Professional Indemnity
'Buy one, get one free'
Abuse cases typically involve issues of limitation and a debate as to who should bear the legal responsibility for the actions of the wrong doer(s) via the principles of vicarious liability.
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UK mining company not liable for the unlawful acts of state security in Sierra Leone
The Court of Appeal upheld the first instance judgment in Kadie Kalma & Ors v African Minerals Ltd & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 144. DWF Law LLP represented African Minerals Ltd & Ors at first…
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Holding someone else's confidential information – no barrier to acting ?
In dismissing an appeal for an injunction restraining the respondent solicitors firm from continuing to act in an intellectual property dispute the Court of Appeal gave a helpful analysis of the…
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Opportunity Knocks!
A firm of solicitors successfully defended a negligence claim for over £600,000, involving an abortive property transaction, on the grounds of causation, with the judge describing the claimants' claim…
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COVID-19 Scotland: Risk management for professionals in uncertain times
In uncertain times, the only certainty is that the current global pandemic will have far reaching implications for both the economy and our day to day lives for some time to come.
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The Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018
The Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2018. On its unanimous passing by the Scottish Parliament on 8 November 2018, the Communities Safety Minister Ash Denham…
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Ian Ford -v- The Firm of W & A S Bruce [2020] SCKIR 9
Saamir provides commentary on the recent case of Ian Ford -v- The Firm of W & A S Bruce [2020] SCKIR 9, where a Sheriff Court provided clarity on the current standing of the law of prescription in…
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Lindsay Ogunyemi, DWF - In Coversation with Scott Manson, Advocate
Scott Manson called to the Scottish Bar in 2014 and practices with Axiom Advocates. He specialises in commercial disputes and is regularly instructed to defend professional negligence actions across a…
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Freebies for friends? Burgess v Lejonvarn revisited – Indemnity costs
The Court of Appeal allowed a defendant to recover costs on the indemnity basis in circumstances where reasonable claimants should have concluded that their claims were so speculative or weak that…
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