The courts have long accepted that clients, especially experienced business clients, should read the legal documents sent to
them by their solicitors for review and comment.
That was a distinction between charges
by the solicitors themselves for work which they themselves did or were directly responsible for; and expenses which they incurred for the client, some of which were for other people's work which they were not directly responsible for and which they simply passed on to the client at cost.
Philippa Whipple (instructed
by the solicitor for the Revenue & Customs (HMRC)-RRB- for the commissioners.
[74] In that case RBS claimed privilege over documents prepared
by its solicitors for the RBS Executive Steering Group (ESG), which had been established by RBS to oversee its response to various regulatory and criminal investigations into manipulation of LIBOR and other rates in the United Kingdom, United States and elsewhere.
Adam Tolley (instructed
by solicitor for Revenue and Customs) for the Commissioners.
«SOS Connect is a product designed
by solicitors for solicitors.
In the Chancery Division of the High Court, Rory Brown appeared for the liquidator respondents to an application
by solicitors for costs of compliance with orders obtained by the liquidators for production of documents relating to an alleged international fraud of an estimated # 500,000,000.
The initial definition proposed
by the solicitor for the buyer was that the ASP was to be defined, in part, as «net of taxes, rebates and discounts».
Their monopoly of audience in the higher courts made that plausible, even though advocacy has been conducted
by solicitors for generations in the lower courts.
Not exact matches
I have instructed a
solicitor, Ravi Naik, who has put together a legal team
for my case led
by Dinah Rose Q.C., to challenge the company's attempt at complying with the UK Data Protection Act.
The Solicitor is the chief attorney
for the United States Department of the Interior, principal legal adviser to the Secretary of the Interior, and is assisted
by a Deputy Solicitor, Special Assistant, Ethics Director, Senior Counsel
for Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution, six Associate
Solicitors, eight Regional
Solicitors, and a staff of more than three hundred attorneys and four hundred total employees.
The Tory candidate Stewart Jackson was ousted
by the
solicitor after 12 years as MP
for the constituency.
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By the time I fled on March 4 2011, I had been on police bail
for six months and I had a phone call from a
solicitor in England saying I was going to be re-bailed
for another three months.
Now after a four - year battle, Mr Awuku — represented
by human rights barrister Zane Malik and a London - based
solicitor specialising in proxy marriages — has scored a major victory at the Appeal Court which has paved the way
for him to be granted residency in the UK.
One idea that's been floated, particularly
by Republicans who don't want to give an incumbent Democrat an advantage in November's election, is to leave Underwood, the
solicitor general, in place as acting attorney general
for the remainder of the year.
Lewis stated that he, The Guardian newspaper, and Labour MP Chris Bryant had all been threatened to be sued
by solicitors Carter - Ruck acting
for AC John Yates, all the costs
for which after the actions were dropped were picked up
by the Metropolitan Police; Lewis submitted letters from Carter Ruck in evidence to the committee.
Recent research
by the Independent Inspectorate
for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), shows that police officers,
solicitors, barristers, and other law officials only perpetuate the problem.
The 44 - year - old former
solicitor has been
by Salmond's side as his deputy
for the last decade, forming what Labour's Johann Lamont today admitted was a «formidable team».
In a statement read
by family
solicitor Mark Lewis, the family called on News International to take responsibility
for the allegations and added that no apology had been issued.
The letters were written
by Farooq Bajwa, a
solicitor who has acted
for a number of Islamists and Islamist sympathisers, including the Palestinian radical leader Raed Salah and the Respect MP George Galloway.
He instructed a
solicitor in 2010 to begin action
for phone hacking that allegedly took place back in 2003
by a newspaper.
Underwood was appointed to the position after Eric Schneiderman resigned following accusations that he was physically violent to 4 women, Underwood had been serving as the
solicitor general
for the last 11 years, she was appointed
by then Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
She was twice nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia Circuit, only to see her first nomination filibustered and her second sunk
by charges of judicial activism
by Senate Republicans over gun industry litigation during her time as
solicitor general.
Taking him through notes that had been made
by his
solicitor during conversations, Timothy Langdale QC questions his true motivation
for making allegations against Andy Coulson, the former editor of News of the World and later spin doctor to David Cameron.
A firm of Merseyside
solicitors, J. Keith Park, is coordinating the attempt
by customers to sue the banks and building societies
for phantom withdrawals.
But Deer's investigation - nominated in February 2011
for two British Press Awards - discovered that, while Wakefield held himself out to be a dispassionate scientist, two years before the Lancet paper was published - and before any of the 12 children were even referred to the hospital - he had been hired to attack MMR
by a lawyer, Richard Barr: a jobbing
solicitor in the small eastern English town of King's Lynn, who hoped to raise a speculative class action lawsuit against drug companies which manufactured the triple shot.
At first the women were asked
for a # 700 legal fee
by a fake
solicitor but then the sums requested rose to up to # 100K.
The former
solicitor took over from Michael Gove at the Department
for Education back in July, and her peformance over the last 10 months has led to her being backed once again
by Mr Cameron.
It was purchased from our local Peugeot dealer, Porter of Ayr
by a local
solicitor who had it
for its first 3 years.
(1) The following shall be exempt from the Credit Services Organization Act: (a) A person authorized to make loans or extensions of credit under the laws of this state or the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision
by this state or the United States or a lender approved
by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; (b) A bank or savings and loan association whose deposit or accounts are eligible
for insurance
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or a subsidiary of such a bank or savings and loan association; (c) A credit union doing business in this state; (d) A nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (e) A person licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson under the Nebraska Real Estate License Act acting within the course and scope of that license; (f) A person licensed to practice law in this state acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney; (g) A broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (h) A consumer reporting agency; (i) A person whose primary business is making loans secured
by liens on real property; (j) A person, firm, corporation, or association licensed as a collection agency in this state or a person holding a
solicitor's certificate in this state acting within the course and scope of that license or certificate; and (k) A person licensed to engage in the business of debt management pursuant to sections 69 - 1201 to 69 - 1217.
McDonnell must be feeling slighted
by some of his shareholders too... I'm sure he expected billet - doux
for his efforts to date — instead they've rewarded him with EGM resolutions and
solicitor's letters!
CCA is supported
by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland / The Lottery Fund, Northern Ireland Executive Supported
by The Urban Regeneration Company Ilex, the Department
for Social Development, Derry ~ Londonderry City of Culture 2013, Caldwell & Robinson
Solicitors, Arts & Business, Crown Paints, and our members and benefactors.
CCA is principally funded
by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland / The Lottery Fund, and supported
by Northern Ireland Executive; The Urban Regeneration Company Ilex; The Department
for Social Development; Arts & Business NI; British Council NI and Caldwell & Robinson
Solicitors.
CCA is principally funded
by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland / The Lottery Fund, and supported
by Northern Ireland Executive Supported
by The Urban Regeneration Company Ilex; The Department
for Social Development; Derry ~ Londonderry City of Culture 2013; British Council NI; Caldwell & Robinson
Solicitors; Arts & Business NI.
The finding, from a new Law Society study of
solicitors» salaries in 2012, compares badly with the national picture: the law's gender pay gap is well over double the 9.6 % difference between men and women's pay across the UK as a whole, as reported
by the Office
for National Statistics.
Under the new proposals
by the
Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) through their «Training for Tomorrow» programme, there will be no requirement for potential solicitors to have a qualifying l
Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) through their «Training
for Tomorrow» programme, there will be no requirement
for potential
solicitors to have a qualifying l
solicitors to have a qualifying law degree.
Thompsons
Solicitors argues that insurers have known
for years that the discount rate was skewed unfairly in their favour, and that the announcement
by the government to lower the rate from 2.5 % above inflation to minus 0.75 % is wholly justified and should «come as no surprise».
I've only ever seen this used
by solicitors acting
for a client in a matter, but I would imagine that it would have the same effect if used
by one of the parties.
10 Counsel
for Pacific Dunlop Ltd. argues that the fee agreement of plaintiff's counsel is illegal as not being authorized
by the Act, and as offending the
Solicitors Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S. 15, and An Act Respecting Champerty, R.S.O. 1897, c. 327.
With all the latest changes to compensation and claim limits in the UK, Lawyer Monthly here benefits from an analysis
by Amanda Cunliffe, Founder and Chief Officer
for Legal Practice at Amanda Cunliffe
Solicitors, on the Government's far - reaching reform to personal injury law.
In Nixon v Ross Coates
Solicitors [2010] UKEAT / 0108/10 / ZT HHJ McMullen with typical robustness noted the «injudicious behaviour
by young professionals at the Christmas party of a
solicitor's firm and its consequences
for employment relations».
These included: firms regulated
by the FSA — investment firms and offerees / offerors (including three private equity providers); non-FSA regulated firms but subject to other professional regulatory regimes, such as
solicitors and accountants; and non - regulated / professional firms,
for example financial printers.
Delivering judgment, Lord Briggs said: «The careful balance of competing interests enshrined in the RTA Protocol assumes that a
solicitor's expectation of recovery of his charges from the defendant's insurer is underpinned
by the equitable lien, based as it is upon a sufficient responsibility of the client
for those charges.
Such are the potential financial consequences
for the client and / or
solicitor of not having some expert input at the costs management stage and the further time demands created
by budgeting, costs lawyers have quickly re-skilled to become an integral part of a
solicitors» practice, whether in - house or still on an outsourced basis.
Driven
by a desire to stand up
for the consumer against corporate giants, enhance its efficient claims processing power and to provide a range of legal services, the Group successfully submitted an application to the
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Sometimes, a term can be severed from the contract
by implication of Common Law, however only a
solicitor can help further more
for the Devil is in the detail in such cases.
Compensation claims rising
for non-freezing cold injuries as soldiers told to ignore their symptoms and «man up», with ethnic minorities being particularly let down
by MoD's negligence.Claims
for debilitating cold injuries from servicemen in the British army have risen significantly, research from
solicitors Bolt Burdon Kemp reveals.
The UAR is recommended
by the Commission of Unclaimed Assets, the Financial Services Authority, Citizen's Advice, the Association of British Insurers and the Pension Tracing Service as an important point of contact
for solicitors performing probate.
Future Climate Info (FCI), the environmental risk analyst, has introduced the industry's leading subsidence risk rating to its environmental reports
for conveyancers and
solicitors by securing a new and exclusive partnership with Property Assure, the subsidence risk assessment specialists.