Professional negligence

Articles

10 Apr 2013

Update | Professional negligence: the affect of the Big Bang

Will solicitors face an increase in professional negligence claims as a result of the Big Bang, asks Kelly Hughes

15 Mar 2013

Rosling King's litigation tactics 'verging on the contumelious'

Judge condemns 'wholly unacceptable' approach to court order

4 Jan 2013

Update | Professional negligence: Negligent litigation conduct

Sarah Clover reports on recent cases concerning allegations of negligent conduct of litigation

2 Jul 2012

Professional negligence update: scope of the duty to clients

Katie Papworth and Sophie Davies discuss recent cases concerning the scope of a professional's duty to its clients

16 Apr 2012

Professional negligence update

Katie Papworth and Sophie Davies review the scope of a solicitor's duty, issues surrounding the termination of a retainer and the practicalities of running a professional negligence claim

13 Apr 2012

Sole practitioner wins negligence battle over Hendrix concert

Sole practitioner Clive Sutton has seen off a High Court negligence action by a former client who claimed he was badly advised in a row over a CD of two concert performances given by rock legend Jimi Hendrix in Stockholm in January 1969.

13 Mar 2012

GMC swallows bitter pill of High Court ruling

The General Medical Council has accepted a highly critical ruling from the High Court, which quashed a decision of its fitness to practise panel to strike off a leading professor at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead.

9 Jan 2012

Professional negligence update

Victoria Brackett and Katie Papworth review cases involving compensation for financial advice, the extent of surveyors' duty of care to property buyers and the scope of a solicitor's retainer