Litigation/Dispute Resolution
Appeal judges reject challenge to law firm negligence ruling
The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge to a High Court ruling that a law firm was not negligent in its advice to settle £2m of claims.
“Make LEI compulsory”, litigation funding expert tells MPs
Legal expenses insurance should be compulsory for everyone, the co-chair of the Civil Justice Council working party on litigation funding has told MPs.
Public sector and probate drive 7% rise in High Court claims
Public sector claims and probate claims are two of the main reasons why claims issued in the High Court rose by 7% last year, according to new figures.
Solicitor faces probe after putting client documents into ChatGPT
The Upper Tribunal has warned lawyers against putting client documents into ChatGPT and other open-source AI tools after a solicitor admitted doing so.
High-powered Court of Appeal gears up to hear Mazur
Master of the Rolls Lord Justice Vos, Chancellor of the High Court Lord Justice Birss and Lady Justice Andrews will today hear the Mazur appeal.
Judge refers barrister to BSB for including “false fact” in particulars
The High Court has referred a direct access barrister to the Bar Standards Board for signing a statement of truth that pleaded a false allegation of fact.
Judge can grant injunction to protect party’s lawyers from abuse
The High Court was wrong to rule that it did not have jurisdiction to grant claimants a protective injunction stopping a defendant from harassing their lawyers, the Court of Appeal has decided.
No fiduciary relationship between solicitor and start-up investor
There was no fiduciary relationship between a solicitor acting for a start-up and its majority shareholders, and an investor in the company, the High Court has ruled.
Merricks and funder resume hostilities over settlement “vindication”
Collective action pioneer Walter Merricks and his litigation funder are at loggerheads once more in the wake of the latest CAT ruling on interchange fees.
CJC calls for declaration about AI use in drafting witness statements
Litigators should have to declare that they did not use artificial intelligence in preparing witness statements for trial, the Civil Justice Council has proposed.
Blog
Beyond PCP: Can regulators and lawyers work better together next time?
Nearly a decade after the Financial Conduct Authority began investigating the car finance industry, the story of the PCP commission scandal is still unfinished.
Accountability has to live within governance, not with one person
The assumption has long been that a COLP or COFA is personally exposed to the consequences of anti-money laundering breaches.
The SRA’s client money reforms: good intentions, questionable execution
On the face of it, the SRA’s plans to tighten protections around client money sounds sensible. The detail, as ever, tells a more complicated story.
