Sentences with phrase «claimant 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.

Lydia acted for the Claimant against solicitors in respect of the misappropriation of monies held in escrow and the collapse of a Middle Eastern power project ($ 40million).

Examples of his recent case - load are: led by Ed Pepperall QC in a large - scale action arising from a defective share sale; defended solicitors from allegations arising from property transactions, including alleged breaches of the Etridge guidance; acting for a claimant against solicitors who negligently handled his litigation; defending an IFA from allegations of inappropriately risky investment advice; acting for solicitors claiming contributions from another firm in respect of their own liability for breach of trust; advising clients on a claim against surveyors for losses arising from negligent property valuations.

Acting for claimants against solicitors who negligently drafted a share sale agreement.

Dominic has acted for many claimants against solicitors, accountants and financial advisors in respect of professional negligence and misleading investment advice.

Not exact matches

Ravi Naik at ITN Solicitors is gathering claimants to see if the latest revelations warrant action against Facebook for potential misuse of data.

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

Second, those claimants who are considering whether to employ solicitors to handle their dispute may decide against the idea due to the inability to recover costs to which they are entitled.

Among the recommendations in the Insurance Fraud Taskforce's (IFT) report published in January was the belief that more effective action should be taken against fraudulent solicitors with steps being proposed to tackle the issue of claimant firms bringing claims without proper instructions.

The matter was thereafter adjourned pending an application by the insurers (added as second defendant) to seek wasted costs as against the claimant's solicitor.

HHJ Collender QC, who made the costs decision, placed considerable reliance on the following facts in making a wasted costs order against the claimant solicitor:

The claimant solicitors received civil legal aid funding while acting for clients in appeals against homelessness decisions under s 204 of the Housing Act 1996 (HA 1996)(s 204 appeals).

In 2009 the court dismissed a claim brought by travel agents against the firm and Ms Advani, and found that Denton Wilde Sapte owed no relevant duty to the claimants and was not liable for the actions of Ms Advani as she was acting outside her employment as a solicitor.

He acts for both claimants and defendants, with recent experience handling actions against financial advisers and solicitor firms.

He has particular expertise in claimant negligence claims against solicitors, surveyors and tax professionals.

If a Claimant Solicitor fails to serve the proceedings correctly and this is fatal to the claim then the Claimant should be advised to seek independent legal advice with a view to bringing a professional negligence claim against the Claimant's solicitors.

Stapleton v Howard Kennedy: Chris was instructed on behalf of the Defendant solicitors in this claim which came on for trial after the Claimant's appeal against summary judgment entered for the Defendants was allowed.

Farnon v Devonshires [2011] EWHC 3167 (QB) Richard acted for the claimant in her claim against a firm of solicitors for advice she received in relation to her membership of a limited liability partnership.

Andrew also advises and represents parties (mostly, but not exclusively, claimants) in property related professional negligence claims against solicitors, surveyors, architects and civil engineers.

We have handled substantial numbers of mediations of professional negligence claims, for both claimants and defendants; these include several recent claims against solicitors and accountants, most of them complex multi party actions.

Keen to be innovative, Nigel, by example, has developed the effective use of pre-action disclosure applications against claimants and their solicitors who fail in their duty to abide by the CPR and provide timely disclosure.

John is currently advising and acting on behalf of the claimants in a number of professional negligence cases including: a farmer in a case against an architect arising from the collapse of a barn roof; a SME in a case against a barrister and a solicitor arising from the misconduct of litigation against two separate finance companies in related disputes; a trustee in bankruptcy in a case against a solicitor arising from the misconduct of litigation against a financial advisor; and another trustee in bankruptcy in a case against a solicitor arising from the misconduct of a commercial property transaction.

John regularly acts for claimants seeking to prosecute professional negligence claims against solicitors, surveyors and valuers.

In the context of solicitors» disciplinary proceedings, the High Court in Baxendale - Walker v Middleton [2011] EWHC 998 (QB), [2011] All ER (D) 242 (Apr) struck out claims against parties involved in solicitors» disciplinary proceedings against the claimant, as the hearing was covered by judicial immunity and the claims amounted to a collateral attack upon the final decision.

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.

The claimants were represented by the same firm of solicitors in litigation against the defendant local authority.