasional" Magistrates' Courts sittings.

Merseyside's Justice Issues Working Group, chaired by Norman Draper, wants to close five of the city region's courts on Saturdays and Bank Holidays.

The move would save just over £20,000 a year.

HOW EXCITING! As all you devotees of LDP Legal Week will already know, Liverpool Law Society has kindly shortlisted me for the Barrister of the Year award, the winner of which is to be announced at their very posh do at the Crowne Plaza later this month.

As one of only two to be shortlisted from the (presumably) hundreds nominated (perhaps a slight exaggeration, I accept), the Hillas-Meehan household has now been thrown into a heightened state of turmoil/excitement/excruciating self-assessment.

On the plus side, should I win, I will be Liverpool Law Society's Barrister of the Year (hurrah).

WINNERS of Liverpool Law Society's inaugural Legal Awards have encouraged the city's solicitors and barristers to put themselves forward for awards this year.

They say its crucial for the city's legal fraternity to celebrate the city's excellence in law.

And they have described their pride at receiving an award after being voted for by their peers.

Charlie Jones launches Liverpool Law Society's Legal Awards, 2009

LIVERPOOL'S Law Society today launches its second biannual Legal
Awards.

At a glittering ceremony planned for June, Merseyside's top legal professionals will be praised for their "excellence".

Charlie Jones, president of Liverpool Law Society and a partner at Weightmans, told LDP Legal: "Two years ago we had the first legal awards ceremony and dinner in Liverpool, run by Liverpool Law Society. The idea of that was to celebrate the excellence of Liverpool lawyers and the
excellence of the work done in Liverpool - and it was a resounding success.

VETERAN Merseyside lawyer Charlie Jones will be the next president of Liverpool Law Society (LLS).

The Weightmans partner vowed to devote time to championing Liverpool's lawyers.

He also said LLS should boost its work in Wirral to raise awareness among the borough's legal community.

LIVERPOOL Law Society have sent a delegation to Kenyan city Mombasa in the hope of becoming their twin city. Here, society president Anne Heseltine outlines the trip

We were approached by the International Division of the national Law Society at the instigation of the now Immediate Past President Andrew Holroyd who is a former President of LLS and a solicitor practising in Liverpool.

The Law Society Charity supports a number of projects around the world. It had previously supported the setting up of the Newcastle Law Society twinning project with the Rift Valley in Kenya, now in existence for about 10 years and running very successfully.