Aaron Allan, Senior Partner of the Environmental & Energy Department at Glaser Weil speaks on saving clients during lawsuits. “Managing environmental risks and having appropriate insurance is more important than ever given the high stakes that face our clients,” he explains. “We have been successful not only in identifying risks for clients, but also in […]
One of the things that makes Vincent Theobald-Vega different from a lot of other experts is his breadth of experience. Expert witnesses tend to be specialists in one, narrow area, but Vincent has worked in: agriculture, forestry, construction, asbestos, fire issues, chemical issues, laboratories, even genetically modified organisms. Vincent says: “My huge range of expertise […]
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 […]
A divorced couple are still fighting in court after 25 years and closure has still not been found. Below, Lawyer monthly hears from specialist family lawyer, Lindsay Yateman at Excello Law, who examines the case and argues that one must seek to look at the bigger picture for this and other family cases, in order […]
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 […]
With various hurricanes taking the Atlantic coasts by storm in recent months, there are consequently more legal disputes to be expected according to Hermes Marangos and Tom Rotherham, respectively Partner and Associate at Signature Litigation. The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season has witnessed a cluster of exceptionally monstrous category 4 and 5 hurricanes. Litigation experts around […]
Here Adrian McClinton, Associate Solicitor at Coffin Mew LLP discusses the Digital Economy Act 2017 and its implications for landowners trying to get telecommunication companies to remove antennas and other apparatus from their land. When farmers are offered a few thousand pounds each year by telecommunication companies (i.e. mobile telephone network providers) to put up […]
Over recent years, data has grown to become the most precious commodity that we have: more valuable than oil or gas and with innumerable potential uses. Below Lawyer Monthly hears from Masoud Gerami, Managing Director of Justis, who has been at the forefront of legal research technology and the digitisation of case law for the past 30 years. Alphabet […]
Employed barristers* will now be allowed to carry out pro bono work as the Bar Council’s call for professional indemnity insurance (PII) extension to cover the employed Bar has been approved by Bar Mutual. Under the rule change, approved at the Bar Mutual Annual General Meeting, employed barristers will now be covered by PII to […]
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