Sentences with phrase «taken against those solicitors»

Not exact matches

He was a liberal solicitor who took on many cases against the country's powerful elite.

Taking him through notes that had been made by his solicitor during conversations, Timothy Langdale QC questions his true motivation for making allegations against Andy Coulson, the former editor of News of the World and later spin doctor to David Cameron.

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:

A solicitor may attend the hearing to offer advice to the bereaved family on what is happening in the criminal process, and to also take a note of the evidence to support any later civil compensation claim against the defendant.

The aim of introducing the SQE would be to «ensure that all aspiring solicitors, no matter what institution they attended or pathway they took, are assessed against the same high standard of competence».

However, with the internet, irate clients can take to the internet and there are now entire websites like the U.K's Solicitors From Hell devoted to client complaints against lawyers.

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 Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) said existing regulations already placed an obligation on businesses to report to the Treasury if they were acting for anyone subject to financial sanctions, but enforcement action could only be taken against financial services firms.

It appears that there are three main arguments supporting a position against allowing an economic harm exception: that it is not the lawyer's responsibility; that interference with solicitor - client privilege would irreparably harm solicitor - client relationships; and finally that economic harm is «a risk you take» when investing.

More than 1,000 legal aid solicitors took to the streets this week to protest against proposed changes to the legal aid system that they say will hit the poorest members of society.

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.

Our expert medical negligence solicitors will investigate how and why your loved one's suicide was allowed to take place in order to bring a claim against those responsible.

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

Such action would be taken against your previous solicitor rather than the person responsible for your original injury, and would be separate from the initial claim.

From 1 November 2005 a new regime came into place with the idea that unnecessary regulation would be taken away and courts should not be imposing draconian sanctions against solicitors where only a technical breach of the rules occurred.

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They then took proceedings against the solicitors.