Professional Liability Archives

Category: Professional Liability

Jul

Professional Negligence time-barred claim comes screeching to a Holt – Holt v Holley & Steer Solicitors

Limitation issues seem particularly rife in claims for professional negligence, and last week the Court of Appeal added to an already prestigious canon with judgment in the case of Holt v ...

May

Andrew Warnock QC and Maurice Rifat in the Supreme Court

Andrew Warnock QC and Maurice Rifat of 1 Chancery Lane are acting for the Respondent in Stoffel v Grondona to be heard in the Supreme Court today, a case concerning the operation of ...

Apr

1 Chancery Lane launches its free Legal Advice Helpline for legal professionals

We are delighted to announce the launch of our new Free Legal Advice Helpline for legal professionals. We recognise that many of our clients are facing unprecedented challenges dealing with ...

Apr

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX [2020] UKSC 14

On 1 April 2020 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Whittington Hospital NHS Trust (Appellant) v XX (Respondent) [2020] UKSC 14 (‘Whittington’). Edward ...

Feb

Persuading a Judge to strike the claim out (1)

By Francesca O'Neill This article should act as a warning to Claimants - miss out, or mess up, a procedural step - and your whole claim may be liable to be struck out. Although ...

Jul

Professional Negligence Briefing – July 2019

THE ILLEGALITY DEFENCE: BACK TO THE SUPREME COURT AGAIN Illegality and the doctrine of “ex turpi causa non oritur acta” rival the issue of vicarious liability for the number of appellate level ...

Apr

1 Chancery Lane shortlisted for British Claims Awards 2019

Chambers is delighted to announce that 1 Chancery Lane has been shortlisted for Barristers' Chambers of the Year, at The British Claims Awards 2019.

Mar

Word of warning for McKenzie Friends & Co

I have seen this decision reported in a number of places online and it seems to be both important and interesting, so thought I'd add something brief here. The High Court has given much needed ...

Feb

Various Claimants v Barclays Bank

In the case of Various Claimants v Barclays Bank, permission to appeal to the Supreme Court has been granted to Barclays. Barclays is represented by

Feb

MBS v Grant Thornton – The Court of Appeal upholds decision on scope of recoverable damages in professional negligence cases

MANCHESTER BUILDING SOCIETY v GRANT THORNTON UK LLP (2019) [2019] EWCA Civ 40 This important decision of the Court of Appeal sets out valuable guidance on the application of the ...

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