Category: solicitors

Andrew Brown v Innovatorone plc and others – WLR Daily

Posted June 23rd, 2009 in law reports, service, solicitors by sally

Andrew Brown v Innovatorone plc and others [2009] EWHC 1376 (Comm); [2009] WLR (D) 205

“A claim form was not effectively served on a solicitor where the solicitor had not notified the claimant in writing that the solicitor had been instructed by the defendant to accept service on behalf of the defendant, and, while it did not require exceptional circumstances for exercise of the court’s power to authorise service by an alternative method to those specifically permitted, a rigorous approach was to be taken to the issue whether there was good reason to exercise that power.”

WLR Daily, 22nd June 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Solicitors believe judicial appointments ‘not for me’, JAC research finds – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 5th, 2009 in judiciary, legal profession, news, solicitors by sally

“Official research published today reveals a ‘widespread and underlying perception’ of ‘inherent prejudice’ in the judicial application process and suggests that solicitors still see the bench as a career for ‘other people’.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 4th June 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Napier and Another v Pressdram Ltd – Times Law Report

Posted June 2nd, 2009 in barristers, confidentiality, law reports, solicitors by sally

Napier and Another v Pressdram Ltd

Court of Appeal

“A barrister who made a complaint against his solicitor to his professional body owed no duty of confidentiality to the solicitor or his firm not to reveal to others the result of the adjudication against the solicitor where the subject matter underlying the adjudication was nothing private to the solicitor.”

The Times, 2nd June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Napier and another v Pressdram Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted May 28th, 2009 in complaints, confidentiality, injunctions, law reports, solicitors by sally

Napier and another v Pressdram Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 443; [2009] WLR (D) 172

“Where a complainant made a complaint against his solicitor to the Law Society the complainant owed no duty of confidentiality to the solicitor or his firm not to reveal to others the result of the adjudication where the subject matter underlying the adjudication contained no private information concerning the solicitor. The procedural nature of the investigation itself did not give rise to a duty of confidentiality.”

WLR Daily, 27th May 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Mohammadi v Shellpoint Trustees Ltd and another – WLR Daily

Posted May 26th, 2009 in costs, law reports, legal aid, solicitors by sally

Mohammadi v Shellpoint Trustees Ltd and another [2009] EWHC 1098 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 169

“When a legally assisted person’s solicitors had ceased to act, without another firm being retained under a legal aid certificate, and that fact had been communicated to the opposing party, then from the moment of that communication the litigant ceased to be a legally assisted person for the purposes of the Legal Aid Act 1988.”

WLR Daily, 21st May 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Law Society ‘lost control’ of investigation into top solicitor – The Guardian

Posted May 26th, 2009 in complaints, disciplinary procedures, Law Society, news, solicitors by sally

“The Law Society has been accused of ‘systematic failure’ in its handling of a complaint against a close ally of the attorney general, the Guardian can reveal after a court injunction was lifted last week.”

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The Guardian, 24th May 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

QC appointment review rejects proposals for radical change – Law Society Gazette

Posted May 19th, 2009 in queen's counsel, solicitors by sally

“The former head of the Queen’s Counsel selection panel has rejected Law Society proposals that would have increased the number of solicitors eligible to apply.”

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Law Society Gazette, 14th May 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Bar considers action on ‘threat’ posed by solicitor-advocates – Law Society Gazette

Posted May 19th, 2009 in advocacy, solicitors by sally

“The Bar Council has set up a working group to tackle what it calls unfair competition from solicitor-advocates for Crown Court work.”

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Law Society Gazette, 14th May 2009

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Struck off: lawyer who made £13m from sick miners – The Times

Posted May 1st, 2009 in claims management, disciplinary procedures, industrial injuries, miners, news, solicitors by sally

“A former television presenter who became one of Britain’s highest-earning solicitors has been struck off for ‘disgraceful’ misconduct in his handling of sick miners’ compensation claims.”

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The Times, 1st May 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Solicitors to take on estate agents – The Times

Posted March 19th, 2009 in estate agents, news, solicitors by sally

“Solicitors have declared war on estate agents. They are calling for a licensing system to bring them under strict regulation and for greater transparency over what they call excessive fees.”

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The Times, 19th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Lawcast 120: Paul Marsh, President of The Law Society on the future of the profession after recession – Insite Law Magazine

Posted March 12th, 2009 in Law Society, podcasts, solicitors by sally

“Today I am talking to Paul Marsh, the President of The Law Society of England & Wales.

We live in difficult and interesting times.I talk to Paul Marsh about a range of topics including his thoughts on the recession, how the law society is helping solicitors during these difficult days, the recent rise of nearly 10 per cent in fees for the Legal Practice Course by three London providers – BPP, the College of Law and Kaplan.and his thoughts on the future of the profession after the recession.”

Podcast

Insite Law Magazine, 12th March 2009

Source: www.insitelawmagazine.com

Hammonds lawyer accused of taking ‘secret payments’ – The Times

Posted March 12th, 2009 in fees, fraud, misrepresentation, news, solicitors by sally

“A consultant at law firm Hammonds advised a businessman on a $14 million company purchase while simultaneously receiving secret payments to work for the seller, a court heard today.”

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The Times, 11th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Truex v Toll – WLR Daily

Posted March 11th, 2009 in bankruptcy, debts, fees, law reports, solicitors by sally

Truex v Toll [2009] EWHC 396 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 85

“In respect of fees owed to a solicitor by a client, an unliquidated sum did not become liquidated by a mere admission unsupported by consideration.”

WLR Daily, 9th March 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Angel Solicitors (a Firm) v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (a Firm) – Times Law Reports

Posted March 10th, 2009 in enforcement, jurisdiction, law reports, mortgages, solicitors by sally

Angel Solicitors (a Firm) v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (a Firm)

Chancery Division

“Where solicitors were in breach of their undertakings to redeem or discharge existing mortgages and charges over property being sold, the court was not required to conduct an inquiry as to the loss suffered by the addressee of the undertakings as the result of their breach.”

The Times, 10th March 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

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Solicitor in alleged £50,000 insider trading deal with his father-in-law – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 10th, 2009 in insider dealing, news, solicitors by sally

“A solicitor breached insider trading laws when he tipped off his father-in-law that his company was about to about be taken over by Motorola so the pair could make a £50,000 profit from buying and selling shares , a court was told.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The Tottenham lawyer, the £100m Nigerian bribe – and Dick Cheney – The Independent

Posted March 9th, 2009 in bribery, extradition, news, solicitors by sally

“Shabby solicitor’s office in north London at the centre of an extraordinary transatlantic investigation.”

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The Independent, 7th March 2009

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Struck-off solicitor convicted of Legal Aid fraud back giving advice – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 19th, 2009 in legal aid, news, solicitors by sally

“A struck-off solicitor, Tim Robinson, who was jailed for masterminding a multi-million pound Legal Aid fraud has returned to giving legal advice.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2009

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Six lawyers at Raleys guilty of misconduct over £7m miners’ awards – The Times

Posted February 18th, 2009 in claims management, industrial injuries, miners, news, professional conduct, solicitors by sally

“Three solicitors whose deal with Arthur Scargill led their firm to slice £7.7 million from compensation awards to sick coalminers were suspended yesterday for professional misconduct.”

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The Times, 18th February 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Miners’ solicitors breached code – BBC News

Posted February 17th, 2009 in claims management, industrial injuries, miners, news, professional conduct, solicitors by sally

“Solicitors in South Yorkshire deliberately breached a code of conduct to collect £32m in fees from miners’ compensation claims, a tribunal ruled.”

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BBC News, 17th February 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Angel & Co (a firm) v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (a firm) – WLR Daily

Posted January 21st, 2009 in enforcement, jurisdiction, law reports, mortgages, solicitors by sally

Angel & Co (a firm) v Jenkins O’Dowd & Barth (a firm) [2009] EWHC 46 (Ch); [2009] WLR (D) 9

“When ordering summary enforcement of undertakings given by solicitors to redeem or discharge existing mortgages and charges over property being sold, the court was not required to conduct an inquiry to examine what would have happened had the solicitors performed the undertakings at the time they were given.”

WLR Daily, 20th January 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.