Court tells solicitors to dampen client demands on trade secrets
High Court judge says solicitors should warn clients not to expect excessive confidentiality orders.
The relevance of pre-contract information
In PBS Energo v Bester Generacion [2020] EWHC 223 (TCC), the Technology and Construction Court concluded that asbestos contamination, encountered on a biomass energy plant construction project, had been foreseeable in light of the pre-contract information provided to the subcontractor.
Force majeure in 2020
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COVID-19: Managing health and risk whilst in police custody - an update
National Police Chiefs’ Council’s strategic overview and guidance for forces concerning custody function during pandemic is essential reading.
A new code of audit practice
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Deprivation of liberty: vulnerable adult
Court held it had not been appropriate for judge to make injunctive-type orders against vulnerable adult.
Food and drugs: food unfit for human consumption
Court refers questions to CJEU in dispute concerning available means of challenging a decision that a slaughtered carcass was unfit for human consumption.
Pensions: annuity transfer
Court held it was not appropriate to exercise discretion on application to sanction a scheme for transfer of annuity policies to a new company.
PI purchaser branches out from 'volatile and vulnerable' market
Manchester firm AWH Legal buys 110-year-old East Lancashire practice out of administration.
Firm right to withhold privileged information, High Court rules
Judge backs Taylor Wessing in five-year dispute over Bahamian trust.
In-house lawyer was ‘puppet director’ for dubious £16m schemes
Timothy Ackrel had been ‘under the thumb’ of beneficiaries who enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle from his services.
Paralegal banned after under-settling claim without authority
Vijay Parekh will be prevented from working for any regulated firm.
Successfully managing remote legal teams
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'Appointment at the dining table to represent a client at the police station'
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Successfully managing remote legal teams
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Coronavirus Q&A: Executing wills
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Firm sees off £600k negligence claim over aborted property purchase
Judge says firm made mistake but that claimants could not prove they would have gone ahead with deal.
Oxford professors suffered loss from law firm’s negligence
Failure to register property sale restriction caused a loss to claimants.
Direct Line takes £16.9m discount rate hit
Insurance giant also reveals that motor claims frequency fell in 2019.
PI lawyers alive to Supreme Court case on overnight care costs
Case likely to have implications for lawyers negotiating catastrophic injury settlements.
The relevance of pre-contract information
In PBS Energo v Bester Generacion [2020] EWHC 223 (TCC), the Technology and Construction Court concluded that asbestos contamination, encountered on a biomass energy plant construction project, had been foreseeable in light of the pre-contract information provided to the subcontractor.
