LLP status protects partners in professional negligence claim
The limited liability partnership (LLP) structure has protected the partners in a number of related financial services firms from having to take personal responsibility for a professional negligence...
View ArticleInvestors bring £27m negligence claim against property valuers
A group of investors have brought a £27m professional negligence claim against a firm of property valuers following the collapse of a major development project. A judge at a preliminary hearing said...
View ArticleDirectors personally liable for failed bid to stop winding up petition
Two company directors have been held personally liable for the costs involved in mounting a no-hope defence against a winding-up petition. The court heard that HMRC brought a petition to wind up the...
View ArticleCourt increases compensation to family of mesothelioma victim
The Supreme Court has increased the compensation paid to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma. In doing so it rejected what it described as an illogical approach to calculating payments....
View ArticleHusband loses appeal against unequal divorce settlement
A husband has lost his appeal against an unequal divorce settlement that gave his wife a greater share of the marital assets. The couple had separated after 15 years’ of marriage due to difficulties...
View ArticleDyslexia sufferer wins discrimination claim against Starbucks
A woman with dyslexia has won a disability discrimination claim against Starbucks after it demoted her for making mistakes caused by her condition. Meseret Kumulchew has difficulties with reading,...
View ArticleFootball club wins contract dispute over work on its pitches
A football club has won a dispute with a contractor brought in to improve the standard of its pitches. The court heard that Yeovil Town played in League 1 but hoped to be promoted to the Championship,...
View ArticleSole trader wins back £700,000 from fraudulent accountant
A sole trader has won his claim for repayment of more than £700,000 that had fraudulently been taken from his bank account by his accountant. The court heard that the trader had retained the...
View ArticleCompany liable for injuries to employee who slipped on icy path
The Supreme Court has ruled that a company was liable for injuries sustained by an employee who slipped and fell on an icy path. The company was at fault because it had not provided her with protective...
View ArticleCourt removes ‘biased’ arbitrator in construction dispute
The High Court has removed an arbitrator from a construction dispute because he may have been biased towards one of the parties involved. The case involved a developer and an integrated services...
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