Sentences with phrase «disputes against solicitors»

In addition to heading the firm's litigation practice in the North, Sally Emerton heads the professional negligence team and has a substantial track record acting for banks and building societies in disputes against solicitors, valuers and other professionals.

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

Not exact matches

In a dispute between a subcontractor and contractor (2017 ONSC 4417), the solicitor for the subcontractor negligently failed to advise his client to commence an action against the contractor's director under s. 13 of the Construction Lien Act.

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.

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.

A second action involved rent arrears, conversion of chattels, an action for possession and bankruptcy proceedings involving, on the way, a dispute with Railtrack over a parcel of land and another against the Law Society claiming compensation for the alleged illegality of the solicitors who had represented him.

LCF Law's professional negligence practice is particularly noted for acting for individuals in claims against solicitors arising from inheritance disputes, as demonstrated by Bradford - based Ragan Montgomery's representation of an individual in a claim against his stepfather's former solicitors alleging negligence for failure to take adequate instructions as to the extent of the deceased's estate in drafting his will and for failure to properly execute the will in circumstances where the solicitors knew of the deceased's pending marriage and terminal illness.

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.

Team head Andrew Beck has strengths in multijurisdictional mortgage fraud cases, town and village green inquiries, asset recovery disputes and high - value professional negligence claims against solicitors and surveyors.

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.

Specialising in heavy construction disputes arising from building & engineering activities both nationally and internationally, relating to breach of contract, delay & disruption, time extensions, prolongation, payment provisions, acceleration, loss of productivity, final accounts and professional negligence actions against professional advisers including architects / engineers, surveyors and solicitors.

This was an application by beneficiaries of a Bahamian trust for information under the Data Protection Act, aimed at requiring the trustees» solicitors to provide material for use in a dispute against the trustees.