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The Bar Council has warned that the UK economy and London’s position as the leading centre for dispute resolution will suffer if Brexit negotiations do not ensure that UK court judgments are enforceable in EU Member States, once Britain leaves the European Union. In written evidence to the Commons Justice Select Committee, published […]
There has been much media and parliamentary scrutiny recently of Taylor Wimpey’s policy to include 10-year doubling ground rents on new build leasehold properties. A number of Taylor Wimpey’s ex-customers are considering legal action against the conveyancing solicitors who acted on their behalf, as they feel conned by the lease terms and claim their properties […]
New risks such as cyber incidents or data privacy, rising regulator and shareholder activism and the influence of third party litigation funders are putting corporate leaders under more pressure than ever of falling foul of investigations, fines or prosecution over alleged wrongdoing, says Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), a leading provider of Directors and […]
In October this year, fees for appeals in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal increased from £80 to £490 for a decision on papers, and from £140 to £800 for an oral hearing. This change represented a 500% increase in fees. The Government has today announced a reversal of that increase, with […]
Increasingly within the self-employed economy, and amongst start-up and scale-up communities, businesses require a commercial adviser who really understands their business and can guide them through legal and commercial pitfalls, dot the I’s and cross the T’s on detailed legal drafting, and provide solutions. However, lawyers and professional services firms appear to be out of […]
Lawyers have become increasingly concerned that Legal Professional Privilege (LPP) is being undermined by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO): they are anxious that this fundamental common law right may become further diminished as the SFO increasingly challenges companies which claim LPP while under investigation. But are they right to be concerned, and if so, why […]
As the role of the in-house legal team continues to evolve towards being a trusted strategic adviser to business, a new report from Eversheds has found that GCs are facing significant barriers to making the most of the efficiencies and the productivity boost that technological innovation could provide. Lack of company buy-in to secure the […]
Fears of an economic slowdown and the future of Europe are the main issues keeping global compliance professionals awake at night. These are the findings of new research from The Risk Advisory Group, which surveyed more than 150 compliance professionals across a range of global businesses to uncover their main concerns and priorities for the […]
A landmark court judgment in favour of a firm of solicitors in a case of professional negligence, could have significant implications for future commercial property disputes. Simon Hough, partner of solicitors Rosling King LLP said: "Although this is a first instance decision, it could influence settlement techniques and tactics in many commercial disputes in future." According […]
The majority of the UK’s small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) have no plans to formalise a cloud computing strategy, according to the findings from Close Brothers’ quarterly survey of UK SME owners and senior management from a range of sectors. Of the 906 businesses that took part in the survey, 464 (51%) answered ‘no’ […]
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