news 21 August 2010:  CMLG's Bruce Drummond and his band The Loosehounds will be supporting punk legends The Stranglers on the main stage at this year's Wyeside Festival in Hereford on Saturday 21st August.  Check out the full line-up here: http://www.wyesidemusicfestival.co.uk/page14.html 6 August 2010:  Nick and Bruce are delighted to be representing Southport's finest young indie rockers The Smitten Ones.  The band are scheduled to record their debut single in September with producer Tim G (Sonic Boom Six, Random Hand) before heading out on the road. Those who can't wait until then can check out their demos at http://www.myspace.com/thesmittenones 4 August 2010: Members of the team enjoyed a great night out at Mechu nightclub in Birmingham for the official VIP launch of the new Demo Me recording studio being run by talented sound engineer Nick Thomas and former Atomic Kitten Jo Jeffries. Check them out at www.demo-me.com > View Image 15th July 2010:  CMLG are proud to announce a strategic alliance with New York attorneys, Altchiler LLC, whose team of elite professionals is now available to assist our clients in protecting and expanding their interests in the United States of America. 27th June:  CMLG head honcho Bruce Drummond appeared on BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC Radio Stoke and BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester today. Bruce was interviewed live on air by Genevieve Tudor, discussing his media & entertainment law work with CMLG and his role as lead guitarist with popular festival band The Loosehounds. Tracks from their forthcoming third album "Then Suddenly" were aired on the show. > View Image 19th April 2010: Charity Success:  Chambers recently took part in the Thrive Strip Amnesty, collecting unwanted football kit for children in South Africa.  The charity recently sent over the first batch of 6,500 items and reported that the corporate sector was responsible for gathering almost 3,000 shirts. Thanks to all of our clients, staff &  members who contributed. 12 April 2010:  CMLG favourites Officer Kicks release their long-awaited second album today on We Make Things Records. The follow-up to 2008's "The Six Grand Plot", "Citywide Curfew" is now available on CD or on download via iTunes, Amazon and 7Digital. 1 April 2010:  Significant changes were announced today as the Legal Services Board approved three applications, submitted by the Bar Standards Board, that change or relax provisions in the Code of Conduct relating to barristers’ working practices, particularly those, like members of CMLG, who work on a direct/public access basis.  Read more.. 8 March 2010:  London rockers Officer Kicks release their brand new single "Automatic" today on We Make Things Records. The song is already a favourite on Sky Sports Soccer AM and is available to download via iTunes here.  You can watch the video here.  Their second album "Citywide Curfew" is slated for an April release. 6 March 2010:  CMLG's own Bruce Drummond took the stage with The Loosehounds on 6th March at The Butter Market in Shrewsbury. Also featuring a live performance by The Climax Blues Band, the event raised money for the Haiti Disaster Fund. 29 January 2010: CMLG are proud to be assisting the charity Thrive with their Strip Amnesty by collecting "redundant" replica football shirts which will then be cleaned, packaged and shipped to South Africa for distribution to underprivileged kids during the World Cup next year.  Please drop any kit into Chris Jones in Chambers before 29th January 2010. 18 December 2009:  CMLG is delighted to be sponsoring the Christmas meeting of the Birmingham Social Media Cafe, co-hosted by Joanna Geary of The Times newspaper.  Previous sponsors of the event include Screen West Midlands, Rhubarb Radio and Birmingham City University. 19 October 2009:  CMLG favourites Officer Kicks release The Kraken today via iTunes.  The Kraken is the first single to be taken from their forthcoming second album Citywide Curfew.  Take a listen at www.myspace.com/officerkicks. 9 October 2009:  Birmingham rockers Liner play an industry showcase in London tonight at the famous Hope and Anchor, where punk legends such as The Stranglers made their name. 1 October 2009: CMLG barrister Robert Askey is now back in the UK after his four-month road trip across the USA. 13 September 2009:  CMLG Team Manager Owain attended the Le Mans Series endurance race day at Silverstone courtesy of 11th Hour Artists and Karim Aljani of Oak Racing. 24 August 2009: CMLG are delighted to be co-hosting a solo autumn exhibition at Cornwall Street by artist Richard Corbett from 14th September to 11th December 2009. A private viewing will be held on the evening of 23rd September. Please contact Eva Orive in Chambers for information about invitations. Website: www.richardcorbett.biz 15 July 2009: CMLG barrister Jamie McCracken recently appeared before the Master of the Rolls in the Court of Appeal in a significant case about the liability of website owners for misleading information posted on their website. Patchett v Swimming Pool & Allied Trades Association Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 717