Arguments about interest on damages can be a ritual war dance. Claimants reflexively base their calculations on judgement rate of 8%, defendants on Base rate + 1 or 2%.

In Dziugys v Ersan and Co [2024] 434 (KB), the High Court rejected a claim for professional negligence against a solicitor arising from a failed personal injury action. Richard

In the recent case of Axis v Discovery Land and ors [2024] EWCA Civ 7, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Insurers against adverse findings on the

The Fixed Recoverable Costs regime came into effect on 1 October 2023. This extends to almost all areas of civil litigation including professional negligence claims. In this article, we

In the recent case of Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil [2023] EWCA 1416, the Court of Appeal revisited the vexed question of whether the court has the power to order

We previously commented on the judgment of Foxton J in RSA v Tughans [2022] EWHC 2589. This addressed the extent to which solicitors are entitled to an indemnity for

The Solicitor’s Disciplinary tribunal recently dismissed a prosecution of a conveyancing solicitor for alleged failure to give adequate advice to buyers of units in buyer-funded developments as having no

Judgment was recently handed down in the case of Mills & Reeve Trust Corp v Martin and ors [2023] EWHC654, in which the Chancery Division revisited the vexed question

There have been a number of decisions in recent years in which solicitors have successfully defended professional indemnity claims on the basis that their retainers did not extend to

In the recent case of Discovery Land and ors v Axis Specialty [2023] EWHC 779, the Commercial Court considered whether there was an ‘innocent principal’ for the purposes of