following accusations that he misused client money.
So we had to ramp up the printing presses on the sticker pictured…
Welcome back to SolicitR, some things to look forward to…
More inclusive, more lovely.
Any warnings to go with that…?
Bankers may have enjoyed bumper fees last year but law firms are still struggling to reverse the decline.
Past sacrifices may mean good times ahead though…
We hope you approve of the changes, feel free to comment!
About a year ago a former litigation associate at U.S. firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson claimed that the firm refused to promote her to partner because she was openly gay.
Office Parties.
It’s a video – a bit noisy, a bit funny, a bit office unfriendly.
Will this be the first of many?
Solicitor David Layard Horsfall, 54, has been accused of involvement in frauds in which wealthy celebrity clients were allegedly duped by a self-styled Lord. The celebrities apparently included Princess Diana’s former dress designer, Elizabeth Emanuel reports the Mail.
The main allegations have been made against Edward Davenport, 43, a property developer who claims to be worth between £100million and £200million and uses the title "Lord" Davenport. According to the report, his claim to the title is also somewhat dubious. The …
Anyone that has seen Private Parts about the life of outrageous US dj Howard Stern will not be hugely surprised by the context of this intellectual property dispute. From Las Vegas Trade Mark Attorney :
On November 10, 2009, Howard had two females guests on his satellite radio show discussing their competing women’s undergarment products designed for women who wish to hide their visible cameltoe (a rundown of the appearance can be found at the show Rundown section of howardstern.com …
L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, 87, has been giving rather generously in her old age. She has apparently doled out £90m to L’Oreal’s chairman and former chief exec, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones and another £910m to a French society photographer, Francois-Marie Banier, 62. The former increased revenues at L’Oreal to £15bn a year under his tenure, a fine performance; the latter must be damned good with a camera.
Her daughter, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, 56, accuses her of frittering away the family fortune …
As Dubai’s debt problems evolve, further signs of the slowdown in the Middle East legal markets have emerged. Seven lawyers and 10 support staff face the axe at DLA Piper in a new round of job cuts.
The majority of the layoffs are in Dubai and affected the construction, real estate, project finance and development projects teams.
It is understood that a number of lawyers will also be transferred to other offices.
Here are some of the winners of this year’s legal awards which took place towards the end of last week at Old Billingsgate Market in the City of London:
Law Firm of the Year
Stephenson Harwood
Assistant Solicitor / Associate of the Year
Ben Allgrove, Baker & McKenzie
Young In-house Lawyer of the Year
Helen Koerner, BASF
Regional Law Firm of the Year
Michelmores
Chambers of the Year
Outer Temple Chambers
Click here for the full list of winners.
Proving that variety is the spice of life, this week has been particularly lively for lawyers with an interest in the criminal…
Veronica Wilkinson, a Black Country solicitor, faces jail after stealing £90,000 from a blind widow and spending the money on luxury items including a pedigree ‘teacup’ chihuahua. Cute. (The Gazette )
Mobster John Gotti Jr, the heir to New York’s biggest crime family, beat his father’s record when he escaped conviction at a fourth successive trial on Tuesday. …
Police say a 17-year-old Warwick boy who skipped school to rob a bank has been arrested after leaving fingerprints on the threatening note he passed to the teller. Warwick police Capt. Sean Collins said the boy handed a note riddled with misspellings to a teller Thursday, demanding money or "everyone will be shot." (clumsycrooks )
A couple who kept their whole apartment block awake with their non-stop love-making have won a case to halt their eviction. Judges ruled it could …
The mugshot below left actually enabled Bolivian police to track down a man wanted for a murder in which a taxi driver was stabbed 11 times and his body later burnt. The picture of the suspect was drawn by the taxi driver’s neighbour. Adding to the weirdness; upon the suspect’s capture, images were released of him with his face covered by the picture on the right. (Bolivian law meant he could not be identified).
The news report used to publicise the …
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any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
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a personal standard, attitude, or philosophy that demands perfection and rejects anything less.
Attention to detail will be a familiar calling cry from supervising partners to trainees and junior lawyers. Few ask for perfection [don't they?] but perfectionism is surely a help rather than a hindrance. Or is it a curse? What About Clients has a set of rules that aspiring lawyers can look to guide …
Far be it from financial institutions to take advantage of chaos and confusion for their own benefit. If that’s the case though how about a bit of grown up language to sort them out. Bryan Marsal, a restructuring expert who was installed as chief executive to run Lehman in administration told a court hearing in New York that Lehman’s biggest and most sophisticated creditors were making inflated claims.
He didn’t name names but these happen to include …
So Allen & Overy have jumped on the outsourcing bandwagon.
Early adopters were Eversheds and Clifford Chance with Lovells not far behind. But the rising trend kicked off in earnest In April this year when it emerged that Simmons & Simmons were looking to outsource legal work to agency lawyers in low-cost jurisdictions. Shortly afterwards, mining giant Rio Tinto announced that it had agreed with outsourcing provider CPA Global to send legal work to a team of lawyers in India. …
