Litigation/Dispute Resolution

The Court of Appeal has given a lawyer the green light to challenge a decision to strike out his harassment claim against his former law firm.

The LSB is to review how all the regulators and representative bodies have “ensured that information on conducting litigation was accurate and reliable”, in the wake of the Mazur ruling.

A Liverpool law firm has hit back strongly after being criticised by a council which obtained a wasted costs order over its conduct of a housing disrepair claim.

An allegation that an old woman who owned a farm in Devon signed codicils under the undue influence of a solicitor “should never have been made”, a High Court judge has said.

A high-powered Court of Appeal has overturned and completely rejected a High Court ruling that had opened a crack in advocates’ immunity.

Our round-up of developments on the Mazur ruling includes a warning that law firms should consider prohibiting non-authorised staff from being clients’ main point of contact.

The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has dismissed all allegations against a commercial litigation partner whose “shortcomings did not amount to misconduct”.

The Financial Conduct Authority is to discourage consumers from pursuing motor finance claims in court, even if they might recover more damages.

A Cardiff law firm criticised for offering to advise people on challenging their solicitors’ fees off the back of the Mazur ruling has removed its promotion of the service.

Four regulators have joined forces to tackle misleading advertising and inadequate information provided by some law firms and CMCs working on motor finance claims.