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Lawyer of the Week: Jan Levinson
Jan Levinson, a partner at the Manchester office of Beachcroft LLP, represents Ben Collett, the former Manchester United footballer, whose career was ended when he was injured in a tackle in 2003 and who has been awarded more than £4.3 million in compensation. The total payment will be decided at a hearing in October.
Legal blogs: isn’t it time British lawyers staked their claim in the blogosph...
Should law firms have blogs? In America they are all the rage. Just about every self-respecting law professor has one, many firms believe them to be a must-have accoutrement, and even one or two judges have got in the act.
Is London really able to govern itself or is it simply too chaotic?
Boris Johnson and the Conservatives favour more local political control over chief constables and police forces — not to mention Sir Ian Blair, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.
How logging on can help you to find the right lawyer
Lawyers have never believed themselves to be a service industry. But the days of hanging up your shingle and waiting for a grateful public to beat its way to your door are gone, replaced by an online environment where the power is shifting rapidly towards consumers.
Trader added to Belgo insider dealing trial
A second person is to stand trial on insider dealing charges relating to the 1997 takeover of Belgo Group, the restaurant chain.
Morgan Stanley faces £9m lawsuit over failed Irish mortgage venture
Morgan Stanley is facing a €12 million (£9 million) legal action after turmoil in credit markets forced the investment bank to abandon plans to enter the Irish mortgage market.
Hundreds sued for sharing video games
As many as 100 people suspected of illegally sharing computer game files over the internet are to be sued for copyright infringement, it emerged today.
So you want to study law?
On arriving at law school students are given prodigious reading lists. Descending into the minutiae of legal study is much easier if you already have a good knowledge of all the rudiments. These are some tips for getting started.
How the courts are coping with the mortgage crisis
It comes as no surprise to the courts that mortgage possessions are up 48 per cent for the first half of this year. They have been steadily increasing for at least the past two years and are now accelerating at an alarming rate.
Alan Paul: 'Deals are rather like cooking'
I’m quite realistic about what I can and can’t do. As a kid I used to play quite a lot of football — I actually had a trial at QPR at one stage — but I always knew I wasn’t good enough to make a career out of it, so I focused on my studies and went off to read classics at Oxford. I’m a better lawyer than I was a footballer, but I’m well aware that there are certain aspects of the job that I’m not great at and so I rely on colleagues to support me on. That’s the great thing about working in a team.
Telenor to fight Siberian court order
Telenor, the Norwegian telecoms group, is to appeal against a court decision ordering it to pay $2.8 billion ($£1.5 billion) in damages for delaying an acquisition by VimpelCom, a Russian telecoms company in which it is a leading shareholder.
Gatwick attracts bidders as BAA awaits Competition Commission's call for disp...
BAA, the airports operator, will complete a near £13 billion refinancing this week as it prepares for the biggest shake-up to its business for more than 40 years.
Tarique Ghaffur in race bias case against Sir Ian Blair
Britain’s most senior Asian officer will announce formal legal proceedings this week against Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, alleging racial discrimination at Scotland Yard.
Solicitor quizzed over £30m fraud
A SOLICITOR is being questioned by the legal profession’s watchdog as part of an investigation into a huge fraud allegedly involving one of Britain’s biggest property-law firms.
Stelios takes easyJet to court over branding
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is taking easyJet, the airline that he founded, to the High Court to try to limit its ability to make money from activities that may clash with his other ventures. The surprising spat between the budget carrier and its founder stunned the City yesterday and threatens to limit the airline’s ability to raise revenues.

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