Professional Indemnity

Electronic execution: take care before hitting "send" - automatic email signatures can form legally binding contracts

Neocleous and another v Rees [2019] EWHC 2462 (Ch)

VAT's a Cosmetic Problem for Tax Professionals.

What does the Skin Rich Ltd v Commissioners for HMRC (2019) Tax Tribunal decision spell out for registered medical professionals, clinics or private hospitals providing cosmetic and aesthetic treatment? And will there be consequences further down the line for professionals who have been providing tax advice services to the cosmetic healthcare sector?

Changes in the Irish Courts' attitude to Delay

This article looks at a recent High Court judgment striking out a multi-million euro claim for delay and what defendants (and their insurers) can learn from it.

The Disclosure Pilot Scheme – Objectives, Disclosure Duties and Requirements

The two year Disclosure Pilot Scheme was introduced on 1 January 2019 and applies to all existing and new proceedings in the Business and Property Courts.  In this article we review the objectives of the Disclosure Pilot, the introduction of disclosure duties and, in light of recent case law, how the Disclosure Pilot will apply to pre-January 2019 cases.

"Confidentiality Clauses in Settlement Agreements: Solicitors beware!"

This article examines the various ways in which the Law Society, SRA and government have sought to address the public concern regarding the use of NDAs in an employment context and the importance of solicitors adhering to the current and possible future guidance and/or legislation in this area.

Litigation privilege – a refresher from the Irish High Court

Mears Limited v Costplan Services South East Limited and Others 2019

The Court of Appeal in Mears Limited v Costplan Services considered the meaning of practical completion and when a breach of contract can prevent practical completion. 

Adjudicator slips up at the crucial moment

Recently in Axis M&E UK Ltd v Multiplex Construction Europe Ltd the TCC was asked to consider the scope of the statutory slip rule and whether an adjudicator was entitled to apply the slip rule to correct an erroneous calculation in his original decision.