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UCIS professional negligence a hot topic

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: May 9, 2012

Unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) have been a source of controversy for some time, with many investors allegedly becoming the victims of financial advisor professional negligence – advisors secretly benefiting from large commissions usually being the chief complaint. One problem with such alleged financial advisor professional negligence is that investors, having trusted in the expertise [...]

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Financial advisor negligence claim for elderly couple

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: April 30, 2012

For many of us the only reward we get for years spent at the occupational grindstone is peace of mind and financial security in later life. Imagine then, the trauma of working all your life to build up this security only to have it snatched away from you because of financial advisor negligence just as [...]

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Professional negligence claim chaos at Rangers FC

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: April 19, 2012

It’s not often I’ve had opportunity to feel sorry for Ally McCoist – in the time I’ve so far spent my adult life trawling through professional negligence claim material, he’s won dozens of football trophies, become Rangers FC’s all-time record scorer, starred in a film and been a cheeky success with countless women. But, in [...]

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Asbestos negligence, no place for it in the construction industry

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: April 15, 2012

With the recent Supreme Court ruling on insurer liability for asbestos exposure and consequent illness still fresh, it is worth reminding ourselves that the problem of asbestos exposure is not one that is confined merely to the past – however much it should be. Asbestos is still present in tens of thousands of public and [...]

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Rangers FC professional negligence claim

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: April 8, 2012

A firm of London based solicitors is bracing itself to defend a raft of professional negligence claims related to the financial difficulties currently being experienced by Scottish Premier League football club Rangers FC, according to administrators of the troubled club. The once mighty football club is currently in administration and fighting for its very survival. [...]

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Shackleton faces negligent legal advice claim

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: March 30, 2012

Some might say that divorce lawyer Fiona Shackleton is as much of a celebrity as many of her clients, which is quite some claim considering that over the years her client list has included Paul McCartney, Madonna and Princes William and Harry. So, it is quite natural that it should be big news beyond the [...]

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The impact of gas fitter professional negligence

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: March 22, 2012

Just one incident of gas fitter professional negligence can have a profound and traumatic impact on many lives. This fact was underlined recently in the trial of a London gas fitter who is facing criminal charges relating to his involvement in the death of a woman from carbon monoxide poisoning. According to reports from the [...]

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Should world leaders be charged with negligence?

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: March 19, 2012

It’s not every day that a former world leader goes on trial for professional negligence. And, while it may be a criminal and not a civil trial, the charges that Geir Haarde, former prime minister of Iceland, is facing in relation to the 2008 Icelandic banking crash have a great deal in common with many [...]

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Daughter’s solicitor negligence claim returns to court

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: March 8, 2012

A solicitor negligence claim has hit the pages of a number of newspapers this week after it was revealed that the four daughters of a deceased businessman are claiming that a firm of solicitors failed to correctly manage inheritance tax issues related to their father’s estate. The solicitor negligence claim focuses on the fact that [...]

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SIF extension appears necessary

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: March 1, 2012

Generally speaking, there are strict time limits in place to making a professional negligence claim against a solicitor. However, in certain cases, such as those in which the fact of negligence and consequent loss only become apparent years after instruction, it may be possible to proceed with a professional negligence claim against a solicitor outside [...]

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