In Abbey Health Care (Mill Hill) v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP, the Supreme Court has recently considered whether a Collateral Warranty could be a “

The Limitation Act 1980 identifies time periods during which various types of claims must be brought. The Civil Procedure Rules accommodate for the court receiving a claim form within

It might be recalled that we previously reported on the SRA’s unsuccessful prosecution of Amie Tsang. Ms Tsang acted as Buyers’ conveyancing solicitor in failed buyer-funded development projects. The

In recent years the Courts have seen increasing use by claimants in multi party actions using a single claim form in some instances to start actions sometimes involving 1000’s

Arguments about interest on damages can be a ritual war dance. Claimants reflexively base their calculations on judgement rate of 8%, defendants on Base rate + 1 or 2%.

In Dziugys v Ersan and Co [2024] 434 (KB), the High Court rejected a claim for professional negligence against a solicitor arising from a failed personal injury action. Richard

In the recent case of Axis v Discovery Land and ors [2024] EWCA Civ 7, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Insurers against adverse findings on the

The Fixed Recoverable Costs regime came into effect on 1 October 2023. This extends to almost all areas of civil litigation including professional negligence claims. In this article, we

In the recent case of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil [2023] EWCA 1416, the Court of Appeal revisited the vexed question of whether the court has the power to order

We previously commented on the judgment of Foxton J in RSA v Tughans [2022] EWHC 2589. This addressed the extent to which solicitors are entitled to an indemnity for