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A Warning to Lawyers in Professional Negligence Claims: Solicitors owe a duty to warn clients of risks
Posted on: December 6, 2019
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Although each case with turn on its fact, the judicial advice is clear: although a solicitor is not necessarily under a general duty to warn clients about risks relating to matters which fall outside the scope of the retainer, a that solicitor fails to warn a client on risks which are material to the retainer leaves open a potential professional negligence claiContinue Reading →
Tags: Bolam test, Prof Neg
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Business Banking Resolution Service Pilot Launches for SMEs: Is your business eligible to apply for redress?
Posted on: December 4, 2019
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The Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) is the latest independent organisation set up to offer alternative redress for businesses that have been victim to banking misconduct. On 1 November 2019 the BBRS launched the dispute resolution pilot for selected complainants [&hellContinue Reading →]
Tags: ADR, Banking Reform, BBRS, FOS
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UK Supreme Court finds Daiwa Capital Markets in breach of its Duty and upholds $153 million Negligence Claim
Posted on: October 31, 2019
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The UK Supreme Court, in the much anticipated judgment in Singularis Holdings Ltd (the “Respondent”) v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd (the “Appellant”) [2019] UKSC 50, have unanimously ruled that the Appellant Bank had breached its duty to protect the [&hellContinue Reading →]
Tags: Negligence
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Shanks v Unilever [2019]: UK Supreme Court potentially opens floodgates for further intellectual property claims by inventors
Posted on: October 24, 2019
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The Supreme Court (Lord Kitchin, Lady Hale, Lord Reed, Lord Hodge and Lady Black sitting) this week have handed down the highly anticipated judgment in Shanks v Unilever Plc and others. This has been a long battle for Professor Shanks [&hellContinue Reading →]
Tags: Intellectual Property, Litigation, Media, News, Supreme Court
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LEXLAW Raises Concerns with the FCA on its Implementation and Oversight of the IRHP Review & Redress Scheme
Posted on: October 4, 2019
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In June 2019, the FCA appointed Mr John Swift QC as an independent reviewer for the lessons learned review commissioned by the FCA’s board. The review of the redress scheme for Interest Rate Hedging Products (IRHP) is expected to last [&hellContinue Reading →]
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