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December 2007 Archives
All's too quiet on West Coast bonus front
3/12/2007
Want to kill a conversation with a California law firm leader? Talk about bonuses.Weeks after top New York firms started announcing lavish special bonuses on top of the usual year-end handouts, California's firms have made no such moves of their...Sorry seems to be the hardest word
5/12/2007
It's not often that I find lessons in customer service from restaurants. But this week I took notes from the best.A mislaid lunchtime reservation and delayed main course (so much so that I had to leave without having eaten) was...Dodgy donations, flummery and judicial independence
6/12/2007
It is difficult to know where to start. In recent weeks we have had 25 million records lost by HM Revenue & Customs, the Northern Rock crisis, 'Donorgate', another escaping foot and mouth virus from Purbright, Judge Cottle deciding that...Eighty-five years of progress... but plenty more work to do
7/12/2007
This week I had the great pleasure of attending the Association of Women Solicitors' (AWS) 85th anniversary reception. The reception was all about celebrating the achievements of women and of the AWS in their role in opening doors for so many.Meeting...Aikens and the Three Rivers problem
12/12/2007
The Working Party into Commercial Court Long Trials, chaired by Mr Justice Aikens, reported this week. The foreword to the report makes clear that the working party was set up in the light of the experience in two very large...Rich lawyer, poor lawyer
17/12/2007
The prize was a home-cooked dinner for eight, prepared by a parent - one of New York's most celebrated chefs and a perennial on the Food Network. The bidding started at $3,000 - a fabulous bargain. Nearly two dozen paddles shot...The year of Brown, 'canoe man' and the Legal Services Act
20/12/2007
Aside from the obligatory repeats of the Great Escape, Zulu and a Bond classic or two, the Christmas break will no doubt feature numerous reviews of the year.The last 12 months will be remembered for many things. It was the Blair...
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