Law news


Family law specialist sets up his own firm

GUERNSEY’S first firm of advocates specialising exclusively in family law has been established.


Police deem high-profile operation day a success

OPERATION Action was a success, Guernsey Police said yesterday.


Intellectual property experts call on States to fast-track image law

LOCAL intellectual property experts have called on the States to back proposals to introduce image rights legislation.


Back away from information freedom law, States to be told

STATES members will be recommended not to introduce a freedom of information law, it is understood.


Mourant Ozannes and Carey Olsen rank top in Chambers

LAW firms Carey Olsen and Mourant Ozannes have shared top billing in the 2011 edition of the Chambers UK directory.


‘Follow dismissal rules to the letter or risk losing at tribunal’

MANAGERS must be aware of the pitfalls that could land them in an employment tribunal, according to Mourant Ozannes partner Jessica Roland.


Legal aid reform ‘must protect most vunerable’

ANY reforms to legal aid must ensure the most vulnerable islanders are still protected, says the leader of the Guernsey Bar.


Deputies want a say in new law priorities

ISLANDERS who want new animal welfare legislation brought in more quickly are being encouraged to lobby deputies to support an amendment designed to give politicians more power to prioritise laws.


Guernsey-born lawyer is defender of the year

A GUERNSEY-BORN lawyer has been named the criminal defence lawyer of the year at the 2010 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards.


Largest law firm rated top in four out of five areas

THE Channel Islands’ largest law firm, Mourant Ozannes, leads in the recognition given to Guernsey practices in the 2010 edition of Chambers Europe.

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