Updates to this site
Topical News updated daily.
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Similar sites section updated |
26 Nov 2007 |
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Updates to Alerts section - scams and cons |
09 Feb 2007 |
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Complainants may register online their views about service received from solicitors and the Law Society |
Legal Services Complaints Commissioner (link now defunct) |
26 Sep 2006 |
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Conversations with a lawyer acting for creditors of a fraudulent company. |
02 Aug 2006 |
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New sections under development: Private Forum and Restricted Area. Links on left. |
17 July 2006 |
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Link added to Joe Dowling's video commentary about the Law Society's double standards. |
06 July 2006 |
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Justice uncovered: article added |
11 June 2006 |
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New file search utility added: Agent Ransack. |
23 May 2006 |
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New Miners' Claims News section added to feature selected press reporting since 2004 |
18 May 2006 |
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Specialist Fraud Panel data updated for Bivonas |
18 may 2006 |
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| Forthcoming: UK miners' claims and greedy lawyers, and a new section attending to Commonwealth and legacy territories' news about lawyers and the legal professions. | 17 May 2006 | |
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New OCR utility added |
09 Apr 2006 |
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| Champions section permanently removed | 06 Dec 2005 | |
| The Law Society reveals exactly how corrupt it has become, attempting to rewrite history and pretending that a struck off solicitor was never struck off at all. See Special items in the News section. | News | 11 Nov 2005 |
| Free image resizing utility from Microsoft | Utilities | 07 Nov 2005 |
| Various news items including more items about dishonest lawyers | News | 07 Nov 2005 |
| New blog telling a disturbing story added | Similar Sites | 26 Sept 2005 |
| A crisis of professional self-regulation – the example of the solicitors’ profession | Articles | 21 Sept 2005 |
| Compensation for Inadequate Professional Services - article added | Articles | 06 Sept 2005 |
| News Roundup - archived items added | News Roundup | 06 Sept 2005 |
| Diligizer Board - From today the board will be CLOSED to new posts by members. | News | 01 Sept 2005 |
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Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal publishes 2004 and 2005 reports |
06 Aug |
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| Solicitors Basil Dearing and John Greenwood cleared of money laundering charges | News July 2005 | 26 July 2005 |
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| Solicitor Huxtable jailed | News July 2005 | 13 July 2005 |
| Some example data relating to miners' claims added to supplement news reporting | Miners' claims sample data | 02 July 2005 |
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UltraEdit-32 v11.10 has now been released (Thanks to Ian D. Mead) |
24 June 2005 |
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UK Residents should be wary of telephoned investment or financial services offers from overseas callers. |
21 June 2005 |
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160 letters that get results, a new Which? book, shows how to complain effectively and obtain redress for most consumer problems. |
26 May 2005 |
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| Solicitors' Lie Detector updated with an astonishing confession from a liquidator ... | Lie Detector | 23 May 2005 |
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History is expensive: a high-maintenance commodity beyond price. |
Articles - coming soon |
05 May 2005 |
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Pictures of fraudsters added to Rogue Traders case - in the Cyprus sunshine ! |
18 Apr 2005 |
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PDFCreator - easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, StarCalc or any other Windows application. |
15 Apr 2005 |
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Geoff Covey has updated his web site at Total Edit Solutions |
Utilities Link broken at July 2007 |
09 Apr 2005 |
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More resources added to Research section, Including Roger Horne's YAWS resource. |
03 Apr 2005 |
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UnjustIS forgot to mention its contributors: apologies to the DTI and Lloyds Bank. Others forthcoming. |
27 Mar 2005 |
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| Champions section restored after receiving a reasoned plea for balance | Champions | 22 Mar 2005 |
| Sweeping reforms to regulatory and representative functions of legal professional bodies | Lord Chancellor's speech | 21 Mar 2005 |
| Added full text of Which? 2001 Press Release | Which? 2001 | 20 Mar 2005 |
| News section and news sheets redesigned | News | 12 Mar 2005 |
| Information for Victims and Research sections updated | Main menu (left) | 10 Mar 2005 |
| Struck off solicitor, Steven Daultrey, restored to the Roll of solicitors |
Feature in preparation Meanwhile consider News |
25 Feb 2005 |
| News Roundup added - solicitors and other lawyers making the news from 2003-Feb 2005 | News Roundup | 10 Feb 2005 |
| Track case No.: CO/778/2004 | In Strictest Confidence | 05 Feb 2005 |
| New case in support of Rogue Traders case | Documents | 05 Feb 2005 |
| Alerts section enhanced | Alerts | 04 Feb 2005 |
| Contact details for Legal Services Commissioner added | Information for Victims | 03 Feb 2005 |
| Even lawyers become stressed | Information for victims | 03 Feb 2005 |
| Find a solicitor page added | Find | 28 Jan 2005 |
| Adobe's PDF ifilter opens pdf documents to scrutiny by the Windows search facility. | Utilities | 25 Jan 2005 |
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Links to similar sites added |
22 Jan 2005 |
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Domain owner report - look up registrants or domain owners |
17 Jan 2005 |
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CoolWhois added to Utilities section - look up any domain |
17 Jan 2005 |
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Wayback Machine added to Research section - billions of archived web pages and sites |
17 Jan 2005 |
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UnjustIS is attempting to build a list or database of struck off or disciplined solicitors or lawyers in England and Wales. |
14 Jan 2005 |
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We all suffer from learning difficulties at some time, no matter how able. |
11 Jan 2005 |
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| Freedom of Information issues and requests/demands for information will attract a reasonable charge. | 01 Jan 2004 | |
| Video shorts added to News section | News | 26 Dec 2004 |
| DIY Law services from Lawpack | Information for Victims | 10 Dec 2004 |
| Solicitor Jeremy Franks sentenced in connection with tax fraud scheme | News Release & earlier reporting | 05 Dec 2004 |
| Dr Ju Gosling explores the difficulties faced by 'disabled' people in the workplace. | Information for Victims | 02 Dec 2004 |
| New page added for The Law Society of Scotland | LSS | 25 Nov 2004 |
| New section added - awkward questions | Questions | 23 Nov 2004 |
| Mike Turner - Michael Turner - and Jackie Dyer - Jacqueline Dyer - have moved to Cyprus on 02 November 2004. England became too hot for them, no doubt. | Turner and Dyer | 14 Nov 2004 |
| More detail and documents added to appraisal of the Law Society's Consumer Complaints Service | CCS | 12 Nov |
| Decent Solicitors amended and updated | Decent Solicitors | 10 Nov |
| Additions to the Law Society Consumer Complaints Service appraisal | CCS | 10 Oct |
| More names added to the Rogue Traders case | Names | 10 Oct 2004 |
| New, sophisticated Phishing scam emerges | Alerts | 05 Nov 2004 |
| Office of the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner is launched | 28 Oct 2004 | |
| Excellent synchronisation/backup utility added - SyncBack | Utilities | 27 Oct |
| More background to the activities of Michael Turner and associates. | Rogue Traders Update | 22 Oct |
| DTI launches new anti-scam web site | Information for Victims | 18 Oct 2004 |
| Save more, work harder, longer? Trust the politicians and professions? I don't think so. | Savings & Pensions | 15 Oct 2004 |
| I have made a mess of swapping servers - my sincere apologies to all users. I hope to reconstruct a decent forum soon, as well as adding more functionality. | 29 Sept 2004 | |
| Memorandum of Understanding between the Association of Chief Police Officers and the Law Society of England and Wales - full text added | MOU | 02 Sept 2004 |
| Minor update to the Lawyers for Your Business alert in Guidance notes 1 and 3 | Lawyers For Your Business | 24 Aug 2004 |
| Specialist Fraud Panel members list unavailable on the Legal Services Commission's web site. | Dark List | 24 Aug 2004 |
| Man of Letters added to Articles section. Just a harmless, brief ramble. | Articles | 12 Aug 2004 |
| In Strictest Confidence - new developments | In Strictest Confidence | 05 Aug 2004 |
| Some important questions for the Law Society of England and Wales. | Questions | 03 Aug 2004 |
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A small bit of history added, for the sake of balance. |
31 Jul 2004 |
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| Fraudsters live the high life - the rest of us pick up the tab | News | 29 Jul 2004 |
| Probate fraud costs millions. | News | 25 Jul 2004 |
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Link to Legal Week article on Professional Indemnity Insurance |
18 Jul 2004 |
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| BBC Radio 4 File on 4 about solicitors and the Law Society - transcript added | News item | 16 Jul 2004 |
| Gov.uk launches anti-fraud website | Information for Victims | 15 Jul 2004 |
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Some additional material on the Rogue Traders case |
14 Jul 2004 |
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| BBC Television wants your feedback about solicitors and the Law Society | Help Wanted | 09 Jul 2004 |
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Delays, negligence and mistakes…solicitors aren’t improving, says Which? |
29 Jun 2004 |
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| "Memorandum of Understanding" between the Police and the Law Society | MOU | 22 Jun 2004 |
| "Tesco law" arrives | News | 22 Jun 2004 |
| Police alert over skimming scam | Alerts | 19 Jun 2004 |
| Not for publication section added | Restricted | 17 Jun 2004 |
| Letter from Casia | Letters | 16 Jun 2004 |
| Additions to Addenda in Rogue Traders case - Bilmes, Chanas, Prismall's, Garson & Co | Summary-Addenda | 11 Jun 2004 |
| Additions to Help wanted section | Help Wanted | 11 Jun 2004 |
| Elm Capital Limited dissolved. | Rogue Traders | 10 Jun 2004 |
| Office of Fair Trading publishes its response to The Independent Review of the Regulatory Framework for The Legal Professions in England & Wales. | OFT Response | 04 Jun 2004 |
| Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal Annual Report 2003 now on this site as HTML | 2003 Report | 04 Jun 2004 |
| Gee Whizz! - Article added | Articles | 03 Jun 2004 |
| Dark List updates continue | Dark List | 02 Jun 2004 |
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SDT publishes findings in the mater of Paul Francis Simms |
SDT Ref: 8686/2002 Extracts are here |
28 May 2004 |
| Solicitors' Lie Detector under development | Lie Detector | 27 May 2004 |
| Articles added | Articles | 22 May 2004 |
| Specialist Fraud Panel in the spotlight | SFP | 18 May 2004 |
| Link added to Mondaq article about money laundering | Articles | 08 May 2004 |
| 419 scam emails continue | Advance Fee Frauds | 03 May 2004 |
| Still awaiting SDT's findings | In Strictest Confidence | 29 Apr 2004 |
| Additions to Help Wanted section | Help Wanted | 29 Apr 2004 |
| SDT publishes its findings in the matter of Paul Francis Simms | In Strictest Confidence | 28 Apr 2004 |
| Topical news | News | 28 Apr 2004 |
| Link added to Law Centres Federation | Information for Victims | 21 Apr 2004 |
| Topical news | News | 21 Apr 2004 |
| Solicitors complaints watchdog gets new name - again! | News | 20 Apr 2004 |
| TV production seeks your input and help | Help Wanted | 20 April 2004 |
| Topical news | News | 20 Apr 2004 |
| Spammers are tracking you, warn security experts | Alerts | 16 Apr 2004 |
| New email scam - Athens Olympics | Alerts | 15 Apr 2004 |
| Cases Pending update | Cases Pending | 14 Apr 2004 |
| Topical news | News | 14 Apr 2004 |
| Online petition service - start your own petition. | Information for victims | 10 Apr 2004 |
| Help Wanted section added | Help Wanted | 09 Apr 2004 |
| Topical news | News | 05 Apr 2004 |
| Alerts - new email scam hits British bank customers | Alerts | 26 Mar 2004 |
| Topical news | News | 26 Mar 2004 |
| Utilities update - Ultraedit | Utilities | 17 Mar 2004 |
| Useful email utility added | Utilities | 16 Mar 2004 |
| Topical news | News | 14 Mar 2004 |
| Find your MP | Information for Victims | 09 Mar 2004 |
| Topical news | News | 09 Mar 2004 |
| In Strictest Confidence is slowly maturing... | Articles | 29 Feb 2004 |
| Another small rant from me. | DWP | 29 Feb 2004 |
| Topical news | News | 28 Feb 2004 |
| Unregulated financial advisors face clampdown | Alerts | 21 Feb 2004 |
| Link added to Mondaq - business news and research | Research | 20 Feb 2004 |
| Topical news | News | 20 Feb 2004 |
| More utilities - feel the rush | Utilities | 16 Feb 2004 |
| Topical news | News | 14 Feb 2003 |
| A costly Way to Learn - independent take on the Rogue Traders case | Articles | 14 Feb 2004 |
| Million legal problems a year slip through net | News | 13 Feb 2004 |
| Who's watching this Blog? (No obvious link yet - try this one) | Who cares? | 12 Feb 2004 |
| In_strictest_confidence has changed a bit | Artilces | 12 Feb 2004 |
| Big Issue - it won't go away. | Information for Victims | 12 Feb 2004 |
| Topical news | News | 09 Feb 2004 |
| More 419 scam email doing the rounds | Advance Fee | 06 Feb 2004 |
| New utilities and services section added - just started, suggestions please. | Utilities | 05 Feb 2004 |
| Link added to Legal Week - very good online journal | Research | 05 Feb 2004 |
| Law Soc calls in firms to help reduce complaints overload | News | 05 Feb 2004 |
| Legal survey reveals that fraudsters are top of the blacklist for the legal profession | News | 05 Feb 2004 |
| Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal enunciates its findings... | In Strictest Confidence | 02 Feb 2004 |
| Material in support of the Rogue Traders case. | Rogue Traders | 28 Jan 2004 |
| Latest news added | News | 28 Jan 2004 |
| Summaries of additional cases posted | Cases Pending | 23 Jan 2004 |
| I was ruined by Shipman 'lawyer', says ex-solicitor | News | 19 Jan 2004 |
| House-scam lawyer to be struck off | News | 19 Jan 2004 |
| Police probe Shipman lawyer claim | News | 15 Jan 2004 |
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Heat turned up on Parmalat |
07 Jan 2004 |
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Explore the UK pensions crisis in depth |
07 Jan 2004 |
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| Updated a montage of views about the Law Society. (Articles section) | Montage | 26 Dec 2003 |
| Bank of England alerted to BCCI fraud risk in 1984 | News | 21 Dec 2003 |
| Tony Hetherington drums out the need for caution when considering investment offers from overseas. | Alerts | 21 Dec 2003 |
| More resources added in Research section | Research | 20 Dec 2003 |
| Channel 4's Dispatches program puts judges in the dock. | News | 19 Dec 2003 |
| Link added to Victims of Crime Trust (UK) | Information | 16 Dec 2003 |
| Ex-lawyer sentenced for fraud. | News | 14 Dec 2003 |
| A solicitor pleaded guilty this week to stealing over half a million pounds from his clients. | News | 12 Dec 2003 |
| Follow web discussions about a case pending | Cases Pending | 12 Dec 2003 |
| Department for Constitutional Affairs launches new web site and publishes Autumn Performance Report. | News | 05 Dec 2003 |
| An independent take on the Rogue Traders case - Adobe pdf file | Rogues | 02 Dec 2003 |
| The Department of Trade and Industry launches its Consumer's Guide to Scams and Rip-offs | Information | 29 Nov 2003 |
| Legal Services Ombudsman publishes "Unprecedented" interim report | News | 28 Nov 2003 |
| Link to Community Legal Service | Information | 28 Nov 2003 |
| Additional information in the Cases Pending section - Simms | Cases Pending | 28 Nov 2003 |
| A leading national newspaper wants to know if UK citizens have lost money through investments promoted by overseas investment advisors. | Boiler Rooms | 26 Nov 2003 |
| US prosecutors have charged 47 currency traders with a range of criminal offences, including fraud. | News | 20 Nov 2003 |
| 419 advance fee scammers get a taste of their own medicine. | 419 Advance Fee | 16 Nov 2003 |
| Almost all the lawyer jokes | Information | 14 Nov 2003 |
| Useful new legal site for ordinary people. Law4Today | Information | 14 Nov 2003 |
| Which? tackles misinformation from the Law Society | News | 09 Nov 2003 |
| Bertrand Russell on moving matter around | Articles | 08 Nov 2003 |
| More names | Names | 08 Nov 2003 |
| Lawyer shot repeatedly as he hides behind tree. | News | 03 Nov 2003 |
| Champions section might be deleted | Champions | 02 Nov 2003 |
| Link to Business Wire added. | Research | 02 Nov 2003 |
| First female law lord appointed | News | 01 Nov 2003 |
| Link added to ICC companies and financials database services. | Research | 30 Oct 2003 |
| Email scam targets Halifax customers. | Alerts | 27 Oct 2003 |
| Three cheers for Google. Vision can go a long way. | News | 25 Oct 2003 |
| Mr Richard Tur's Teaching Pages copied here. Mr Tur does in no way endorse or condone the content, tenor or tenets of this site. I copied Mr Tur's work because I value it, and lest it be lost. Please also refer to Articles | Richard Tur | 23 Oct 2003 |
| More Rogue Traders summary updates | Rogue Traders Summary | 22 Oct 2003 |
| Advance fee frauds continue apace. | Alerts | 21 Oct 2003 |
| A study of ethics in the legal profession, by Richard Tur | Articles | 18 Oct 2003S |
| More names in the Rogue Traders case | Names | 14 Oct 2003 |
| Legal Aid system in crisis | News | 13 Oct 2003 |
| Solicitor stole from elderly clients | News | 03 Oct 2003 |
| Article added about The Law Society of England & Wales | Articles | 30 Sept 2003 |
| Threat of huge fines on Law Society. Clare Dyer writes for The Guardian | News | 30 Sept 2003 |
| Guidance notes updated in Lawyers for your Business. | Warning | 26 Sept 2003 |
| Rogue Traders case information updated - directors & links to information. | Rogue Traders | 26 Sept 2003 |
| Link to Consumers' Association's survey into solicitor complaints added. | Lawyers for your Business | 22 Sept 2003 |
| New case added to supporting documents in Rogue Traders case. Adrian Allen and- Fuglers (A firm) | Supporting Documents | 20 Sept 2003 |
| Another firm of solicitors prepared to sue other solicitors. Bolt Burdon. | Information for Victims | 19 Sept 2003 |
| Threat of legal action against the owner of Bullyonline, Tim Field. | News | 15 Sept 2003 |
| PayPal scam update | Alerts | 15 Sept 2003 |
| Letters pages added - readers' views are invited. | Letters | 15 Sept 2003 |
| Attorney-General urges fraud clampdown | News | 12 Sept 2003 |
| Law Society "gives up" on self-regulation | News | 12 Sept 2003 |
| Names - stirring the mix. | Names | 11 Sept 2003 |
| Fraud Advisory Panel publishes the state of fraud in Britain | News | 05 Sept 2003 |
| Links to Fraud Advisory Panel and Maxima added - fraud awareness and prevention. | Research | 05 Sept 2003 |
| More "Advance Fee" email notices. | Alerts | 03 Sept 2003 |
| Extraordinary Practice Direction 218 | Articles | 01 Sept 2003 |
| A new, international compliance initiative is formed. Visit The International Compliance Association. | Research | 01 Sept 2003 |
| I want to sue Solicitor Francis Read and join the Law Society in the action. | Sue | 31 Aug 2003 |
| Latest advance fee "419" email scam originates from Taiwan. | Alerts | 31 Aug 2003 |
| The Champions section remains stubbornly blank. Surely, someone has received outstanding service from solicitors? | Champions | 28 Aug 2003 |
| High-pressure investment sales target the UK from unregulated overseas jurisdictions. | Alerts | 26 Aug 2003 |
| The Future of Law?. | Articles | 25 Aug 2003 |
| Solicitors' Disciplinary Tribunal publishes annual reports. | News | 25 Aug 2003 |
| You can now search UnjustIS with Google. | Search | 23 Aug 2003 |
| A firm of solicitors rarely publicises its willingness to tackle negligence and shortcomings within its own profession. Visit Baehrs Solicitors: | Information for Victims | 22 Aug 2003 |
| Rogue Traders case updated | Rogue Traders | 21 Aug 2003 |
| A new link to the excellent, UK based, How To Complain - about all sorts of things. | Information for Victims | 20 Aug 2003 |
| More financial resources added to Research section - check out "investment" opportunities before you buy! | Research | 13 Aug 2003 |
| Striking a solicitor off The Roll is a meaningless exercise. | Struck off | 09 Aug 2003 |
| Champions section added. Good, public-spirited service from English lawyers. | Champions | 26 July 2003 |
| Choosing lawyers for your prospective or established business. | Business lawyers | 26 July 2003 |