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Architect professional negligence claim

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: May 17, 2013

If ever you instruct an architect to build or make extensive redesigns to a building, you want to be sure that you get both the right architect for the job and the right builder to carry out the work required. A recent architect professional negligenceclaim highlights many of the issues and dangers that typify the [...]

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Accountancy firms facing professional negligence claims

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: May 6, 2013

Tax avoidance schemes have been in the headlines a great deal recently, particularly as the ‘squeezed middle’ finds itself in an increasingly tight space – financially speaking – while major corporations such as Google and Starbucks come under public criticism for the way they use legal loopholes to lower their tax liability. However, there has [...]

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Thousands complain to The Financial Ombudsman Service

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: March 19, 2013

When an individual believes they have suffered monetary loss due to factors such as poor investment advice or as a result of professional negligence, he or she may choose to contact the Financial Ombudsman Service. These independent experts usually provide free, impartial advice to those making complaints against financial businesses. If the organisation believes an [...]

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Professional negligence lawyer faces VAT claims

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: February 18, 2013

An interesting case is currently before Blackfriars Crown Court in London. In it, a notable professional negligence lawyer is facing allegations that he deliberately failed to pay in excess of £500,000 in VAT. In his defence, says the professional negligence lawyer, he is “extremely poor at paperwork”. Whatever the outcome of the case – and [...]

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Making art out of divorce

By Family Department | Published: January 31, 2013

As divorce solicitors in Brighton and London, Healys’ family lawyers often hear how our clients use the arts to help them through the difficult emotional landscape of divorce. Some divorcees take up painting, some may start going to the theatre or concerts, and some may write about their experiences. In a testament to the effectiveness [...]

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Rotherham fostering dispute to be officially investigated

By Family Department | Published: December 7, 2012

Following the furore which has surrounded Rotherham Metropolitan City Council’s decision to remove three children from foster care on the grounds that the foster parents were members of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), education secretary Michael Gove has announced plans to hold an investigation into the scandal. Rotherham borough council has also announced plans to [...]

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Luxury house sales slowing down in London

By Residential Department | Published: November 27, 2012

It has been reported that buyers have been less interested in luxury homes in London as residential conveyancing has significantly slowed down since March earlier this year – the government introduced a new tough approach to stamp duty in the March budget. Research from Land Registry shows that the numbers of people buying properties worth [...]

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Rotherham fostering dispute to be officially investigated

By Family Department | Published: November 26, 2012

Following the furore which has surrounded Rotherham Metropolitan City Council’s decision to remove three children from foster care on the grounds that the foster parents were members of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), education secretary Michael Gove has announced plans to hold an investigation into the scandal. Rotherham borough council has also announced plans to [...]

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Top judge warns wives not to routinely expect big money on divorce

By Family Department | Published: November 13, 2012

A senior family law judge has warned that wives who have become accustomed to multi-million pound lifestyles should no longer routinely expect “big money” payouts in divorce proceedings. Divorce solicitors in London and throughout the UK are digesting the comments made by Lord Justice Thorpe as he presided over the divorce financial settlement proceedings of [...]

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Legal advice professional negligence claim appeal risks further costs

By Professional Negligence Department | Published: November 1, 2012

As reported in these pages a few weeks back, Newcastle International Airport lost its legal advice professional negligence claim against Eversheds, one of the world’s largest, most renowned and most profitable corporate law firms. But anyone who believed they might be able to breathe a sigh of relief at the thought of the fallout from [...]

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