Derby bondholders back Lord Stafford Awards

 

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Derby-based law firm Flint Bishop has been appointed to the steering committee of the 2012 Lord Stafford Awards and has been chosen as one of the main sponsors.

They join fellow Marketing Derby bondholders and

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Law Commission considers divorce law reform

Flint Bishop’s new Partner and Head of Family Law, Kirpal Bidmead, took to the airwaves yesterday on BBC Radio Derby’s Ian Skye programme to discuss a potentially radical shake up in divorce law.

The hot topic was the Law Commission’s decision to open a consultation with solicitors and the public to review


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The trouble with twitter

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Most people who use twitter don’t tend to take the business of tweeting too seriously and use twitter as a fun way of sharing information. However, the recent reports of potential abuse of twitter involving well known

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Commercial landlords hit by unfavourable High Court ruling

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Due to a recent High Court ruling commercial landlords will now rank with other creditors when pursuing rent arrears from tenants in administration.
Prior to this, commercial

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Letters of Intent – Keeping the faith

You might have read our recent e-shot about Heads of Terms. We explained that Heads of Terms can be used to demonstrate the parties’ intentions at a particular stage of the negotiations or to act as a record of what has been provisionally agreed and what terms remain to be decided. They can also create contractual obligations, depending on

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