Category: partnerships

Safeguarding vulnerable clients: Guidance on best practice in England and Wales – Mills & Reeve

Posted November 21st, 2023 in conflict of interest, elderly, legal advice, mental health, news, partnerships, Scotland, solicitors, undue influence by sally

‘A recent case heard by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal has highlighted the complexities around how solicitors interact with vulnerable clients, particularly in matters involving conflicts of interest, mental capacity, and undue influence. This case offers an opportunity for some cross-border analysis between England and Wales and consideration of what best practice looks like in such a situation.’

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Mills & Reeve, 20th November 2023

Source: www.mills-reeve.com

Death and the Family Partnership – Parklane Plowden Chambers

Posted October 20th, 2022 in chambers articles, news, partnerships, wills by sally

‘The death of a member in a family partnership is an event which creates legal complexities as well as straining personal relationships. This article deals with common issues arising on the death of a member of a family partnership.’

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Parklane Plowden Chambers, 19th October 2022

Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk

New Judgment: Guest and another v Guest [2022] UKSC 27 – UKSC Blog

Posted October 20th, 2022 in agriculture, estoppel, families, news, partnerships, Supreme Court, wills by sally

‘This appeal concerns the proper basis for awarding remedies in cases of proprietary estoppel. Proprietary estoppel arises when a person gives a promise or assurance to another person that they have or will be given an interest in property and that other person reasonably relies on the promise or assurance to their detriment.’

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UKSC Blog, 19th October 2022

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Banned Russian oligarchs exploited UK secrecy loophole – BBC News

Posted August 4th, 2022 in anonymity, company law, money laundering, news, partnerships, Russia by tracey

‘Sanctioned Russian oligarchs from Vladimir Putin’s inner circle exploited a UK secrecy loophole left open by the government. Arkady and Boris Rotenberg – judo partners of the Russian president – used a type of company that was not required to identify its real owners.’

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BBC News, 3rd August 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ruling highlights risk of personal liability of partners in dental practices – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 16th, 2021 in contracts, dentists, negligence, news, partnerships, self-employment, vicarious liability by tracey

‘A recent preliminary judgment by the High Court in London provides a stark reminder of the potential exposure for personal liability faced by partners in dental practices and the need for appropriate contractual protections to mitigate those risks.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th September 2021

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Top female lawyers’ careers squeezed by bias and harassment – Legal Futures

Posted July 2nd, 2020 in diversity, harassment, law firms, legal profession, news, partnerships, sex discrimination, women by tracey

‘The role of discrimination on the part of both general counsel and clients in disadvantaging female lawyers was revealed yesterday by a survey on improving diversity at partner level in law firms.’

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Legal Futures, 1st July 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Solicitor wife compensated on divorce for career loss – Legal Futures

Posted March 3rd, 2020 in divorce, financial provision, maternity leave, news, partnerships, pregnancy, solicitors by sally

‘A solicitor who sacrificed possible partnership at a magic circle law firm to have children has been awarded an extra £400,000 in her divorce settlement with an equity partner at the same firm.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd March 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Tribunal rejects claims from ‘partner’ who sued as employee – Legal Futures

Posted October 9th, 2019 in damages, disability discrimination, documents, employment, employment tribunals, law firms, news, partnerships, pregnancy, sex discrimination, solicitors, unfair dismissal by sally

‘A former salaried partner, permitted by an employment tribunal earlier this year to sue her law firm as an employee, has lost all but one of her claims.’

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Legal Futures, 9th October 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Derivative actions and unfair prejudice petitions, by Georgina Squire – Law Society Gazette

Posted September 25th, 2019 in company law, derivative claims, dispute resolution, families, news, partnerships, shareholders, unfairly prejudicial conduct by michael

‘Shareholder claims principally consist of unfair prejudice petitions (UPPs), instigated by members on their own behalf, and derivative actions (DAs), brought by the members on behalf of the company. Dinglis v Dinglis [2019] and Tonstate Group Ltd and Ors v Edward Wojakovski [2019] have developed the law surrounding a shareholder’s ability to bring UPPs and DAs. They involve family-run companies, providing cautionary tales for family members who choose not to formalise matters sufficiently.’

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Law Society Gazette, 23rd September 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Solicitor can sue firm as employee after ‘informal’ partnership rejected – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 28th, 2019 in compensation, damages, employment, employment tribunals, law firms, news, partnerships, self-employment, solicitors, taxation, wrongful dismissal by sally

‘A solicitor introduced to an elevated role in her former firm through a historic partnership agreement can make an employment claim as an employee, a tribunal has ruled.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 27th June 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Bias still hindering women targeting partnership at big firms – Legal Futures

Posted June 25th, 2019 in bias, bullying, diversity, harassment, law firms, news, partnerships, women by sally

‘Only 33% of new partners at Europe’s biggest law firms are women with bias from both male colleagues and male clients the main reason for gender imbalance, a report has found.’

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Legal Futures, 25th June 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

SRA: Men six times more likely to be partners than BAME women – Legal Futures

Posted November 1st, 2017 in diversity, minorities, news, partnerships, solicitors, statistics, women by sally

‘White male solicitors are almost six times more likely to become a partner than women from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background, research commissioned by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has concluded.’

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Legal Futures, 31st October 2017

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

New corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent tax evasion effective from 30 September – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 13th, 2017 in company law, crime, news, partnerships, regulations, tax evasion by tracey

‘Legislation that provides for new corporate criminal offences of failure to prevent tax evasion will have effect from 30 September this year, it has been confirmed.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th July 2017

Source: www.out-law.com

Greggs and government department withdraw appeals in ‘Primary Authority’ case – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 19th, 2017 in appeals, local government, news, partnerships by sally

‘Bakery group Greggs and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have withdrawn their appeals over a High Court ruling that incorrect advice had been given under the ‘Primary Authority’ scheme.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th June 2017

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Litigation aftermath of failed partnership returns to High Court – Litigation Futures

Posted September 12th, 2016 in news, partnerships, solicitors by sally

‘The latest skirmish in a long-running row between two solicitors whose partnership dissolved in acrimony, has seen the High Court rule that the failure of one to mention to his creditors that he had been struck off was a “material irregularity”.’

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Litigation Futures, 12th September 2016

Source: www.litigationfutures.co.uk

ABSs may “dominate in high-volume legal services”, study says – Legal Futures

Posted August 17th, 2016 in alternative business structures, legal services, news, partnerships by sally

‘The traditional law firm partnership structure is still dominant in the profession but the arrival of alternative business structures (ABS) has disrupted the status quo and may eventually become the norm in high-volume legal services, according to research.’

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Legal Futures, 17th August 2016

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Former partner loses age discrimination appeal over firm restructure – Legal Futures

Posted July 29th, 2016 in age discrimination, law firms, news, partnerships by tracey

‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has dismissed an appeal against a decision that a top-100 regional law firm was not guilty of age discrimination against one of its partners, after he was not offered a new partnership when it restructured.’

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Legal Futures, 29th July 2016

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Report: ABSs punch well above their weight – Legal Futures

Posted April 27th, 2016 in alternative business structures, diversity, law firms, limited liability partnerships, news, partnerships, solicitors, statistics, women by sally

‘Alternative business structures (ABS) make up just 4% of all solicitors’ firms but contributed 11% of the profession’s turnover, research has revealed.’

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Legal Futures, 27th April 2016

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Regina (Rowe and others) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily

Posted August 27th, 2015 in human rights, income tax, law reports, notification, partnerships, ultra vires by sally

Regina (Rowe and others) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2015] EWHC 2293 (Admin); [2015] WLR (D) 369

‘Partner payment notices issued by the Revenue and Customs Commissioners under paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 32 to the Finance Act 2014 were not unlawful.’

WLR Daily, 31st July 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Flanagan v Liontrust Investment Partners LLP and others – WLR Daily

Posted July 30th, 2015 in agreements, law reports, limited liability partnerships, partnerships by sally

Flanagan v Liontrust Investment Partners LLP and others [2015] EWHC 2171 (Ch); [2015] WLR (D) 338

‘The doctrine of repudiatory breach was excluded from multi-party agreements falling within the scope of section 5 of Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000.’

WLR Daily, 24th July 2015

Source: www.iclr.co.uk