In recent years the Courts have seen increasing use by claimants in multi party actions using a single claim form in some instances to start actions sometimes involving 1000’s

Arguments about interest on damages can be a ritual war dance. Claimants reflexively base their calculations on judgement rate of 8%, defendants on Base rate + 1 or 2%.

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 Axis v Discovery Land and ors [2024] EWCA Civ 7, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Insurers against adverse findings on the

The Fixed Recoverable Costs regime came into effect on 1 October 2023. This extends to almost all areas of civil litigation including professional negligence claims. In this article, we

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