Dreamvar continued: changes made to the Law Society Code for Completion by Post By Catrin Davies, Tom Bedford As of 1 May 2019, a new Code for Completion by Post has been implemented by the Law Society in…
Anti-money laundering update By Catrin Davies, Tom Bedford Anyone following the SRA’s social media accounts will know that preventing money laundering is a…
Wilsons Solicitors LLP v HMRC [2018] UKFTT 627 (TC): HMRC’s failed attempt to obtain disclosure of client due-diligence By Tom Bedford, Clare Hughes-Williams In a landmark case before the First Tier Tax Tribunal, DAC Beachcroft’s client, Wilsons Solicitors…
The SRA's Risk Outlook By Catrin Davies, Tom Bedford In late July, the SRA published its latest Risk Outlook…
Recent SDT decisions relating to solicitors' mental health By Catrin Davies, Tom Bedford As society has become more aware of mental health issues, many employers have responded by…
Fighting back against the rise of failed personal injury claims against solicitors By Clare Hughes-Williams, Tom Bedford It is perhaps not surprising that claims against solicitors arising out of personal injury…
Supreme Court hands down its decision in BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland (in substitution for Gabriel) [2017] UKSC 21 By Philip Murrin, Clare Hughes-Williams, Tom Bedford Supreme Court hands down its decision in BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland (in substitution for…
Supreme Court hands down its decision in BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland (in substitution for Gabriel) [2017] UKSC 21 By Tom Bedford, Clare Hughes-Williams The Supreme Court this morning handed down its eagerly awaited decision in this case…
Annual Law Society survey of Solicitors' PII: The headlines By Tom Bedford, Catrin Davies In its recent annual survey of solicitors' professional indemnity insurance (PII), the Law Society…
Ombudsman update: ADR Directive Consultation By Clare Hughes-Williams, Tom Bedford As firms of solicitors will, by now, be aware, from 1 October 2015 they have been obliged to…
