Archives for 2008
Legal News Flash: Topical Update from RSL - Drawing Conclusions on the Wall (01 December 2008)
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Download here (Acrobat PDF file)Welcome to the first edition of our lawyers' newsletter Signal (01 September 2008)
Welcome to the first edition of our lawyers' newsletter, Signal. It will focus on issues of professional liability and regulation alongside developments in the general law relevant to risk and claims management. It is aimed at both the profession and its professional liability insurers.
Issue 1: September 2008
1 Mortgage Fraud – The forgotten consequences of being an unwitting participant
2 The Legal Services Act 2007
3 Take Notice – 42 Traps for the Unwary
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Download here (Acrobat PDF file)News Flash: Do you tick all the right boxes? (15 July 2008)
The recent case of Hoddinott is a warning for solicitor insureds that the rules on disputing the jurisdiction of the Court will be applied very strictly.
Download here (Acrobat PDF file)Who pays the Ferryman? (03 June 2008)
Transparency, conflicts of interest and disclsoure of commissions - does anyone care?
Download here (Acrobat PDF file)News Flash: Strictly P&C: Privilege Unwrapped (29 May 2008)
Misha Nateghi and Elizabeth Simpson delve into the mysteries surrounding legal privilege, particularly the differences between the UK and US legal systems.
Download here (Acrobat PDF file)News Flash: Is it worth the fight? Lisa Carver v BAA PLC (22 May 2008)
The recent Court of Appeal case of Lisa Carver v BAA PLC [2008] EWCA Civ 412 (CA) illustrates how the provisions of the new CPR Part 36, which came into force in April 2007, can have severe cost consequences for claimants. Simon Gildener and Peter Olymbios review the implications of the case.
Download here (Acrobat PDF file)Mortgage Fraud: Do not be an unwitting participant (30 April 2008)
Judy Gibson reviews the latest Law Society guidance on mortgage fraud.
Download here (Acrobat PDF file)Following the Settlements: A Second Chance to Come Clean (21 April 2008)
In June 2007, Simon Gildener reviewed the High Court decision of Wasa v Lexington in "Following the Settlements: How not to clean up!" in 2008 the Court of Appeal has revisited the decision, and Simon examines the higher court's different approach.
Download here (Acrobat PDF file)Home Thoughts From Abroad - Issue 5 (01 April 2008)
The Law Commission continues its investigation of English insurance law with an issues paper on the subject of insurable interest. It opens up some fundamental questions about the nature of insurance contracts but the Commission has shied away from answering them. Edward Coulson reviews these latest proposals.
Download here (Acrobat PDF file)New-look Inversions now available (06 March 2008)
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Download here (Acrobat PDF file)Moving Into the Fast Lane? (01 February 2008)
In this article, Joanne Staphnill provides a snap-shot of current regulatory developments in the London insurance market, and considers how these changes could affect the practice of insurance professionals who regularly deal with other jurisdictions.
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