Accountancy Newsletter July 2022 By Richard Highley, , , Naomi Park, Kevin Hawthorn, Hannah Gregory, Rebecca Smith, , Francesca Muscutt, DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy Newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
Directors not liable for breach of duty for using tax saving scheme where professional advice followed Hunt v Richard Balfour-Lynn (and Others) By Naomi Park, The fallout from failed tax saving arrangements using Employee Benefit Trusts (“EBTs”) continues…
Settlement of claims and complaints – how far can you go? By Clare Hughes-Williams, Naomi Park Claimants bringing professional negligence claims can sometimes also threaten, or bring, a…
Can ADR be refused and a costs penalty avoided? By Naomi Park The Court’s wide discretion on costs in litigation means a successful litigant can be penalised in…
Accountancy Newsletter - July 2021 By Richard Highley, Naomi Park, Francesca Muscutt, Christopher Dyke, , Rebecca Smith, Kevin Hawthorn, Giles Hindle, Christopher Wall Breaking the Mountaineer’s Knee: Supreme Court establishes “purpose test” to assess the scope of an…
Can Accountants refuse ADR and avoid the own goal of a costs penalty? By Naomi Park The Court has discretion as to the orders it can make on costs in litigation (under CPR Part 44),…
Accountancy Newsletter - December 2020 By Richard Highley, Rebecca Smith, Phil Murrin, Christopher Dyke, Gill Burnett, , Naomi Park, , DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
Supreme Court rules on the illegality defence - Stoffel & Co (Appellant) v Grondona (Respondent) [2020] UKSC 42 By Richard Highley, Phil Murrin, Naomi Park When does illegal conduct by a claimant prevent recovery of civil damages? Put another way, how…
Updated Guidance to Combat Conveyancing Fraud By Naomi Park, Suzanne Wharton Following Dreamvar [1] , fraud in the conveyancing sector continues to be a headache for…
Case Law Insight By Naomi Park Surveyor liability for hidden defects The decision in Hart v Large is potentially alarming…
Coronavirus Risk Management Series for Law Firms: Family Law By Clare Hughes-Williams, Naomi Park The coronavirus pandemic has created a host of issues for family lawyers…
Litigating during the pandemic By Clare Hughes-Williams, Catrin Davies, Naomi Park, This is the second in a series of risk management alerts for law firms…
Fully Charged! Recent decisions where the Court has been positive in compelling parties to engage in ADR By Suzanne Wharton, Naomi Park Parties to litigation have long been encouraged to consider Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)…
Back to School: ROPA is on its way, agents get ready By Naomi Park In July 2019 the Regulation of Property Agents working group, chaired by Lord Best, published its…
Service of Proceedings: Is there a duty to correct your opponent’s mistake By Suzanne Wharton, Naomi Park, In Woodward & another v Phoenix Healthcare Distribution Ltd 1 the Court of Appeal applied the…
Court of Appeal provides welcome guidance on the application of SAAMCO in Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP By Naomi Park, Suzanne Wharton Last year a claim against GT for £48…
Accountancy Newsletter March 2019 By Richard Highley, Giles Hindle, Naomi Park, , Francesca Muscutt, Tim Ryan, , Rebecca Smith, Suzanne Wharton DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
Rental Sector – The Rising Tide of Regulation By Naomi Park Whilst the government would have us believe that this is an unregulated sector, any professional…
SRA Warning Notices: Take Heed By Catrin Davies, Naomi Park Warning Notices published by the SRA over the summer have highlighted concerns about solicitor…
Accountancy Newsletter September 2018 By Richard Highley, Kevin Hawthorn, Naomi Park DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2018] EWHC 963 (Comm) – Accountants had not assumed responsibility for economic losses flowing from negligent accounting treatment By Naomi Park, Suzanne Wharton MBS' claim against GT for £48.5M largely failed…
Instant Access Properties Limited (in liquidation) v Bradley Rosser and Others [2018] EWHC 756 (Ch) By Suzanne Wharton, Naomi Park In a judgment handed down on 13 April 2018, Morgan J entirely dismissed a claim for £35m made…
Accountancy Newsletter March 2018 By Richard Highley, Francesca Muscutt, Suzanne Wharton, Naomi Park, Christopher Stoate DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
Are professional advisers under a duty to warn clients that their opinion may be interpreted differently? By Suzanne Wharton, Naomi Park Professionals providing advice should act on a recent Court of Appeal decision of Barker v…
Court of Appeal confusion on lost opportunity claims By Naomi Park Perry v Raleys [2017] EWCA Civ 314
Accountancy Newsletter May 2017 By Richard Highley, Ross Risby, Suzanne Wharton, Naomi Park, Rebecca Smith, Sarah Crowther, Hannah Gregory, Declan Finn, Dan Preddy DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
Good news for all professionals - Supreme Court guidance on scope of duty By Suzanne Wharton, Naomi Park BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland [2017] UKSC 21 In BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland the Supreme…
Disclosure Warning for Solicitors By Suzanne Wharton, Naomi Park Solicitors should take heed of this recent case in which the Defence was struck out in a claim…
Accountancy Newsletter February 2017 By Richard Highley, Ross Risby, Suzanne Wharton, Naomi Park, Francesca Muscutt, Rebecca Smith DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
Trouble in Paradise. Accountants found liable, DBAs and £5.1m costs By Suzanne Wharton, Naomi Park (1) Harlequin Property (SVG) Limited (2) Harlequin Hotels and Resorts Limited v Wilkins Kennedy (a…
The perils of short term lets By Naomi Park A recent decision of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), in the case of Nemcova v Fairfield Rents…
Accountants defeat 'opportunistic' professional negligence claim By Naomi Park, Suzanne Wharton Barclays Trust Company (Jersey) Ltd & others v Ernst & Young LLP (2016) The High Court…
Accountancy Newsletter March 2016 By Richard Highley, Francesca Muscutt, Kevin Hawthorn, Giles Hindle, Martin Langley, Naomi Park, Suzanne Wharton, Ross Risby, Julian Miller FRC set to gain new powers in June The accountancy regulator, the Financial Reporting…
Accountancy Newsletter July 2016 By Richard Highley, Naomi Park, Suzanne Wharton, Hans Allnutt, Ross Risby DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…
Limitation Act 1980 By Marcus Thomson, Naomi Park Any litigator must understand the time limits for bringing claims, but this is not a…
Barclays v Grant Thornton – Bannerman disclaimer By Naomi Park In Barclays Bank plc v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2015] a disclaimer, a clause by which auditors…
Accountancy Newsletter June 2015 By Richard Highley, Naomi Park, Julian Miller, Giles Hindle, Ross Risby DAC Beachcroft's Accountancy newsletter features topical news and insights for our clients and…