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Oliver Jarvis leads David James defending Portuguese lorry driver sentenced to three years for careless driving resulting in the tragic death of family of six, following acquittal on death by dangerous driving allegations.
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Marc Asquith adjudicated in a Commonwealth Games Selection dispute, having been appointed by a Sports Governing Body.
In this significant Court of Protection case, Neil Allen represented the Carer and David Mackley Manchester City Council. For an overview of the case reported by Channel 4, click here.
Richard Dawson successfully defended a man charged with allegations of historic sexual misconduct, as against his half-sister. Unusually he was only 13 years old and she was only 7 years old during the period of time the allegations stemmed from. The jury found him not guilty of attempting to rape her and repeatedly indecently assaulting her.
Young Street Chambers are delighted to announce that two of our members, Paul Manasse and Andrea Markham have been offered appointments by the Lord Chancellor as Deputy District Judges (Civil).
3 Sep 2010 07:27:05 GMT Could the 'Freemium' model work in legal services?
Twenty-first-century businesses are making vast sums of money by charging their customers nothing. Organisations can now do what was previously unthinkable and offer their services for free, thereby enabling themselves to make substantial gains elsewhere. ::: Law Gazette
3 Sep 2010 07:25:19 GMT Law Society lobbies on City's behalf over new immigration regime
The City has hit out at Government proposals to impose a cap on UK immigration, saying that the move could damage competitiveness of international law firms. ::: Legal Week
3 Sep 2010 07:25:25 GMT Bridging the divide - the first non-lawyer partners
When Legal Disciplinary Partnerships (LDPs) came into force in March 2009, the market did not quite know whether to expect a raft of UK law firms to convert and defy their usually conservative wait-and-see approach in order to bring valued senior non-lawyers into the partnership. ::: Legal Week
3 Sep 2010 07:05:31 GMT How big corporations are blocking reform of intellectual property law
Lobbying power obstructs meaningful programme of change to international regulation, though there are causes for optimism. ::: Guardian
3 Sep 2010 07:25:35 GMT Libel tourism is a very rare thing in UK courts, study finds
Just three out of 83 defamation cases reported in the UK in the past year involved libel tourism, according to a study. ::: OUT-LAW News
3 Sep 2010 07:25:50 GMT Startling admission on UK-U.S. extradition treaty
David Blunkett, the cabinet minister who signed Labour's controversial Extradition Act has admitted he may have 'given too much away' to the Americans. ::: Daily Mail
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