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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…

Why is the “illegality” defence back in the spotlight?

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…

Professional liability round up of 2019

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…

The new SRA Standards and Regulations: Greater freedom for solicitors?

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the approach of the new Standards and Regulations due to come into force in November 2019 is marked by “stripping away outdated…

Creative remedies in unfair prejudice petitions

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…

Introduction to “Demystifying Shareholder Disputes”, a series of articles by 4 New Square

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…

Limitation and the stroke of midnight: Matthew v Sedman [2019] EWCA Civ 475

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]…

Honesty and “counterfactuals” in lost litigation cases – what has the Supreme Court judgment in Perry v Raleys got to tell us?

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…

Privilege and Maxwellisation – what can we learn from recent FRC cases?

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…

Professional negligence round up: what were the key areas of development in 2017 and what are the battlegrounds for the future?

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…

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