THE GOVERNMENT’S trend towards using more non-statutory regulations and codes is “undemocratic” says leading employment lawyer Barry Mordsley. Though the Fairness at Work Bill, released last week, has been welcomed by employment lawyers for granting concessions to both employers and employees alike, concerns have also been expressed at the way the law is being changed. […]

LEADING libel lawyer Peter Carter-Ruck of Peter Carter-Ruck and Partners is facing a bill of tens of thousands of pounds for legal fees after failing to resolve a dispute with his own partners. The dispute arose when 84-year-old Carter-Ruck found his name listed as “founder and consultant”, not “senior partner”, on the firm’s letterheads, and […]

CITY firm Denton Hall will next week open an office in Dubai. Michael Doble, managing partner for Denton Hall’s Middle East practice, says: “It is extremely exciting for us to have been granted the first of what we hope, and expect, will be three licences.” “The focus of work continues to be energy, telecoms and […]

The Lord Chancellor has admitted he was out of step with government policy after backing down on his controversial plan to permit conditional fee agreements (CFAs) in family law cases. As the Access to Justice Bill was debated in the House of Lords last week, Lord Irvine bowed to widespread criticism that CFAs would encourage […]