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
FCA seeks legal clarity on Business Interruption insurance. Published June 2020
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is asking the courts to clarify whether businesses, shut down by the Covid-19 pandemic, can claim on their Business Interruption (BI) insurance. The regulator says that most BI policies do not provide cover for pandemics,…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
Unfit expert hit with wasted costs order. Published April 2020
An expert witness who was not fit to give evidence has been hit with a huge wasted costs order by the judge in a court hearing. The punishment highlights the risks experts face if they do not have the level…read more
Remote working: the increase of cyber crime
Consumers and businesses alike have been taking steps to maintain their businesses in the wake of the escalating Coronavirus pandemic. Following the government’s recent advice firms have been encouraged to implement working from home strategies. Although these measures are necessary,…read more
TV cameras allowed into Crown Courts for the first time. Published March 2020
TV cameras will be allowed into criminal cases in the Crown Court for the first time. New legislation, introduced by the government, will now allow cameras to broadcast the sentencing remarks of High Court and Senior Circuit judges. The move…read more
Mortgage lender escapes time-barred valuation claim. Published February 2020
A couple’s claim that their mortgage lender negligently misrepresented the value of their property have had their case thrown out as they brought the case too late. In the tort of negligence, claimants have six years from the date of…read more
Automated email signature creates binding contract says court. Published January 2020
A legally binding contract can be made by the addition of an automated signature to an email, the High Court has ruled in a land dispute case. The owners of two plots of land on Lake Windermere disagreed about the right…read more
