Professional liability update: 2020 year in review
Overview The core issues considered in the most important professional negligence cases of 2020 cover five main themes, as follows: The practical consequences of…
Articles & Publications: Helen Evans KC
Overview Many of the significant professional liability cases in 2023 dealt…
On 15 November 2023, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (“the…
Overview The core issues considered in the most important professional negligence cases of 2020 cover five main themes, as follows: The practical consequences of…
It is not uncommon for defendants to professional negligence claims to argue that the claimant should be barred from recovering damages because his or her cause…
Overview The 2019 professional liability case law was dominated by four core themes, which arose repeatedly in numerous contexts in claims against lawyers and auditors…
According to the SRA, the approach of the new Standards and Regulations due to come into force in November 2019 is marked by “stripping away outdated…
Just as there is an infinite variety of ways in which majority shareholders in a company can mistreat a minority shareholder, the court also has creativity…
Article written by Hugh Jory QC, Helen Evans and John Williams. 4 New Square continues to enjoy rapid growth in its profile in acting in…
Where limitation is concerned, minutes and hours can matter as much as days. This is what the Court of Appeal found in Matthew v Sedman [2019]…
Helen Evans and Simon Teasdale of 4 New Square examine yesterday’s Supreme Court judgment in Perry v Raleys Solicitors (available here) and explain what light it…
Article first published in ARDL newsletter and republished on LinkedIn with permission See www.ardl.org.uk The same issues often crop up across an array of…
2017 was a particularly significant year for professional liability cases, with a handful of problematic areas of the law receiving repeated consideration by the courts. Below…
By Carl Troman, Barrister and Mediator at 4 New Square Four key points…
What should claimants do when limitation is about to expire? Noting…
There has been a spate of cases in the past couple of…