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Supreme Court clarifies VAT group rules in Prudential v HMRC
Waqar Shah
11 February 2019
Incorrect information or advice: to what extent will a professional be held liable?
The recent Court of Appeal judgment in Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2019] re-enforces that the correct approach in professional negligence cases is to distinguish between ‘information’ and ‘advice’ cases when considering the extent to which a professional may be liable. The decision confirms that the distinction is necessary, important and requires consideration of the extent of any assumed responsibility.
17 January 2019
Is a solicitor under a duty to warn their client of risks falling outside their retainer?
The Court of Appeal decision in Cathal Anthony Lyons v Fox Williams LLP [2018] EWCA Civ 2347 has provided welcome guidance on a solicitor’s duty to advise their clients on potential risks and confirms that no such duty exists in respect of matters falling outside a solicitor’s retainer.
15 January 2019
Top 10 Contentious Trust and Probate Cases of 2018
2018 has seen many interesting decisions in the field of contentious trust and probate litigation. I summarise what I see as some of the key cases below (in order of the judgment date), which have covered topics varying from will validity challenges to construction of trust documents and much more in between.
12 December 2018
Going… going… gone. When is a contract formed at auction?
Banksy's newly-titled "Love is in the Bin" was unveiled on 12 October 2018 at Sotheby's in London. Originally titled "Girl with Balloon," the canvas passed through a hidden shredder seconds after the hammer fell on 5 October 2018 at Sotheby's London Contemporary Art Evening Sale, making it the first artwork in history to have been created live during an auction.
30 November 2018
Abuse of Power of Attorney: Safeguarding against the increasing threat
Last month it was reported by the BBC that a consultant psychiatrist, Zholia Alemi, had been found guilty of four fraud and theft charges (and subsequently jailed for five years) having “redrafted [an elderly patient’s] will and fraudulently applied for power of attorney” in an effort to benefit from her estate. Alemi is said to have met the patient at a dementia clinic.
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