With the ongoing review of the standard of proof in Solicitors Disciplinary Hearings, Steve Roberts, who heads up Richard Nelson LLP’s SRA services, takes a look at proceedings in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and asks whether any change is needed. What is the SDT? The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal is constituted under s.46 of The Solicitors […]
Judges have joined barristers, solicitors and a range of specialists in airing a catalogue of concerns over the Government’s treatment of immigration detainees in a report published this week that condemns inflexible Home Office rules and target-obsessed officials.[i] Speaking under the condition of strict anonymity for an independent study commissioned by the Bar Council, one […]
When a personal guarantee is given in respect of a loan and the terms of the loan are later changed, this may cause problems for the lender if it seeks to enforce the guarantee. In the article below, Henry Evans, a solicitor at Gordon Dadds, will explore the law on this, as well as a […]
A leading independent medical reporting organisation has responded to an academic’s call for an overhaul of the claims process before the government presses ahead with plans to increase the small claims limit from £1,000 to £5,000. Reacting to comments made by Cardiff Law School academic Annette Morris at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum that ministers […]
Yesterday Phillip Hammond delivered his second and, in some analyst’s eyes, crucial Autumn Budget for the UK. With a range of Tax revisions, changes to the housing market and investment in technology and the NHS there has been some praise for the Chancellor’s proposals. But what are the implications for the Legal Sector and those […]
Lawyer Monthly hears form Susan Hall, a Partner and specialist lawyer in intellectual property and information and communications technology at national firm Clarke Willmott LLP, who reacts to the latest news that Uber concealed a huge data breach affecting 57 million users and drivers in 2016. The news that Uber suffered a substantial data breach […]
DLA Piper won a significant appellate victory this week in its representation of SteadyMed Ltd., a specialty pharmaceutical company, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. On November 14th 2017, the Court affirmed the March 31st 2017 ruling by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and […]
Clifford Chance has advised Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) on the sale of 111.8 million shares in Australian Oil and Gas company Woodside. At approximately AU$3.5 billion, the sale represents 100% of Shell's interest in Woodside and 13.28% of the issued capital in Woodside. Rothschild was financial advisor to Shell and UBS and Morgan Stanley […]
As Phillip Hammond gets ready for the Budget, experts at BDO expect few giveaways or surprises as the Chancellor builds a Brexit war chest to prepare for the uncertainty to come. Paul Falvey, a tax partner at accountancy and business advisory firm BDO, says: “Hammond’s hands are not only tied by Brexit uncertainty, they are […]
Advisers expect referrals from accountants and lawyers will become a bigger source of new business over the next 12 months, exclusive adviser research from Prudential1 shows. According to around two out of five advisers (37%) referrals from existing clients are by far the biggest source of attracting new clients – but referrals from lawyers and […]
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