Archive for January, 2012

Insurance Law: Aizkir Navigation Inc v Al Wathba National Insurance Co. PSC (Com) 16/11/11

A clause in a marine insurance policy providing that claims ‘be settled in accordance with English Law and practice and shall be so settled in Abu Dhabi (UAE)’ was an exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of the Abu Dhabi courts. On the facts there was no overwhelming or very strong reason to displace the jurisdiction [...]

January 20, 2012   Posted in: Case Reports  No Comments

Professional Negligence Law: Squirrell v Bradleys Surveyors Ltd (CC) 25/11/11

A property developer sought a valuation only after contracts had been exchanged on a number of properties. An offer of finance was obtained which was in turn subject to a valuation. The surveyors provided a valuation, but then withdrew it, because they alleged that the developer had inflated the overall purchase price. The developer alleged [...]

January 19, 2012   Posted in: Case Reports  One Comment

The increasing popularity of Tenancy in Common

Rules relating to co-ownership of property are complex and it is paradoxical that despite obtaining professional advice from solicitors/conveyancers the ultimate decision is left to property owners to choose what is best for them depending on individual circumstances. There are predominantly two types of joint ownership- joint tenancy (JT) and tenancy in common (TC). In [...]

January 17, 2012   Posted in: News  No Comments

Woman who treats pet kangaroo like a child moves town to dodge authorities

Christie Carr, a 39-year-old woman from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma chose to move her home in order to keep Irwin, her pet kangaroo. Just last year the city council released a new guideline mandating exotic animal owners to have a $50,000 liability insurance policy to cover any accidents caused by their valued pets. Irwin suffered brain [...]

January 17, 2012   Posted in: News  No Comments

Why does so much domestic violence go unreported?

As the Detective Inspector leading a specialist domestic abuse unit in Brighton and Hove, my primary role is to manage the risk posed to domestic abuse victims across the city. The most recent figures (2010) show that there were 3,359 domestic abuse crimes and incidents reported to police in Brighton and Hove in a year; [...]

January 16, 2012   Posted in: Opinion  2 Comments

‘Incredible Hulk’ robs New York bank

Instead of hearing the famous lines, “you wouldn’t like me when I’m angry”, the teller at the Northwest Savings branch at McKinley Parkway heard “this is a robbery” as a suspect wearing an Incredible Hulk mask began to demand money. A young man in his 20’s entered the bank at around 3:10pm dressed in faded [...]

January 16, 2012   Posted in: News  No Comments

Monday morning with Alex Williams’ cartoons, 16th January 2012

This cartoon is by Alex Williams who draws the Queen’s Counsel cartoons for The Times and in numerous books including Lawyers Uncovered. He also does the cartoons for BabyBarista and has had two more excellent books published recently: 101 Ways to Leave the Law and 101 Uses for a Useless Banker. He offers almost all of [...]

January 16, 2012   Posted in: Cartoons  No Comments

Weekend video: ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’

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January 14, 2012   Posted in: Video  No Comments

PayPal dispute ends in ‘violin destruction’

A former violin owner has claimed that when she tried to sell her antique $2,500 instrument via Paypal, her Canadian buyer accused her of trying to sell a fake – with the result that the violin ended up being destroyed by Paypal. This claim has appeared on the blog Regrety in which the upset seller’s [...]

January 13, 2012   Posted in: News  No Comments

PR & Marketing for Solicitors

Public relations, marketing and advertising are relatively new concepts to the struggling, traditional legal services sector.   Solicitors practices really need help to survive, from someone who knows the legal services market and also has marketing expertise within it.   So, this year, Nicola Matheson-Durrant, Director of the Family Law Clinic, (love them or loathe them!) will be providing [...]

January 12, 2012   Posted in: News  No Comments