The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is planning to review its valuation practices amid fears that advisory firms could face conflicts of interest. A report in The Times newspaper said that surveyors could be conflicted if “they are appointed…read more
9 Steps to Wellbeing on a Budget
Our sister-company Brunel Employee Benefits and Unum, a leading employee benefits provider offering financial protection through the workplace, have teamed up to offer guidance and tips to ensure businesses are thinking about their wellbeing strategy and the importance of a healthy…read more
Britain’s Healthiest Workplace 2019
This week, using the results of a carefully tailored survey distributed around workplaces across the UK, Vitality announced Britain’s Healthiest Workplace. The survey discusses factors such as work engagement and productivity, lifestyle, clinical and mental health as well as an…read more
PFS calls for PI insurance grace period during COVID-19 outbreak. Published May 2020
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HM Treasury to grant financial advisers a four-month waiver if they need to renew their professional indemnity insurance (PII) during the coronavirus lockdown. The Society is…read more
Advisers campaign against rising regulatory costs. Published April 2020
Financial Advisers are being encouraged to write to their MPs to warn about the impact of increased regulatory costs and higher professional indemnity insurance (PII) premiums on the availability of independent financial advice. IFA David Penney of Penney Ruddy…read more
Blocked email was not validly served rules judge. Published May 2020
An appeal sent by email to the First-tier Tribunal was not validly served after it was blocked by the Tribunal’s firewall. The case highlights the risk of using email to send important information to the courts without checking it has…read more
Professional Indemnity Insurance – A viable alternative to AOC cover? (Originally published October 2018)
(Originally published by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering in InterfACE News October 2018) James Burgoyne of Brunel Professions discusses some of the differences between Any One Claim cover and Aggregate – Round the Clock Reinstatements cover The professional…read more
Retail tycoon loses ‘wasteful’ negligence claim against solicitors. Published May 2020
Philip Day, millionaire owner of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill, has lost a negligence claim against his law firm, Womble Bond Dickinson. Day accused the law firm of professional negligence after he was found guilty of unlawfully felling 43 trees on…read more
Oxford don wins damages after negligence allows house sale. Published April 2020
A renowned Oxford University archaeology professor has won damages after a law firm failed to register his interest in his mother’s property. The firm’s negligence allowed the house to be sold without his consent after he was written out of…read more
