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Supreme Court clarifies VAT group rules in Prudential v HMRC
Waqar Shah
5 August 2020
Simply Alarming: when might an unfair prejudice petition fail?
In the recent case of Simply Alarming Security Ltd [2020] 7 WLUK 330 the Court refused to order that the Respondent director/shareholder had to purchase the shares of a shareholder/former director (the Petitioner) who alleged that she had been the subject of unfairly prejudicial conduct by the Respondent.
29 July 2020
Professional Negligence: the importance of the written word
All professionals are under a duty to exercise skill and care when acting for clients. In particular, a professional is judged by the standard of a reasonably competent professional specialising in the area in which they hold themselves out as having expertise in. If the professional fails in this duty then there could be a potential claim for negligence.
14 July 2020
Trust and Estate Disputes Quarterly Round-Up: Q2 2020
This quarterly contentious trust and probate litigation update provides a summary of a cross-section of reported decisions handed down in the courts of England and Wales in the period April 2020 - June 2020.
13 July 2020
Civil Fraud Quarterly Round-Up: Q2 2020
A Civil Fraud quarterly round-up (2nd quarter 2020)
2 July 2020
Solicitors’ Delay in preparing a Will – When is it Negligent?
Delay is a common complaint in professional negligence claims against solicitors in the context of wills and probate. For example, If a client is in poor health or advanced old age and wants to create or update their will, they might instruct a solicitor to assist with this. If the client dies before the new will can be prepared and/or executed, the beneficiaries who would have inherited, had the will been put in place before the client’s death, may look to bring a professional negligence claim against the solicitor if there has been undue delay by the solicitor in preparing the will.
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