The government has issued updated guidance to help companies caught up in commercial disputes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It wants businesses to behave responsibly and fairly in enforcing contracts impacted by Covid-19 to protect jobs and the…read more
Over 1,300 IFAs sign-up to the Pension Transfer Gold Standard. Published July 2020
More than 1,300 Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) have signed up to the Personal Finance Society’s (PFS) Pension Transfer Gold Standard in its first year of operation. However the society has also reported that some advisers have pulled out of offering…read more
Financial adviser fined for exposing clients to high-risk pension investments. Published June 2020
Lloyd Pope, a director of failed advisory firm TailorMade Independent (TMI) has been fined over £23,000 by the FCA for failings which allowed clients to invest over £100 million of pension assets in high risk investments. These included green oil,…read more
Mediation organisations create Pandemic Business Dispute Resolution Service. Published August 2020
Two leading dispute resolution organisations have created an online service to help resolve business disputes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) have launched the facility…read more
City firm develops DBA insurance solution to boost litigation funding. Published July 2020
City law firm, Fieldfisher, has launched a Damages-Based Agreement (DBA) insurance solution to help it to support more clients with litigation funding. The firm claims that the COVID-19 pandemic means more businesses want to share the risk of the cost…read more
SRA’s planned compensation fund cuts slammed by legal bodies. Published July 2020
The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) plans to cut the level of compensation paid to victims of dishonest solicitors have been slammed by the Law Society and Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP). The SRA wants to cut the maximum award payment…read more
Tribunal clears solicitor of misconduct over tax avoidance scheme. Published June 2020
An experienced solicitor has been cleared of misconduct by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over his involvement in tax avoidance schemes. Jonathan Mounteney had been accused by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of facilitating and promoting three stamp duty land tax (SDLT)…read more
