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Spring Recap: Professional Liability & Regulatory Insights


Welcome to the 4 New Square Chambers’ Spring Recap; a collection of…

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Professional Liability and Coverage Update: what happened in 2024 and what’s in store in 2025?


By Helen Evans KC,  Ben Smiley, Pippa Manby,  Marie-Claire O’Kane and Will Cook of 4 New Square Chambers Overview The two professions who occupied most court time…

When can Contribution Claims run into trouble?


Insolvency and Contribution Claims make uneasy companions in the professional liability sphere. The latest proof is the judgment of Master Brightwell on Monday this week in…

What’s new in lawyers’ liability in autumn 2024?


Returning from the summer break is a good time to take stock of recent developments in professional liability case law. Helen Evans KC identifies some of…

What’s gone wrong with the law of contempt?


In this article, Helen Evans KC, William Harman and Samuel Cuthbert of 4 New Square Chambers take a look at what has gone wrong with the…

Where’s the limit? A recent contrasting pair of lawyers’ liability cases on duty and limitation


A recent pair of lawyers’ liability cases have looked at the issue of continuing duties and limitation in two contrasting circumstances: one where the solicitors realised…

Professional Liability and Coverage Update: 2023 in review and a look ahead to 2024


Overview Many of the significant professional liability cases in 2023 dealt with the issue of just how far duties extend – and to whom they are…

Counterfactuals, concealment and contributory negligence: what the latest instalment in the Primeo litigation has to tell us about loss and limitation


On 15 November 2023, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (“the Privy Council”) handed down judgment in the second part of the appeal by Primeo…

Commercial litigation concerns and trends – autumn 2023


4 New Square’s commercial litigation networking breakfast provided a useful forum to take the temperature on what is happening in the market.  Some parts of the…

What’s new in lawyers’ liability?


Every September, many members of 4 New Square are involved in updating Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability. Helen Evans KC identifies some interesting and disparate…

What’s in a name? “A lot”, the press would answer


There has been a spate of recent cases where professionals involved as respondents in disciplinary proceedings have sought anonymity orders in their favour. Helen Evans KC…

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