by Simon Hale | Jan 5, 2016 | Newsletter: January 2016
Ex Chairman’s Letter William Flenley QC Dear PNBA Members, As you probably know, on 6 December 2015 my term of office as Chairman came to an end and I was succeeded by Ben Hubble QC as Chair(man); Caroline Harrison QC was elected Vice-Chair(man). I will leave...
by Simon Hale | Jan 5, 2016 | Newsletter: January 2016
Wellesley Partners LLP v Withers LLP Court of Appeal (Civil Division) 11 November 2015 [2015] EWCA Civ 1146 Subject: Contract – Tort – Voluntary assumption of responsibility – Concurrent duties – Remoteness – What remoteness test applicable to tortious duties owed...
by Simon Hale | Jan 5, 2016 | Newsletter: January 2016
Titan Europe 2006-3 plc v Colliers International Limited UK plc (in Liquidation) Court of Appeal (Civil Division) 3 November 2015 [2015] EWCA Civ 1083 Subject: Valuers – Acceptable margins of error – Securitisation – Title to sue – Whether title vested in claimant or...
by Simon Hale | Jan 5, 2016 | Newsletter: January 2016
Goldsmith Williams Solicitors v E.Surv Limited Court of Appeal (Civil Division) 11 November 2015 [2015] EWCA Civ 1147 Subject: Solicitors – Lender Claims – Construction of CML Handbook – Bowerman Duty – Contribution between solicitor and surveyor – Causation ...
by Simon Hale | Jan 5, 2016 | Newsletter: January 2016
CHALLENGING AND UPHOLDING LITIGATION FUNDING ARRAGEMENTS, AND THE LIABILITIES OF FUNDERS JEREMY COUSINS QC Until very recently a person supporting litigation in which he had no legitimate concern without just cause or excuse was guilty of the criminal misdemeanour of...
by Simon Hale | Jan 5, 2016 | Newsletter, Newsletter: January 2016
When do lawyers come under enhanced/wider duties: Giambrone and all that Shantanu Majumdar, Radcliffe Chambers It is routinely said that the scope of a solicitor’s duties is determined primarily by the terms of its retainer. Thus – to quote what an American...
