Professional Indemnity
Making Sense of Network Responsibilities for ARs
We consider the implications of the recent successful appeal to the Court of Appeal by a network of Independent Financial Advisers, Sense Network Limited, against a number of claims about the…
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The Collaborative Path: At Risk of Getting Lost in Translation?
Collaboration, combined with clarity: it's a potent recipe for success, and one which has stood the test of time. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
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In Conversation With….Emma Hayes, Managing Director of Digital Built Consultants Ltd
We are very grateful to Emma Hayes for making time to take part in this edition's interview. An acknowledged expert in her field, Emma is actively involved in driving progress in the adoption of…
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Construction Adjudication for low value disputes: TeCSA Low Value Disputes Adjudication Service CIC Low Value Dispute Model Adjudication Procedure
Whilst the object of construction adjudication is to reach a fair, rapid and inexpensive (if, sometimes, broad brush) decision of a dispute arising under a construction contract, increasingly parties…
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Defendants' difficulties when making strike out / summary judgment applications on limitation grounds in professional negligence claims
In 2000, PwC ("the Defendant") was instructed by Mr and Mrs Evans ("the Claimants") to advise on the sale of company shares from a trust.
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Courting Disaster
In April 2018, we reported on the decision in Woodward and Another v Phoenix Healthcare, where the Court retrospectively validated service of a Claim Form after expiry of its validity despite it not…
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All Rise! .. For the FOS
From 1 April 2019, the compensation limit for claims brought before the Financial Ombudsman Service has risen to £350,000. While this may seem a dramatic increase, the new limit only relates to…
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Lack of witness credibility leads to a failure of a lost chance claim
The recent decision of His Honour Judge Pearce in Waraich & Anor –v- Ansari Solicitors (A firm) , a case involving the doctrine of lost opportunity, is one of the first to apply the recent Supreme…
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Reporting mistakes and loss of a chance
In Hanbury & Ors v Hugh James [2019] EWHC 1074 (QB), the defendant firm failed to send a crucial document to its client's expert, leading to the underlying claim for personal injuries not being…
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