They then took
proceedings against the solicitors.
Not exact matches
Last week the Court of Appeal, ruling in two conjoined cases on disciplinary
proceedings brought
against solicitors, Wingate v SRA; SRA v Malins [2018] EWCA Civ 366, overturned Mr Justice Mostyn's ruling that integrity and honesty are conceptually the same thing.
In RP a mother, who had been represented throughout care and placement order
proceedings by the official
solicitor, appealed
against the making of the placement order on the ground, among others, that she had not had a fair trial as the case advanced on her behalf did not accord with her instructions.
Both Cumbria and Lakeland had instructed
solicitors Baines Wilson (BW) to advise and negotiate on the service agreements between DEFRA and themselves, and they now brought
proceedings against BW alleging professional negligence which had caused them to lose the difference between their invoiced claims (plus presumably interest) and the settlements which emerged from the mediation, asserting that they had been reasonable to settle, but that the discounts they had been forced to concede were as a result of BW's negligent advice.
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.
Representing the settlor of a trust in claims to set aside the trusts on the grounds of mistake and / or its being void for uncertainty of terms and
against the firm of
solicitors who established the trust in
proceedings in Jersey and England.
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.
Acting on a CFA basis for creative designers in a # 1.2 million claim
against their former
solicitors in negligently conducting litigation
proceedings on their behalf.
You do not have to wait for the other parent to issue Court
proceedings against you before you approach a specialist
solicitor to find out about your legal position in confidence.
O'Brien provides a «superb service» and is currently representing a client in a claim brought
against her former
solicitors for misconduct of employment tribunal
proceedings.
Colin who subsequently bought legal
proceedings against his GP through Moore Blatch
solicitors settled his claim in view of his failing health and terminal condition, with no admission of liability.
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.
Rule 4 (3)(d): The requirement that you are not a party to any criminal or civil
proceedings that may lead to disciplinary
proceedings being taken
against you as a
solicitor or foreign lawyer in Singapore or elsewhere