The end of the long and winding road? Supreme Court rules on deliberate concealment in Canada Square Operations Ltd v Potter [2023] UKSC 41 By Phil Murrin, The long-awaited judgment of the Supreme Court in Canada Square Operations Ltd v Potter has finally…
In With the New: Changes to Legal Ombudsman Schemes Rules from 1 April 2023 By Phil Murrin, , In the interest of bringing operational efficiency and addressing lengthy delays which consumers…
Handling monies as stakeholder – the law under review By Phil Murrin, It is commonplace in real estate transactions that monies are held by solicitors as stakeholders,…
The door remains shut - Court of Appeal rejects appeal in claim against stakeholder solicitors By Phil Murrin, We have previously reported on the dismissal of an attempt by investors in a buyer-funded…
One step too far - stakeholder solicitors defeat buyer-funded development claim By , Phil Murrin North Point Pall Mall was a development of 426 residential and live-work units at a site in…
Is it a more difficult claims environment for professionals as a result of Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton? By Phil Murrin We provide a brief round-up of recent decisions in which the Courts have considered the scope of a…
Tucking into ransomware; the ICO turns to the legal profession By Patrick Hill, Phil Murrin, No business, regardless of size can ignore the heavy media coverage of cyber security and the…
One step too far - stakeholder solicitors defeat buyer-funded development claim By Phil Murrin, Various North Point Pall Mall Purchasers v 174 Law Solicitors Ltd v Key Manchester Ltd [2022] EWHC…
No aggregation of claims following dishonest solicitor's thefts By Parminder Badhan, Phil Murrin In what is undoubtedly an important decision for the insurance market, solicitors and claimants,…
Solicitors' Risks in Brief Newsletter - May 2021 By Catrin Davies, Phil Murrin, Amy Harris Regulatory Regulatory outlook part 1 – lessons from recent cases READ MORE …
Collateral attack, different parties, seldom an abuse - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP v BTI 2014 LLC [2021] EWCA Civ 9 By Phil Murrin PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP v BTI 2014 LLC [2021] EWCA Civ 9…
Duties owed by solicitors and trade unions By , Parminder Badhan, Phil Murrin The case of Langley v GMB & Ors [2020] EWCH 3619 QB provides useful guidance on the duties…
Re-assertion of the challenges for a Defendant to a contribution claim By Phil Murrin, Sara Robertson, The High Court has recently (12 January 2021) applied the principle set out in 2016 by the Court of…
Accountancy Newsletter - December 2020 By Richard Highley, Rebecca Smith, Phil Murrin, Christopher Dyke, Gill Burnett, Julian Bubb Humfryes, 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…
Solicitors' Risks in Brief Newsletter - December 2020 By Catrin Davies, Phil Murrin, Parminder Badhan Regulatory Is the tide changing for junior lawyers READ MORE …
No implied duties owed to counter-party By Sara Robertson, Phil Murrin Mr Justice Snowden confirmed in NDH Properties Limited v Lupton Fawcett LLP [2020] EWHC 3050 (Ch)…
Court permits belated substitution of defendant professionals By Phil Murrin, The decision in Powis Street Estates (No 3) Ltd v (1) Wallace LLP (2) Cradick Retail LLP [2020]…
The illegality defence in professional negligence claims – where are we now, post Stoffel? Stoffel & Co (Appellant) v Grondona (Respondent) [2020] UKSC 42 By Phil Murrin, In what circumstances should claimants partaking in illegal or immoral activity be permitted to…
Aggregation under solicitors’ policies – the boomerang returns By Phil Murrin The volume of claims against the legal profession, and frequency of large scale alleged loss…
Beware of costs sanctions if your conduct falls out of line By Parminder Badhan, Phil Murrin A number of recent cases have served as a stark reminder to practitioners of the importance of…
Solicitors' Risks in Brief newsletter - April 2020 By Catrin Davies, Phil Murrin, Parminder Badhan Regulatory The SRA Standards and Regulations 2019 On 25 November 2019, the SRA…
Solicitors' Risk in Brief - August 2019 By Catrin Davies, Phil Murrin, Amy Harris Regulatory I ndemnity Insurance and the Regulatory Revolution The SRA…
Notification of circumstances – clarification from the Court of Appeal Euro Pools Plc v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc [2019] EWCA Civ 808 By Julian Miller, Phil Murrin The Court of Appeal has examined a notification of circumstances which “might reasonably be…
Notification of circumstances – clarification from the Court of Appeal Euro Pools Plc v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc [2019] EWCA Civ 808 By Julian Miller, Phil Murrin, The Court of Appeal has examined a notification of circumstances which “might reasonably be…
Duty to Warn in Co-extensive with a Solicitor's retainers By Parminder Badhan, Phil Murrin Cathal Anthony Lyons v Fox Williams LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 2347 The Court of Appeal on 25 October…
The new disclosure pilot By Sara Robertson, Phil Murrin On 1 January 2019, a new disclosure pilot came into effect in the Business and Property Courts…
Data Subject Access Requests and Solicitors' Obligation By Phil Murrin Data Subject Access Requests (“DSARs”) are nothing new, but the volume of noise arising is…
Solicitors' Risk in Brief - April 2019 By Phil Murrin, Catrin Davies, Parminder Badhan Controversial proposal to reduce SRA Minimum Cover is kicked onto the back-burner In…
Duty to warn is co-extensive with a solicitor's retainer By Phil Murrin, Parminder Badhan The Court of Appeal has today (25 October 2018) dismissed an appeal which challenged a judge's…
Solicitors' Risks in Brief October 2018 By Phil Murrin, Catrin Davies, Gill Burnett Overview Claim Worries 2018 Regulatory The SRA's Risk Outlook …
Change in the direction of judicial thinking since Lewis v Ward Hadaway By Phil Murrin Atha & Co Solicitors v Zoe Liddle [2018] EWHC 1751 (QB) In recent years, the issue of…
Solicitor Risk in Brief May 2018 By Phil Murrin, Catrin Davies, Gill Burnett Regulatory Recent SDT Decisions relating to solicitors mental health Reformed…
Dreamvar – the recurring nightmare for solicitors and PI insurers? By Phil Murrin Case briefing: Dreamvar (UK) Limited v Mishcon de Reya; P&P Property Ltd v Owen White &…
SRA Proposals for PII Reform By Suzanne Wharton, Clare Hughes-Williams, Phil Murrin The SRA has now launched its long awaited consultation on reforming the Solicitors Minimum Terms…
Solicitors Risks In Brief October 2017 By Phil Murrin, Clare Hughes-Williams, Gill Burnett SRA issues warning notice on offensive notifications Court of Appeal confusion on lost…
Solicitors Risks In Brief April 2017 By Phil Murrin, Clare Hughes-Williams, Gill Burnett The Supreme Court finally speaks on Aggregation Supreme Court hands down its decision in BPE…
Supreme Court hands down its decision in BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland (in substitution for Gabriel) [2017] UKSC 21 By Phil Murrin, Clare Hughes-Williams, Tom Bedford Supreme Court hands down its decision in BPE Solicitors v Hughes-Holland (in substitution for…
The Supreme Court finally speaks on Aggregation By Phil Murrin, Julian Miller, Parminder Badhan In a hotly-anticipated judgment, the Supreme Court yesterday (22 March 2017) clarified that the…
The scope of the retainer and the engagement letter (Lyons v Fox Williams) By Phil Murrin, Parminder Badhan Practice Compliance analysis: Phil Murrin, Partner, and Parminder Badhan, Associate, consider the…
Ruling in favour of solicitors’ insurer over debts and trading liabilities By Phil Murrin, Parminder Badhan DAC Beachcroft's Phil Murrin and Parminder Badhan featured in Thursday 3 November's edition of…
Solicitors Risks In Brief November 2016 By Phil Murrin, Clare Hughes-Williams, Gill Burnett, Catrin Davies "Let's Agree to Disagree" Plain Sailing No special rules for litigants in person …
Liabilities arising from funding agreement caught by debts and trading liabilities exclusion By Parminder Badhan, Phil Murrin, Clare Hughes-Williams Impact Funding Solutions Limited v AIG Europe Insurance Ltd [2016] UKSC 57
More problems on duties and causation for sophisticated clients By Parminder Badhan, Phil Murrin Cathal Anthony Lyons v Fox Williams LLP [2016] EWHC 2427 (QB)
"Tell me something I don't know!" By Phil Murrin High Court finds that solicitors gave appropriate advice to a sophisticated client during his…
Solicitors Risks In Brief June 2016 By Phil Murrin, Clare Hughes-Williams, Gill Burnett, Catrin Davies A Cautionary Reminder: Be Clear who your Client is Annual Law Society Survey of Solicitors PI…
Vendor's solicitor jointly liable to purchaser in novel breach of trust case By Parminder Badhan, Phil Murrin, Ross Risby Hurry Narain Purrunsing v A’Court & Co and (2) House Owners Conveyancers Limited [2016] EWHC…
Guidance on aggregation under the SRA Minimum Terms By Phil Murrin, Parminder Badhan, Julian Miller AIG Europe Limited v OC320301 LLP (formerly The International Law Partnership LLP) & The Law…
DAC Beachcroft Insurance Adviser Alert: Court of Appeal decision on meaning of 'trading debts' in MTCs reverses previous authority By Phil Murrin In a departure from earlier first instance decisions, the Court of Appeal has decided that a…
AIB Group (UK) Ltd v Mark Redler & Co Solicitors [2014] By Phil Murrin, Marcus Thomson, Catrin Davies The long awaited Judgment of the Supreme Court provided clarity on Wednesday, 5 November 2014 on…