Dziugys v Ersan and Co: the Limits of Botched Litigation Claims
In Dziugys v Ersan and Co [2024] 434 (KB), the High Court rejected a claim for professional negligence against a solicitor arising from a failed personal injury action. Richard
In Dziugys v Ersan and Co [2024] 434 (KB), the High Court rejected a claim for professional negligence against a solicitor arising from a failed personal injury action. Richard
In the recent case of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil [2023] EWCA 1416, the Court of Appeal revisited the vexed question of whether the court has the power to order
We previously commented on the judgment of Foxton J in RSA v Tughans [2022] EWHC 2589. This addressed the extent to which solicitors are entitled to an indemnity for
The Solicitor’s Disciplinary tribunal recently dismissed a prosecution of a conveyancing solicitor for alleged failure to give adequate advice to buyers of units in buyer-funded developments as having no
Judgment was recently handed down in the case of Mills & Reeve Trust Corp v Martin and ors [2023] EWHC654, in which the Chancery Division revisited the vexed question
There have been a number of decisions in recent years in which solicitors have successfully defended professional indemnity claims on the basis that their retainers did not extend to
In the recent case of Discovery Land and ors v Axis Specialty [2023] EWHC 779, the Commercial Court considered whether there was an ‘innocent principal’ for the purposes of
Earlier this year a new law was introduced to strengthen the current arrangements in place for regulating building activity with a view to improving quality, competence and good practice
Two years on from my last article concerning delays in litigation in the Irish courts, there have since been multiple judgments handed down in this area. This demonstrates a
In light of a recently reported criminal case for offences under the Irish Medicines Board Act in the District Court involving the administration of Botox by a beautician, it