All Professional negligence articles – Page 4
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NewsMining company quizzed in City negligence claim
Commercial court hears that ENRC had been warned of Serious Fraud Office involvement before Dechert was instructed.
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NewsSFO fights back in ENRC 'conspiracy' case
Fraud-busting agency denies allegations that it was under ‘substantial pressure’ to secure a major conviction.
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NewsBarrister faces negligence case despite out-of-time claim
Limitation period is not necessarily triggered by the first occasion on which the advice is given, says Court of Appeal.
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News‘Conspiracy theories’: Dechert rebuts negligence claim
Mining company's allegations are a story made up by ‘ingenious lawyers’, QC tells commercial court.
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NewsEx-City partner ‘turned' on client to boost workload, court hears
Former Dechert partner is accused of drip-feeding information to the Serious Fraud Office.
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News‘Cash cow’ mining company accuses City firm of inflating bills
ENRC claims former Dechert partner Neil Gerrard had to justify his $3m salary by needlessly expanding his investigation.
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NewsFirm avoids negligence penalty following out-of-time ruling
Court of Appeal says damage was caused to client as soon as faulty lease and underlease were signed.
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OpinionPhil Shiner let his moral crusade cloud his duties as a lawyer
BBC drama gave human rights lawyer a fair hearing, and showed reasons for his downfall.
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NewsEx-client sues firm over ‘ridiculous’ ground rent clause
Leaseholder claims to have been unaware that ground rent would double every five years.
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NewsFirm’s breach over counterparty's name caused no loss, rules High Court
Kingsley Napley admits a breach of duty but court rules client did not lose out as a result.
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NewsLeading firm sees off loan negligence claim from ex-solicitor client
Court says Paul Baxendale-Walker was not allowed to assign causes of action to claimant.
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NewsLawyers ordered to pay almost £1m over trustee negligence
Claimants sued legacy Halliwells firm after property of which they were beneficiaries was sold without their consent.
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NewsUnion solicitors not negligent over shop steward’s severance
Case also features a successful application to allow remote evidence against claimant’s wishes.
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NewsCity firm fights negligence claim over breast implant litigation
Judge refuses to strike out professional negligence claim against insurance specialist BLM.
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NewsDeveloper stung by high-interest loan loses case against solicitors
NDH Properties Limited accused Leeds-based firm of professional negligence.
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NewsFraud did not taint negligence claim, Supreme Court rules
Claim for breach of duty was 'conceptually entirely separate' from mortgage fraud.
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NewsNegligence claim over divorce assets ruled to be time-barred
Court of Appeal rules that any alleged cause of action happened before the final settlement hearing.
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NewsFirm fails to strike out 'dishonesty' and 'deceit' claim
Case concerns duties owed before and after period where client company went into administration.
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NewsFirm 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.
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NewsOxford professors suffered loss from law firm’s negligence
Failure to register property sale restriction caused a loss to claimants.