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

In the recent case of Brian Leighton Garages v Allianz [2023] EWCA Civ 8, the Court of Appeal considered the causative potency needed for a pollution exclusion to apply.

We are delighted to announce that on 1 March 2023 Caytons opened its second UK office at Finzels Reach in the heart of Bristol’s city centre. The press release

We are delighted to announce that professional indemnity specialist, John Eastlake, is joining Caytons as a Partner with effect from today, 1 March 2023. The press release can be