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Holding someone else's confidential information – no barrier to acting ?
In dismissing an appeal for an injunction restraining the respondent solicitors firm from continuing to act in an intellectual property dispute the Court of Appeal gave a helpful analysis of the…
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Opportunity Knocks!
A firm of solicitors successfully defended a negligence claim for over £600,000, involving an abortive property transaction, on the grounds of causation, with the judge describing the claimants' claim…
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Freebies for friends? Burgess v Lejonvarn revisited – Indemnity costs
The Court of Appeal allowed a defendant to recover costs on the indemnity basis in circumstances where reasonable claimants should have concluded that their claims were so speculative or weak that…
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Late Amendment struck out
At the end of December the case of Autauric Limited v Glasgow Stage Crew Limited [2019] CSOH 111 came before Lady Wolffe in the Court of Session.
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Unclear Payment Provisions Cost Architect Dear
The contract is an important document that underpins the legal relationship between parties. Many professionals have their contracts novated during the lifetime of a project. The recent case of…
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Fortune favours the brave
The recent decision in Kamran Naqvi v Harris Cartier Limited (In Liquidation) and Ors
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Construction risks - The problem with Tunnelling
Concrete has an inherent and natural tendency to crack. When it is poured it undergoes a thermal dehydration process as it cures, which results in the inevitable cracking of concrete. Now, cracking…
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Supreme Court considers the hot topic of "Loss of Chance" in professional negligence claims
Last week the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Edwards on behalf of the Estate of Watkins v Hugh James Ford Simey ( HJFS) . The question before the court was whether the value of the lost chance in…
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VAT's a Cosmetic Problem for Tax Professionals.
Purely cosmetic treatments are not VAT-exempt. Doctors, clinics and hospitals may face demands for unpaid VAT from HMRC. Will those who have to pay interest and penalties in turn sue their tax…
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Confidentiality v Open Justice in a Professional Negligence context
A Claimant, suing his previous solicitor for professional negligence and claiming damages of £4 million, has lost his opportunity to do so anonymously.
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