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Abortion, husband attempts to prevent wife from having operation, 786 African Caribbean and Asian Lawyers Group, annual conference report, 1539 Alternative dispute resolution, in the UK, 426 America, adversary system, 986 —censorship and the Internet, 1003 —criminal policy in Maryland, 1525 —Inns of Court, 838, 988 —law and order, 1001 —Olympic Park bombing, 1344 —sentencing, acquittals, 393 —social policy, modern-day slavery, 1842 —suing in cyberspace, 469 —television, legal dramas, 1845 —zero tolerance policy, 737, 825 American Bar Association, annual meeting to be held in San Francisco, 1179 —London conference, July, 211 Ancillary relief, review, 928, 1213 Appeals, Bridgewater Four appeal begins, 518, 591 Arbitration Act 1996, 261 Asylum, Providing Protection report published, 1018 —seekers, inadequate legal representation, 410 B Bahl, Kamlesh, to stand for Vice President of Law Society, 1580 Banking law, shifting the risk to solicitors, 137 Bar, admission to NY State Bar, 1303 —AGM, chairman says CPS is underfunded, 910 —AGM, reject opening up elections, 910 —barrister sets up chambers from home, 7 —chairman’s warning on conditional fees, 1415 —Conference, Cherie Booth to chair, 1379 —report 1997, 1414 —Contingency Legal Aid Fund feasibility study suggested, 1303 —CPD made mandatory, 1143 —dining, rules to change, 388 —disciplinary proceedings conducted in private, 517 —Free Representation Unit celebrates 25th anniversary, 1683, 1804 —Hallett QC, Heather, new chairman, 1574 —initiative to cooperate with advice agencies, 1683 —Inns of Court, reform of, 1215 —Lesbian and Gay Group, conference, 591 —Lincoln Crawford, Chairman of Race Relations Committee, 154 —Michael Scott, appointed lay Complaints Commissioner, 82 —mock trial competition, 1719 —policy on equality and discrimination, 1402 —Pro Bono Award, 155 —profile of His Honour Alan King Hamilton QC, 1398 —Straw, Jack, announced keynote speaker at conference, 873 —vocational course at Manchester, 1230 —whether mandatory continuing legal education is of benefit, 1650 —will act on late return of briefs, 1839 Barristers, practice without clerks, 1039 British Legal Association, calls for split of Law Society’s functions, 554 —lodges formal complaint over REGIS, 211 Bugging, covert policing, regulatory problems under the Human Rights Convention, 1821 Building Societies, calculation of composite rate tax, European court decision, 1574 Business law, payment culture in the UK, 1340 Butterworths, All England Reporter web site launched, 1487 —OnLine company search service launched, 1230 —Student Web Site launched, 1338 C Caterpillar Magazine, launched, 118, 388 Chancery Bar Association, Spring lecture, 590 Charities, Commission appoints new team of trustees for CLIC charity, 43 —Commission stops Hope Cancer Trust from fund-raising, 43 Children, fast tracking of abuse cases by the CPS, 1078 —forced contact, 374 —lack of protection for sexually abused victims, 376 —ordering a welfare report, 880 Civil Court, impact of higher fees on low income families, 1022 Civil justice, a community legal service, 1703 —criticisms of Woolf report, 1597 —disclosure, two opposing views, 1754 —fast track fixed costs, 1125 —fees increase, 42 —financial burdens placed on litigants, 750 —funding, Geoff Hoon replies to criticisms, 1611 —government proposals, 1543, 1717 —insurance companies’ role, 1537, 1559 —judgment in UK’s longest running hearing, 1302 —judicial case management, 353 —LCD consultation papers on clinical negligence cases and multi-party situations, 1646 —legal aid, insurance companies are willing to provide services, 1802 —small claims procedure, 570 —warning against delaying Woolf reforms, 875 —Woolf proposals to go ahead, 1575 Civil law, payment in, multi-party cases, 1450 Civil procedure, CCR Ord 17, r 11(9), Bannister v SGB Plc and others, 660 —risks in waiving privilege, 930 Civil rights, assembly on a public highway, 338 Civil Way column, 17, 49, 759, 818, 847, 919, 1350, 1391, 1424, 1459 Clangers in court column, 74 —pleading the unprovable, 434 Cloning, sheep, animal or product, 682 Commercial law, an "English Commercial Code", 335 —cheque rule extended to direct debits, 1316 Company law, shareholders and directors, precedents, 1778 —shareholders voting rights, 1463, 1621 —use of company name after liquidation, 103 Conditional fees, advantages for lawyers, 1784 —in commercial litigation, 1786 —Policy Studies Institute research, 1438 —to be extended by government, 1379 Confiscation orders, certificates of inadequacy, 997, 1029 Consumer law, Annual Report of the Director General of Fair Trading, 1178 —defective products, 1437 —genetically modified foods, 1578 Contract law, "pay when paid" clauses, 729 Conveyancing, abolishing gazumping, 1141 Copyright law, solicitors in breach, 250 Coroners, role of jury, 844 Corruption, Law Commission paper, 335 Costs, obtaining costs on discontinuance, 347 Court costs, guidance on rates recovered on taxation, 1211 Court fees, Lord Mackay, High Court defeat over removal of fee exemptions, 369, 388 Court of Appeal, "efficiency" and "speed" take priority over justice, 948 —recommends judgments on Internet, 627 Courts, delay in administration, 677 Credit cards, fraud, implications of Unfair Contract Terms Act, 1806 Crime, Labour government policy, 932, 1004, 1177 —NACRO, prevention more effective than prison, 1266 —parents of delinquent young people, 11, 68 —"Torso Killers" refused parole, 82 Crime Brief column, 136, 317, 527, 635, 795, 958, 1348, 1548, 1691, 1819 Criminal justice, "A Case for a Royal Commission on Crime and Punishment", 154 Criminal law, an international criminal court, 1231 —assault, non-contact, 1308 —Bills in Queen’s Speech, 749 —block contracts and public defenders, 1645 —burden of proof, 398 —child murder and paedophiles, 153 —corporate killing, Law Commission proposals, 1467 —corporate manslaughter, 1652 —Criminal Cases Review Commission, 481, 482, 1023 —disclosure, rules impeding police investigations, 591 —fixed price contracting, threat to small practices, 1647, 1648 —Home Secretary orders inquiry into the death of Stephen Lawrence, 1179 —joint enterprise, 1666 —plea before venue procedure, 1396 —police cautioning inconsistent, 1178 —procedure, by-passing magistrates’ courts, 333 —Protection from Harassment Act, 983 —public defender system, 1017 —rape, decrease in number of convictions, 1377 —restraint orders, access to assets for legal fees, 120, 266 —right to trial by jury removed, 245 —rules of disclosure under Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, 885, 961 —self-defence, reasonable force after Hodgson, 1593 —withdrawal of right to jury trial, 1143 Criminal procedure, varying restraint orders, 356 Crown Prosecution Service, briefs returned late, 1837, 1839 —fast tracking of child abuse cases a success, 1078 —reorganisation into 42 areas, 786 —role of Chief Crown Prosecutor, 787 D Damages, awards in negligent sterilisations, 1561 Data protection, current UK law, 1378 Debt, recovery in court inefficient, 1338 Defamation, new Act could restrict freedom of speech, 24 —public figure defence, 270 Disability, access to justice for deaf people, conference report, 947 —Deaf Legal Access group set up, 518 —Law Society Group for Solicitors with Disabilities conference, 6 —National Disability Council, 1164, 1218 Discrimination, Act 1164, 1218 —age of consent for homosexuals, 1320 —anti-discrimination policy in employment law, 1216 —bullying in the workplace, 1699 —call for an Equal Rights Act, 233 —race, in the Barristers’ profession, 1400, 1402 —representation and advice project, pro bono scheme set up, 1338 —UK law inadequate, 407 Doc Brief column, 15, 255, 343, 491, 605, 887, 1027, 1246, 1311, 1387, 1461, 1619, 1747, 1811 Drink driving, John Reeder, sentence reduced, 749 Drugs, Home Office research, "Tackling Local Drug Markets", 211 —legalisation, 1287 —Police Foundation inquiry, 1266 —testing in the workplace, 484 Duty Dog column, 362, 974, 1473, 1830 E EC Brief column, 21, 227, 495, 853, 1034 EC law, UK settlement, spouses, 1094 Elections, Returning Officers’ duties, 25 Employment law, anti-discrimination law, 1216 —bullying in the workplace, 1699 —collective consultations, 596 —contract of employment, 1077 —drug testing in the workplace, 484 —duty to protect employee from racial harassment, 350 —employer sanctions in UK inconsistent with Community law, 773 —EU Directive on young employees, 247 —European employment law developments, 1162 —redundancy, affirmative action, 735 —restrictive covenants, 657 —transfer of undertakings, 1040 —trade unions and labour law, 1129 —TUPE, consequences of transfers, 493 —unfair dismissal, 1251 Environment, company shareholders’ liabilities, 1540 —genetically modified foods, 1578 —leisure parks, 316 —negligent damage caused by tree roots, 1418 Equal opportunities, annual report, 947 —male and female solicitors, 1019 Equal pay, discrimination against women in legal profession, 568 Equal rights, Act to prevent discrimination, 233 Ethnic minorities, practitioners, directory of, 1091 EU and World Trade Brief column, 1591, 1725, 1853 EU law, Directive on employment of young people, 247 —Plain English in interpretation, 576 —social policy, Treaty of Amsterdam, 1158 European Court of Justice, judgments on Internet, 1574 Evidence, Civil Evidence Act 1995, 226 —inferences from silence, vulnerable defendants, 842, 897 —judge’s duty to make a decision, 1384 —maximising disclosure, 885, 961, 1063 —shredding police files, 336 —videos, 502 —witness statements, tape recording, 855, 894 Expert Witness Supplement, 163, 637, 1101, 1727 Expert witnesses, restraint in use of, 876 —training and experience, 1718 F Family law, ancillary relief pilot scheme, 415 —Chairman of charity loses application to appear in county court, 6 —exclusion requirements, 1701 —family mediation pilot, 1415 —franchising family mediation services, 265 —guidelines, ordering a welfare report, 880 —inequality between cohabitation and marriage, 608 —legal aid, charge on pension lump sum, 415 —legal aid fees, practice note, 1726 —parents’ responsibility for delinquent young people, 11 —SFLA concern over increase in court fees, 335 —unmarried, infertile man, 196 Family Practice Column, 54, 225, 379, 535, 723, 889, 1073, 1239, 1393, 1556, 1775 Financial law, Building Societies (Distribution) Act 1997, 694 —pensions as assets in bankruptcy cases, 505, 542 Franchising, family mediation services, 265 Fraud, credit cards, Unfair Contract Terms Act, 1806 —government proposals for alternative to jury trials, 1487 —history of law relating to, 321 Free Representation Unit, recycling redundant computers, 119 Freedom of speech, regulation of prisoners’ correspondence, 252 —warning over new Defamation Act, 24 Freemasonry, judges, magistrates and police officers should disclose membership, 63, 441 G Germany, Rechstanwalt examinations, 246 Guardian, legal correspondent wins Bar Council award, 1415 H Harassment, Protection from Harassment Act 1997, 483 Hearsay, Civil Evidence Act 1995, 701 —documentary, extension of rules in the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996, 792, 860 —Law Commission recommendations, 910 HIV/AIDS, sufferers have difficulty in finding a solicitor, 6 Hodge, Henry, appointed a Recorder, 483 Holland, Tony, appointed Principal Ombudsman to the Personal Investment Authority, 211 Homosexuality, discrimination, ex p Perkins, 538 Hong Kong, chaos in the legal system, 1056 —Lord Chancellor to visit, 1267 Housing law, refusal of transfer application, 1147 Human rights, A Dollar a Lawyer campaign launch, 553 —abuses in Kenya, 1302 —arranged marriages, 839 —Awards, winners, Lord Lester and Stonewall, 1838 —Bill, 3817 —Convention on the Internet, 1423 —death of lawyer SK Ndungi, 1055 —Egyptian lawyers under attack, 1266 —Eren Keskin, activist, visits Lincoln’s Inn, 442 —establishment of a permanent International Criminal Court, 1825 —gay equality, 1803 —Halford, Alison complaint upheld by European court, 952 —Holocaust denial, 466 —in Bosnia, 119 —in Nigeria, 713 —incorporation of Convention, 950, 991 —Kenya, IBA report, 838 —Labour party proposals, 284 —law update, 467 —Lawyers for Liberty launched, 555 —Lord Chief Justice welcomes Convention, 1451 —Parliamentary briefing, 1610 —proposals for incorporation of the Convention, 1595 —regulatory problems of covert policing, 1821 —role of external observers in Germany’s International Independent Commission, 1322 —role of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 858 —UK Bill of Rights, 1018 I Immigration law, UK settlement for EC spouses, 1094 India, rule of law, 1249 Information technology, special issue, 445 Inns of Court, America, 838 Insolvency, assignment of causes, 1693 Intellectual property, spirit mediums, 969 International Bar Association, delegation to Pakistan, 1575 —Human Rights Group, Jonathan Lux raises funds, 519 —President’s letter to Kenyan Attorney General, 1055 International law, a permanent Criminal Court, 1231, 1825 —Hong Kong’s right to self-determination, 560 International Wages for Housework Campaign and Women Against Rape, meeting on law and order, 1142 Internet, censorship in America, 1003 —copyright and freedom of information, 965 —Convention on Human Rights information site, 1423 —copyright and intellectual property implications, 1574 —Court of Appeal recommends immediate access to judgments, 627 —European Court of Justice, judgments on website, 1574 —libel, defence for service providers, 1633 Irvine, of Lairg, Lord, sworn in as Lord Chancellor, 678 Islamic law, an introduction, 893 J Judicial Review, decisions of the Press Complaints Commission, 8 Judiciary, appointments, ethnic minorities to apply, 1766 —case management, 539 —character of judges, 1380 —district judges’ annual dinner, 482 —independence, 699 —Judicial Studies Board, report published, 1803 —Lord Chancellor’s press conference, selected journalists only invited, 873 —Penry-Davey, David, appointed Justice of the High Court, 1683 —sentencing remarks, guidelines issued, 442 —system of appointments, 520 Juries, call for reform of the system, 1839 —invitation not to retire, 1182 —one juror’s experience, 1857 —pre-trial publicity, 1089 —should give reasons for verdict, 1454 —two female jurors sent to prison for contempt, 442 Justice, 40 year anniversary reception, 952 Juveniles, crime policy, 771 K Kenya, human rights, IBA report, 838 Koestler Awards Exhibition, 1378 L Land law, chattels and fixtures, 1031 —proprietary interest, Canary Wharf, 914 —variation of land contracts, 219 Landlord and tenant, badly constructed premises, repairs, 420 —break notices, 1187 —non-derogation from grant, 93 —performance of covenants, 499 —premature possession, 1471 —"subject to formal licence" and "subject to contract", 1347 —supermarket opening hours, 1281 Land Registry, direct access service, 1179 —new fees announced, 1451 Lands Tribunal, direct professional access to counsel in the lands tribunal, 135 —information sheet, 260 —pre-trial review, expert evidence, 191 —procedures in the Lands Tribunal, practice direction, 53 —The Listing System, 98 Law Commission, definition of "consent", 840 —government takes too long to implement recommendations, 407 Law Society, advance warning list of the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal to be published, 118 —AGM, continuing debacle over Solicitors Indemnity Fund shortfall, 1090 —Bahl, Kamlesh, to stand for Vice President, 1580 —Baker, Simon, resigns, 1019 —BLA lodges formal complaint over REGIS, 211 —bureaucracies, reform of, 1612 —call for independent audit, 627 —Client Care and Costs Information Code, 370 —cost of default down, 590 —Council meeting, Practice Rule 11, 1487 —Dear Mum and Dad, 909 —disciplinary procedures, 209 —discusses property shops for solicitors, 81 —draft guidelines on disclosure rules for Council staff, 118 —elections, 946, 981, 1053, 1054 —first Council meeting of 1997, 118 —Group for Solicitors with Disabilities, conference, Liverpool, 6 —High Street Starter Kit packs delayed, 82, 156, 371 —inadequacy of self-regulation, 951 —Indemnity Insurance Review Group, 750 —Investigation Accountancy section staff on strike, 590 —leaked committee minutes, 982 —McIntosh denies standing for President, 282 —Mears and Sayer at odds, 442 —Mears responds to dirty tricks campaign, 954 —Mears’ team manifesto, 911 —Minority Lawyers’ Conference, 1766 —open to public, open house day organised by English National Heritage, 1339 —President criticises the press, 1089 —problems over Law Society Services Ltd, 371 —property centres by the end of 1997, 1178 —proposed designated seat for women and legal aid, 590, 874 —running of finances, 41, 44 —Sayer accuses Mears of manipulating the press, 946 —Sayer joins forces with Sycamore and Mathews, 283, 518, 875, 879 —Sayer to join Sycamore and Matthews, 334, 335, 878 —secrecy, policy and planning report released to Gazette, 837 —Sycamore’s manifesto, 953 —visit from Pru Leith, 1267 —who should run the Society? 589 —working party on Indemnity Fund and Compensation Fund, 154 Legal Action Group, Anniversary party, 1143 —annual report, 982 —conference report, 1546 —report, Justice: Redressing the Balance, 1492 Legal Aid, Bar suggests feasibility study on Contingency Legal Aid Fund, 1303 —block contracting of Green Form work project criticised, 590, 983 —Board, quarrel with law firm Aurangzeb Iqbal & Co, 1767 —calculating net legal aid expenditure, 1092 —civil, taxation and costs, 1625 —conditional fees, consultation paper and business plan to be launched, 1683 —eligibility rates, 461 —expenditure, compared to other government budgets, 1573 —fast track and fixed costs in civil legal aid, 1125 —funding, insurance companies should be approached, 1537 —government proposals, Geoff Hoon replies to criticisms, 1611 —Green Form scheme, 42, 155 —Labour’s policies, 680 —Liberal Democrats criticise government erosion of funds, 443 —Lord Chancellor, comment on "fat cats", 1053 —multi-party actions, 1451 —non-matrimonial, replaced by conditional fee arrangements, 1838 —reform in criminal cases, 1413 —standard fees, 1124 —withdrawal from general damages claims, 1610 Legal education, Bar to order CPD, 1143 —Bar Vocational Course, 1230, 1574 —EU Law Course at Southampton Institute, 1230 —Law Society research, 1143 —new distance learning masters degree in European law, 42 —problems for trainees, 48 —training for lawyers, 67 —University of Prague win mooting contest, 750 Legal Executives, discrimination by solicitors, 1523 —Institute, female President, Patricia Dilley, 1090 Legal procedure, strict definition of time limits, 1849 Legal Services Ombudsman, Ann Abraham appointed to post, 1179 Legal training, admission to NY State Bar, 1303 —full qualification for paralegals, 785 —Law Society grant to provide training for lawyers, 1266 —minimum salaries, 876 —UK lawyers visit Kzakhstan, 1303 Libel, defamation, Mapp v News Group Newspapers, 572 —Internet, defence for service providers, 1633 —negligence in libel law, 1684 —reform of law, 1038 —reform needed in light of McLibel and Aitken, 945 —UN official is sued, 82 Liberty, conference, law, order and human rights, 714, 839 Licensing, liquor, reform of, 1722 Litigants in person, Conrad Burnham wins case against SCB, 406 —John Collins, 715 Litigation, costs on discontinuance, 1127, 1326 —fault/no fault compensation, 26 —injunction proceedings against paedophiles, 1075 —myth of a more litigious society, 1058 —personal injury, late service of witness statements, 385 —scope of privilege, 1655 —striking out, review of principles, 263 —summary judgments, set offs, 1122 —third party costs, 1465, 1521, 1554 Local authorities, statutory obligations, 1469 Lord Chancellor, compares himself to Cardinal Wolsey, 1765 M Magistrates, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, 1161 —lay magistracy not to be abolished, 1096 —political and social backgrounds of lay magistrates, 1485 Mareva, injunctions in foreign proceedings, 1234 Maritime law, salvage and "special compensation", 718 Matrimonial law, implications of Dart, 96 McLibel, verdict, approximate date given, 518 Mears, Martin, guidelines to Law Society staff, 211, 838 Media, bias, coverage of high profile cases, 963 —broadcasters accused of excluding Alex Salmond MP from TV debates, 528 Medical negligence, Woolf urges case reform, 751 Medico-legal, assisted dying, 610 —Caesareans, obstetric intervention, checklist for lawyers, 752 —cloning and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, 428 —experts warning to Lord Woolf, 1055 —liability of psychiatrists, 558 —negligent sterilisations, 1561 —Psychological Syndrome Evidence, 876 —withdrawal of life support, declaration of life and death, 1389, 1432 —xenotransplantation, 139 Mental illness, London survey, 83 —sentencing disordered offenders, 1313 Military law, courts-martial, comment on Findlay, 405 —legislation, 1614 Mills, Barbara, New Year’s Honours List, 6 Miscarriages of justice, Active Defence guidelines published, 482 —Bridgewater Three released, 281, 282 Mortgages, independent advice from a solicitor following Barclays Bank v O’Brien, 726, 767 —possession proceedings, 459 —solicitor’s disclosure to a mortgagee, 967 N Nadir, Asil, may return to England, 837 National Canine Defence League Conference, 124 National Insurance, Class 2 liabilities, 1456 Negligence, culpability of employers, 1266 —damage caused by tree roots, 1418 —fire authorities’ duty of care, 790 —in situations of war, 46, 104 Nervous shock, rescuers and employees as primary victims, 158 Nigeria, human rights abuses, 713 NLJ, Digest and Student Focus, 55, 129, 221, 291, 381, 529, 601, 689, 761, 849, 921, 993, 1065, 1153, 1241, 1277, 1351, 1425, 1495, 1585, 1657, 1813 —illustrators, exhibition of work, 1647 —special student issue, 1338 —wills and trusts special issue, 1549 North Eastern Circuit, presiding judges, listing of High Court (Queen’s Bench) trials, 257 O Office for the Supervision of Solicitors, claims be independent, 1801, —client care workshops, 1414 —Council told of continuing problems, 1091 —Director on training course to America, 875 —inadequate procedure, 951 —responsibility of the Law Society, 1544 —still closely linked to the Solicitors Complaints Bureau, 1770 —to take new approach, 1802 —too closely linked to the Law Society, 1229 —warning on bank frauds, 1378 Official Solicitor, duties of, 6 Ombudsman, annual report, 947 Out of Court, A sole arbitrator, 1254 —Golden Christmas, 1862 P Paedophiles, injunction proceedings, 1075 Patents, automated enquiry service, 247 —fees for examinations to be halved, 43 Pension schemes, appointment of professional advisors, —disputes resolution procedure, 497 Pensions law, assets in bankruptcy cases, 505, 542 —Compensation Board launched, 518 —role of solicitors in providing "health checks", 268 Personal injuries, Law Commission recommendations, 1338 —payouts likely to increase, 1803 —recoupment of NHS medical treatment costs, 663 Plain English, EU, reform of traditional method of interpretation, 576 Planning law, leisure parks, 316 —planning permission, 678 Pleas, "superior orders", 720 Police, Bill, amendments welcomed, 82, 210 —bugging and entry provisions, 41 complaints, damages settlements, 287 —cautioning policy inconsistent, 1178 —corruption, 1141, 1180, 1449 —officers should reveal membership of organisations, 63 —privilege and the Police Bill, 391 —review of 40 years, 754, 823 Postscript, A few kind words and a loaded gun, 202 —A "Peer"iod piece, 1674 —An awfully shy wee fellow, 670 —At the Horns Tavern, Kennington, 1258 —Chapman versus the Jockey Club, 110 —Death of a Welsh wizardess, 1530 —Death of the "lie detector"? 1134 —Dr Ivy Williams, 546 —Edgar Wallace, 582 —Fatal charm of Tamzen Parsons, 1010 —First faltering steps, 1370 —Goliath comes to Colchester, 326 —Grand sergeanty, 34 —In the Prosecutor’s chair, 706 —It was the butler who did it, 1294 —Ivan the Terrible’s police academy, 1478 —John Philpot Curran, 1082 —Justice William J Brennan Jr, 1326 —Last rights, Brian Hilliard, 1566 —Legend of Ireland’s eye, 778 —Libel risk, 742 —Mayflower murderer, 1758 —Mr Furnace’s Yuletide blaze, 1866 —Mr Kazmaier has his day in court, 430 —Much ado about Crippen, 830 —Murder at the opera, 238 —Murder by prediction, 1710 —Murder: the Browning version, 274 —Of pricking and burning witches, 1602 —Offensive, yes—but an offence? 1442 —On the eve of battle, 902 —Peter Thelluson’s will, 1046 —Scandal without parallel, 1170 —The rector and the Daniel syndrome, 510 —The writer’s finger prints, 146 —wartime tragedy, 1638 —What the witness believes, 1794 —Who Dun IT? 938 —Who will be the next Prison Laureate? 1406 Powell-Smith, Vincent, obituary, 816 Practice Direction, Queen’s Bench Masters’ Practice Form No 183, 1315 Practice Note, Bear Garden appointment, 1460 —Lodgment of papers, 1210 Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1686, 1789 —conflict of interest on mergers, 86, 141 —in-house scientists, 1752 —litigation, late service, 192 Predictions, for 1997, 5 Press Complaints, judicial review of PCC decisions, 8 Press freedom and privacy, after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, 1265 —disclosure, English law and the European Convention on Human Rights, 1306 —pre-trial publicity, 1089 —redress under Human Rights Convention, "back door privacy law", 1681 Principal Registry of the Family Division, ancillary relief procedure, President’s direction, 1211 —long vacation practice direction, 1210 Prisoners, regulation of correspondence, 252 Prisons, Douglas Hurd chairs Prison Reform Trust, 83 —inquiry into conditions of top security prisoners, 1230 —life and conditions, 1289 —policy for juvenile offenders, 771 —women prisoners, 424 Privacy, judge-made laws, 1631 —redress under the Human Rights Convention, 1681 —under English law, 1337 Probate, Association of Contentious and Probate Specialists forum, 1303 Profession, accountability and self-regulation, 422 —awards for top achievers, 1230 —barristers and American attorneys, differences, 320 —barristers’ chambers without clerks, 1039 —Careers Advice Network launched, 678, 714 —corruption and legal ethics, 891 —duty of confidentiality, 30 —ethnic minority practitioners, directory of, 1091 —lawyer personalities, 523 —legal ethics, 1268 —lifestyle of a corporate lawyer, 1855 —organisations fail lawyers, 612 —public expenditure on lawyers, 630 —setting up chambers from home, 7 Professional negligence, liability of professional partnerships, 231 Profile, Solicitor Advocate, John Mackenzie, 574 Property law, adverse possession, 1662 —elderly, home as an asset, 1583 —property centres, 1342, 1178, 1184, 1838 —retirement homes, 765 —title registration, 925 R Race, Commission for Racial Equality seeks six new commissioners, 1267 —discrimination at the Bar, 1400 —discrimination in the solicitors’ profession, 1271 Racial harassment, employer’s duty to protect employees, 350 Racism, Stephen Lawrence inquiry, 1179 Rape, and the Criminal Justice System, conference report, 912 —legal definition of consent, 1616 —level of bias in the legal process, 1668 —WAR, reject Law Commission definition of "consent", 840 Religion, Creationists and Scientists, 1002 Right to silence, Labour government policy, 1382, 1434 Rights of audience, CPS lawyers not given full rights, 1395 —extended for Legal Executives, 1682 —for employed barristers and solicitors, 334 —in higher courts for solicitors, 283 —solicitor advocates in higher courts, 212 S Sayer, Bob, to stand for president, 246 Scotland, lawyers gear up for devolution, 715, 1142, 1339 —public defender system, 1415, 1629 —solicitors compete for business with estate agents, 627 Self-regulation, for solicitors should be abolished, 554 Sentencing, community penalties, 1159 —Crime (Sentencing) Bill, 117, 119, 1070 —drink driving case, John Reeder, 749 —electronic tagging extended, 6 —for mentally disordered offenders, 1313 —importance of counselling, 84 —judges’ remarks, guidelines issued, 442 —lack of public confidence in community penalties, 1682 —patterns in custodial sentencing, 99 Sexual offences, reconvictions, the Sex Offenders Act 1997, 1285, 1324 Shareholders, environmental liabilities and responsibilities, 1540 Social security, disability living allowance, provision of interpreter for deaf person, 785 Solicitors, Accountant’s Report Rules 1991, 1253 —Annual Conference 1997 in Cardiff, 1301, 1303, 1486, 1538 —CASIA, (Complaints Against Solicitors Action For Independent Adjudication), 1022 —comments to media, 678 —complaints, referral to the Legal Services Ombudsman, 1490 —discrimination against legal executives, 1523 —early day motion calls for abolition of self-regulation, 554 —Group for Solicitors with Disabilities Conference, 210 —in breach of copyright, 250 —Indemnity Fund, shortfall, 873, 874, 1018 —inequality of pay and conditions between male and female, 1019 —Keeping Clients handbook, 1018 —Law Society research into practices, 1610 —Law Society survey, 42 —Office for the Supervision of Solicitors, Peter Ross, 247 —privacy of conversation with clients, 1765 —Pro Bono Group first director, Peta Sweet, 1090 —Property Centres, 1090, 1184, 1342, —race discrimination, in the profession, 1271 —rights of audience in higher courts, 283 —SIF inquiries, 1487 —Solcare helpline launch, 714 —warning on self regulation, 1302 Sport law, update, 101 Supreme Court Taxing Office, payment of taxing fees, 258 T Tax, inheritance, procedure for payment, 265 Taxing Matters column, 91, 417, 731, 1036, 1151, 1519, 1781 Taylor, Lord, obituary, 626 —remembrance service, 982 Technology, computer crime, 445 —digital contracts, 446 —Microsoft, Office ’97, 464 —millennium meltdown, 452 —palmtops, 133 —use in marketing, 659 —use of computers to commit fraud, 566 —user’s guide, 345 Theft, trade secrets, Law Commission proposals, 1719 Timeshares, review of regulations, 594 Trade marks, Elvis Presley cannot be registered, 406, 540 Trainee solicitors, minimum salary, 487, 554, 590 Transsexuals, change of birth certificate, Stephen Whittle, 628 Treasury, appointment of Philip Sales, 1719 Trials, media coverage and public access, 1609 Trust law, Committee, paper on rights of creditors, 678 Trustees, powers and duties, 982 V VAT, threat to institutional investors, 97 Victim Support, fund-raising event, 678 —groups invited to report to Home Office, 246 —intimidation of witnesses, 1719 —warning over "restorative justice", 1767 Video conferencing, Queen’s Bench Masters’ pilot scheme extended, 1303 W War crimes, justification for trials, 81 West, Frederick, investigation into role of Official Solicitor, 6 Wills, conditional, 128 —DIY, 1486 —living wills, 1230, 1823 —Mind publishes guide, 1574 Witnesses, child, video tape for guidance, 154 —cognitive interviewing technique, 1705 —Trials Issues Group, measures to protect witnesses and victims, 407 Women, celebration of the 75th anniversary of the first woman solicitor, 1804 —discrimination over pay in legal profession, 568 —gender bias in the courts, 537 —growing prison population, 424 —Woman Lawyer Conference 1997, 517, 555 Wood, Peggy, loses case in Europe, 1267 Woolf proposals, case management, 625 —Will Woolf wither on the vine? 618 —Zander responds, 768 Writs, access to boxes restricted, 1450 Z Zander, Michael, appointed Queen’s
Counsel, honoris causa, 483 ADMIRALTY—Jurisdiction—Foreign proceedings in personam—Whether English proceedings in rem barred, The Indian Endurance (No 2); Republic of India and another v India Steamship Co Ltd, 1581 ADOPTION—Freeing order—Power to revoke conditionally, Re G (a minor) (Adoption: Freeing Order), 721 ASSAULT—Bodily harm—Telephone call, R v Ireland; R v Burstow, 1273 ASSIGNMENT—Cause of action—Whether assignment to obtain legal aid void, Norglen Ltd (in liq) v Reed Rains Prudential Ltd and others; Circuit Systems Ltd (in liq) and another v Zuken-Redac (UK) Ltd (formerly Racal-Redac (UK) Ltd), 1773 BARRISTER—Immunity from suit—Settlements, Kelley v Corston, 1276 COMMITTAL ORDER—Procedural irregularity, Nicholls v Nicholls, 61 COMMUNITY LAW—Incompatibility of domestic law—Private rights of parties, Secretary of State for Employment v Seymour and another, 414 COMPANY—Winding-up—Sum due in character of member—Shareholder claiming damages for misrepresentation inducing purchase of shares, Soden and another v British and Commonwealth Holdings plc and others, 1546 CONFLICT OF LAWS—Interest rate swap agreement—Whether restitutionary claim a matter "relating to a contract", Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Glasgow City Council, 1617 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW—Access to courts—Court fees, R v Lord Chancellor, ex p Witham, 378 CONTEMPT OF COURT—Notice to quit by joint tenant—Joint tenant restrained from excluding co-tenant from house, Harrow London BC v Johnstone, 413 —trivial or technical breach, Attorney General v Newspaper Publishing plc and others, 757 COSTS—Acts or omissions before proceedings commenced—Effect of acceptance of sum paid into court, Burrows v Vauxhall Motors Ltd; Mongiardi v IBC Vehicles, 1723 —payment into court—effect of obligation to repay social security benefits, McCaffery v Datta and others, 13 COUNTY COURT—Automatic directions—Clarification of Bannister—Leave to appeal out of time—Subsequent change in law, Greig Middleton & Co Ltd v Denderowicz; Olaleye-Oruene v London Guildhall University and related appeals, 1097 —Automatic directions—Guidelines, Bannister v SGB plc and others and related appeals, 685 —Reinstatement, Romano v Croydon London BC, 884 COURT OF APPEAL—Power to substitute verdict—Guilty plea, R v Horsman, 1026 CRIMINAL EVIDENCE—Disclosure by the prosecution—Material relevant to credibility of defence witness, R v Brown, 1149 —Documents created in criminal investigations—Limit to use, Taylor and another v Serious Fraud Office and others, 1309 CRIMINAL LAW—Murder—provocation—Direction to jury, R v Acott, 290 DAMAGE—Incapacity pension—Whether deduction should be made, Longden v British Coal Corp, 1774 DAMAGES—Employee—Employer’s breach of implied trust and confidence term, Malik and another v Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA (in compulsory liquidation), 917 —Unlawful conduct by police—Guidelines, Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis v Thompson; Hsu v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, 341 DEFAMATION—Whether words complained of capable of bearing defamatory meaning, Mapp v News Group Newspapers Ltd and related applications, 562 DETENTION—Access to solicitor—Suspected terrorist—Common law right to access during police interviews, R v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, ex p Begley; R v McWilliams, 1545 DISCLOSURE—Journalist—Revealing identity of source, Camelot Group plc v Centaur Communications Ltd, 1618 —Police—Information about paedophiles, R v Chief Constable for the North Wales Police Area Authority and others, ex p AB and another, 1061 —Privilege—Confidential communications to Parole Board, Daniels v Griffiths, 1809 DRUG TRAFFICKING—Agreed confiscation order—Whether defendant precluded from appealing against order, R v Emmett and another, 1690 DUTY OF CARE—Coastguard, OLL Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport, 1099 —Fire brigade, Capital and Counties plc v Hampshire CC and other appeals, 599 —Local education authority—Dyslexic pupil, Phelps v Hillingdon London BC, 1421 EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION—Transfer of undertaking, Betts v Brintel Helicopters Ltd (trading as British International Helicopters) and another, 561 EVIDENCE—Duty to disclose, Vernon v Bosley (No 3), 89 EXTENSION OF TIME—No explanation for delay—Whether prejudice material consideration, Finnegan v Parkside Health Authority, 1724 EXTRADITION—China—Whether unjust or oppressive, R v Home Secretary, ex p Launder, 793 —Evidence of computer print-outs—Admissibility, Re Levin, 990 —Procedure—Whether Home Secretary and committal court limited to crimes included in indictment, R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex p Hill, 525 FAMILY LAW—Jurisdiction of court—Habitual residence, Re S (a minor), 1310 FINANCIAL SERVICES—Statutory compensation scheme—Whether investors validly assigning claims, Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society and others, 989 FRAUD—Bribery of employee—Employer’s duty to investigate, Corporacion Nacional Del Cobre de Chile v Sogemin Metals Ltd and others, 161 FREEDOM OF COMMUNICATION—Radio—Ban on political advertising, R v Radio Authority, ex parte Bull and another, 489 HEARSAY—Co-defendant’s confession—Admissibility, R v Myers, 1237 HUMAN FERTILISATION—Consent—Sperm taken from man in coma, R v Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, ex p Blood, 253 INSURANCE—Professional indemnity insurance—Multiple claim or single claim, Haydon v Lo & Lo (a firm) and another, 125 JOINT ENTERPRISE—Murder—Foreseeability, R v Powell and another; R v English, 1654 JUDICIAL REVIEW—Parliamentary Commissioner—Whether commissioner’s decision renewable, R v Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, ex p Al Fayed, 1689 LAND—Bungalow—Whether part of land or chattel, Elitestone Ltd v Morris and another, 721 LEASE—Forfeiture—Relief, Maryland Estates Ltd v Joseph and another, 1386 —Notice to determine wrongly stating date of termination—Whether effective, Mannai Investment Co Ltd v Eagle Star Assurance Co Ltd, 846 LIQUIDATION—Set-off—Deposit made by third parties, Re Bank of Credit and Commercie International SA (No 8), 1653 LOCAL AUTHORITY—Community care—Whether costs and resources relevant in assessing needs of sick, R v Gloucestershire CC and another, ex p Barry and related appeal, 453 MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE—Tariff period—Whether Home Secretary entitled to increase tariff retrospectively, Pierson v Secretary of State for the Home Office, 1238 MANSLAUGHTER—Foetus, Attorney General’s Reference (No 3 of 1994), 1185 MATRIMONIAL PROCEEDINGS—Convenient forum, Butler v Butler, 525 MEDICAL TREATMENT—Legality of treatment without consent, Re MB (Caesarean Section), 600 MORTGAGE—Undue influence—Husband and wife, Dunbar Bank plc v Nadeem, 217 NUISANCE—Highway authority—Property in roadside tree, Hurst and another v Hampshire County Council, 1025 —Interference with television reception—Whether actionable—Whether necessary to have an interest in property, Hunter and others v Canary Wharf Ltd; Hunter and others v London Docklands Development Corp, 634 PASSING OFF—Trade mark infringement—Registration of domain name, British Telecommunications plc and another v One in a Million and others, 1809 PAYMENT INTO COURT—Withdrawal out of time, Braben v Emap Images Ltd, 14 PLANNING PERMISSION—Council granting application after refusing it twice—Whether decision unreasonable, R v East Hertfordshire DC, ex p Beckman, 1185 PROCEDURE—Striking out—Court’s powers, Grovit and others v Doctor and others, 633 PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE—Solicitors and counsel practising in specialised field—Duty to exercise reasonable skill and care, Matrix Securities Ltd v Theodore Goddard (a firm) and another, 1847 PROTECTED TENANT—Succession rights—Homosexual partner, Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association Ltd, 1275 PUBLIC ORDER—Trespassory assembly—Public highway, DPP v Jones and another, 162 RACIAL DISCRIMINATION—Employer’s liability, Jones v Tower Boot Co Ltd, 60 REFUGEE—Asylum—Safe haven in country of nationality, R v Secretary of State for the Home Dept and another, ex p Robinson, 1345 RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICE—Registration—Agreement to supply goods, MD Foods plc (formerly Associated Dairies Ltd) v Baines and others, 377 ROAD TRAFFIC—Breath test—Breathalyser device—inaccuracy of device, DPP v McKeown; DPP v Jones, 289 SENTENCE—Counts not admitted nor requested to be taken into account—Whether court entitled to take into account when passing sentence, R v Kidd; R v Canavan; R v Shaw, 1457 —Credit for time spent on remand, R v Governer of Haverigg Prison, ex p McMahon, 1458 —Mandatory life sentence—Release, R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex p Stafford, 1494 SENTENCING—Children detained during Her Majesty’s pleasure—Legality of applying practice for adult mandatory life sentences, R v Secretary of State for the Home Dept, ex p Venables; R v Secretary of State for the Home Dept, ex p Thompson, 955 SHIPPING—Salvage—Special compensation for preventing or minimising damage to environment—Expenses, Semco Salvage and Marine Pte Ltd v Lancer Navigation Co Ltd, 218 SOCIAL SECURITY—Accommodation—Whether local authority entitled to take account of resources in assessing need, R v Sefton Metropolitan BC, ex p Help the Aged and others, 490 —Attendance allowance—Incontinence—Social security—disability living allowance—Deaf person, Cockburn v Chief Adjudication Officer; Secretary of State for Social Security v Fairey, 794 —Income support—Part-time student, Chief Adjudication officer v Webber, 1274 SOLICITOR—Authority to act for client—Liability for costs, Nelson v Nelson and others, 126 —Conveyance—Duty to advise of tax implications, Hurlingham Estates Ltd v Wilde & Partners, 453 —Default—Compensation—Victim’s imprudence, R v Law Society, ex p Ingman Foods AB, 254 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE—Tenant’s covenant to carry on business, Co-operative Insurance Society Ltd v Argyll Stores (Holdings) Ltd, 845 STAY OF PROCEEDINGS—Forum non conveniens—Whether legal aid a relevant factor, Connelly v RTZ Corp plc and another, 1346 TAX AVOIDANCE—Transfer of assests abroad—Offshore premium bonds, Inland Revenue Commissioners v Willoughby and related appeal, 1062 TAXATION—Solicitor’s bill—Application 12 months after bill—Special circumstances, Riley v Dibb Lupton Alsop (a firm), 1422 TENANCY—Grantor without title, Bruton v London and Quadrant Housing Trust, 1385 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING—Listed building—Alteration works—Demolition of part of listed building—Refusal of consent—Compensation, Shimizu (UK) Ltd v Westminster City C, 218 TOWN PLANNING—Enforcement notice—Validity, R v Wicks, 883 TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKING—Dismissal before transfer—Whether lawful, Wilson and others v St Helens BC; Sanders and another v St Helens BC; Meade v British Fuels Ltd; Baxendale v British Fuels Ltd, 1150 UNFAIR DISMISSAL—Compensation—Reduction for contributory fault, Tracey and others v Crosville Wales Ltd, 1582 WILLS—Doctrine of mutual wills, Goodchild and another v Goodchild, 758 YOUNG OFFENDERS—Detention—Adult
prison policy—Whether unlawful, R v Accrington Youth Court and others, ex p Flood,
1493 Attorney General v Newspaper Publishing plc and others, 757 Attorney General’s Reference (No 3 of 1994), 1185 Bannister v SGB plc and others and related appeals, 685 Betts v Brintel Helicopters Ltd (trading as British International Helicopters) and another, 561 Braben v Emap Images Ltd, 14 British Telecommunications plc and another v One in a Million and others, 1809 Bruton v London and Quadrant Housing Trust, 1385 Burrows v Vauxhall Motors Ltd; Mongiardi v IBC Vehicles, 1723 Butler v Butler, 525 Camelot Group plc v Centaur Communications Ltd, 1618 Capital and Counties plc v Hampshire CC and other appeals, 599 Chief Adjudication Officer v Webber, 1274 Cockburn v Chief Adjudication Officer, 794 Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis v Thompson; Hsu v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, 341 Connelly v RTZ Corp plc and another, 1346 Co-operative Insurance Society Ltd v Argyll Stores (Holdings) Ltd, 845 Corporacion Nacional Del Cobre de Chile v Sogemin Metals Ltd and others, 161 Daniels v Griffiths, 1809 DPP v Jones and another, 162 DPP v McKeown, 289 Dunbar Bank plc v Nadeem, 217 Elitestone Ltd v Morris and another, 721 Finnegan v Parkside Health Authority, 1724 Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association Ltd, 1275 Goodchild and another v Goodchild, 758 Greig Middleton & Co Ltd v Denderowicz; Olaleye-Oruene v London Guildhall University and related appeals, 1097 Grovit and others v Doctor and others, 633 Harrow London BC v Johnstone, 413 Haydon v Lo & Lo (a firm) and another, 125 Hunter and others v Canary Wharf Ltd; Hunter and others v London Docklands Development Corp, 634 Hurlingham Estates Ltd v Wilde & Partners, 453 Hurst and another v Hampshire County Council, 1025 Indian Endurance (No 2); Republic of India and another v India Steamship Co Ltd, 1581 Inland Revenue Commissioners v Willoughby and related appeal, 1062 Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society and others, 989 Jones v Tower Boot Co Ltd, 60 Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Glasgow City Council, 1617 Longden v British Coal Corp, 1774 Malik and another v Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA (in compulsory liquidation), 917 Mannai Investment Co Ltd v Eagle Star Assurance Co Ltd, 846 Mapp v News Group Newspapers Ltd and related applications, 562 Maryland Estates Ltd v Joseph and another, 1386 Matrix Securities Ltd v Theodore Goddard (a firm) and another, 1847 Meade v British Fuels Ltd; Baxendale v British Fuels Ltd, 1150 McCaffery v Datta and others, 13 |