Sarosh Zaiwalla became the first Asian to qualify as a lawyer in the UK he would hardly have thought he would one day be hiring a future Prime Minister (even if it was only Tony Blair) and also setting up the first “non-white” law firm in The City with a firm turning over £3 million. […]
UK’s liberalisation of legal services under its “Tesco Law” has seen an equity group take a stake in the adminstrative services arm of an offshore law firm, Ogier. Last week insurers Direct Line and accountancy group PwC won licences to provide legal services. The Ogier deal sees it separate its adminstrative arm to the
We all know Facebook is a precocious success developed by a precocious 22 year old who turned down a billion for a company making losses. Now its worth $150 billion and faces some serious challenges from Google Plus and other social media developments. But privacy too is a major issue for Facebook, which collects data
Finding the right law professionals to work on your behalf can be a tough task, but if you have a firm grasp of what you’re looking for from the outset, things can start to seem a lot clearer. [wp_ad_camp_1] Many people now choose to look for lawyers online, giving them a greater pool of options
Sometimes a marriage just doesn’t work out. In some cases, you know it isn’t right from the start but you do what you think is right, especially if children are already involved. However other people go into a marriage with the best intentions, but issues can occur for many reasons that cannot be repaired –
In a true democracy the courts are the primary guardians of rights and freedoms. Yet what happens when the courts ignore the laws that they have been established to uphold? The highest court in the European Union is notorious for fudge. Its duty is to interpret the EU treaty and measures enacted from it. Yet
Personal injury law gets short shrift in today’s world, with two overriding views that belie the actualunderlying purpose of this area of law. There are those who believe that personal injury law is a waste of time in 99% of cases; that people should keep a stiff upper lip and stop complaining about everything that
The use of social media and its impact upon the legal system has been a matter of concern in many jurisdictions for some time. UK Attorney General Dominic Grieve is now taking steps to fit contempt of court laws into the new age of social media. [wp_ad_camp_1] The Independent reports that Mr Grieve is
Spectator columnist and former barrister Harry Mount stirred a hornet’s nest with an article about legal aid cuts in Britain. His thesis: They don’t go far enough. Shakespeare took it a little far in Henry IV, Part II, when Dick the Butcher said, ‘Let’s kill all the lawyers.’ Chris Grayling hasn’t made the same proposal
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Clifford Chance announced today that Chris Davies has been elected the new global leader of the firm’s tax, pensions and employment (TPE) practice for a period of 4 years, from 1 January, 2014. [wp_ad_camp_1] Chris has been a partner at Clifford Chance since 1999 and currently heads up the London TPE practice. He specialises in
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