Sentences with phrase «against solicitors»

Parties in a professional negligence claim against solicitors concerning their involvement in a settlement relating to large charitable trusts.

The client received judgment against the solicitor for that amount.

An action against a solicitor was dismissed as statute barred.

A small business on a claim against solicitors who gave wrong advice in relation to a case in the Court of Appeal which led to a valid appeal being struck out for procedural reasons.

As a former transactional solicitor, he has particular understanding of claims against solicitors arising from commercial transactions and against accountants and tax advisers relating to negligent audits and tax planning.

Ten of the 18 of these that were for professional negligence were brought against solicitors.

Acting for a claimant against solicitors who failed to transfer a lease upon change of the claimant from a company to a trust.

The statement of defence's allegations against the solicitor were substantially the same as those in the malpractice action.

I am unhappy about a system so heavily weighted against solicitors.

I also advise on claims against solicitors or other professionals who have been negligent.

In a matter we defended in 2015, a plaintiff's action against a solicitor was dismissed, notwithstanding that he acted for both the plaintiff purchaser, and for the vendor.

Professional Negligence claims against solicitors in conveyancing transactions and also against surveyors and valuers.

Fines made against solicitors for misconduct have risen to a total of # 585,500 over the past year, according to the annual report of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).

Re Microsulis [2008] EWHC 587 Successful strike out of unfair prejudice petition; costs against solicitors for breach of warranty of authority.

They then took proceedings against the solicitors.

Alison Leith heads the department, which primarily acts for claimants in disputes against solicitors, architects, accountants, surveyors and insurance brokers.

Overlapping areas of work are financial services, sports law & discipline, professional negligence claims, partnership disputes, boardroom disputes and aspects of costs law, including wasted costs applications against solicitors and barristers.

Despite finding that the Law Society had not handled complaints against solicitors properly, the Legal Services Complaints Commissioner has decided not imposed a fine but said that this was, «not a cause for celebration».

There are three features which are worryingly recurrent: (1) the propensity to allege fraud and dishonesty against solicitors without proper analysis of the facts or proper supporting evidence capable of satisfying the high (criminal) standard of proof, (2) the overloading of the document and / or (3) lack of specificity.

Justice Templeton ordered that the plaintiff was precluded from commencing any litigation against the solicitors without leave of the court.

Acting for lenders against solicitors and surveyors in respect of fraudulently obtained loans and advising in respect of negligently prepared valuations and reports on property titles

Professional Negligence — Part of William's practice involves professional negligence disputes, often (but not exclusively) relating to the banking / financial services industry, including intermediaries, and as against solicitors (in both a contentious and non-contentious context).

acting for a healthcare provider in a claim against solicitors concerning negligent advice in relation to the purchase of a property intended to be the company's new headquarters — including issues concerning rights to light

Acting for a lender in a claim for negligent conveyancing against solicitors in an LLP which had gone into administration and advising on the question of whether it was possible to obtain retrospective permission from the Court to issue the proceedings;

Last summer, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) launched one of its largest ever public consultations — A Question of Trust — which is aimed at «giving everybody the chance to have their say about action taken against those solicitors who fall short of the expected standard».

And BTW, Kenny, what have you got against solicitors to wish Walcott upon them!

Susan Lowe, whose AN EXTRA charge has been brought against a solicitor accused of bringing cocaine into Mountjoy Prison during a professional visit.

If a person went to a solicitor and accused an entity of illegal activity knowing in advance that the solicitor or the district attorney would try to refuse to take the case, would it theoretically be possible to then file suit against the solicitor under 42 U.S.C. 1983:

Disciplinary rulings against solicitors can be made public, the Court of Appeal has unanimously ruled in a case brought by former Law Society president Michael Napier against Private Eye.

He also unsurprisingly held that any future application for a substantial costs order against a solicitor should be heard only after far greater warning of this is given and should be reserved for an alleged clear case of impropriety.

The approach taken in these cases was recently confirmed in 3557537 Canada Inc. v. Howard, an action by a sophisticated businessman against his solicitor.

This means that the Law Society can allege dishonesty or fraud against a solicitor in a fi rst r 5 statement, require the solicitor to instruct me to spend 50 hours in conferences preparing a response to the dishonesty allegation and then withdraw the allegation later without any costs sanction whatsoever.

Advising on claims concerning construction professionals and claims against solicitors due to their failure to deal with landlord and tenant claims correctly.

The Court of Appeal set aside1 a trial court order awarding costs to the Township of Russell against a solicitor personally, pursuant to Rule 57.07 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.

Strathy, J. ruled that a trial would be necessary to determine whether the claim was in fact statute barred, noting that even a «sophisticated taxpayer» could be found at trial to not know that damage had occurred and that a legal proceeding against the solicitors would be an appropriate remedy, especially while the solicitors continued to advise that the CRA was wrong.

The plaintiff then moved before Rady, J. for an order setting aside the order of Templeton, J., and to commence a new action against solicitor B. Rady, J. dismissed both motions, and found the plaintiff to be in contempt of court.

A negligence claim against the solicitor followed.

Recent legislation, including the Disclosure Act (2014) and the Consumer Rights Act (2015), gives home owners the opportunity to seek legal redress against solicitors for professional negligence, where they can prove they were not given adequate information to make an informed decision.»

(Successful vitiation of subjective test of dishonesty in Twinsectra by fear of threat against solicitor).

(allegation of conflict of interest against solicitor; Marc Beaumont's representations to SRA; investigation stopped).

Lead counsel for 11,000 + Claimants in negligence claim against solicitors acting for purchasers of council houses.

Abbie specialises in professional negligence claims (mainly against solicitors, accountancy practitioners and other finance professionals), general commercial litigation matters (including warranty, contractual and director / shareholder disputes) and insolvency matters.

Nuala gained a great deal of experience in defending professional negligence claims against solicitors while with Quinn Insurance and gained further experience with Barlow Lyde & Gilbert Claims LLP in Oxford and DAC Beachcroft Solicitors in Dublin.

A recent survey published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority reported that for the period 2004 — 2014 (the most recent period for which the statistics were available) over 50 % of payments made in claims against solicitors resulted from a failure in conveyancing work; this amounted to over # 770 million.

He has experience of claims against solicitors which have arisen in a wide variety of circumstances, including in the context of other types of conveyancing transaction, the misconduct of litigation or the misapplication of client money.

The court dismissed Sharon Minkin's appeal against her solicitor, Lesley Landberg, in Sharon Minkin v Lesley Landsberg (trading as Barnet Family Law)[2015] EWCA Civ 1152.

Reprimands against solicitors may be made public to help consumers make choices about legal services and to deter bad practice.

we achieved a six figure settlement for a development funder against solicitors for applying the loaned funds in breach of trust

Managing a portfolio of hundreds of successful claims by Platform Home Loans against solicitors and surveyors arising from residential lending.

However, the claimant did have an arguable case to be tried and recourse against his solicitors would not provide a sufficient remedy because the claimant sought an interest in the matrimonial property rather than a financial award.