A barrister who failed to compensate his clients until ‘the eleventh hour’ has been fined and reprimanded by the bar disciplinary tribunal. The barrister had delayed paying £350 compensation to one client until just two hours before a disciplinary hearing…read more
New Homes Ombudsman to increase exposure for property professionals? Published October 2019
The government has proposed a new redress scheme for buyers of new homes including the creation of a New Homes Ombudsman. The government says the proposals are designed to give new home buyers somewhere to turn for help when things…read more
Pension scheme trustees hit with maximum fines for governance failings. Published October 2019
Pension scheme trustees have been fined by The Pension Regulator (TPR) for failing to provide chair of trustees’ statements for defined contribution pension schemes. Pitmans Trustees, a professional trustee firm, and James Hay, a self-invested personal pension (SIPP) provider, have…read more
Cybercrime targeting professionals soars says insurance giant. Published October 2019
Professional and financial services firms are the sectors hardest hit by cybercrime, according to a new report by insurance giant AIG, which also reported that the total cyber claims received by it nearly doubled in number between 2017 and 2018. …read more
Part of flawed construction adjudication enforceable says court. Published October 2019
An error of law by a construction adjudicator did not prevent the good part of his decision being enforceable, the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) has decided. The case followed a dispute about the completion of a new hotel development…read more
