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No Privilege for Accountants
October 2010The Court of Appeal has confirmed that advice given by an accountant is not protected by legal professional privilege. Joe Eizenberg and Scott Ashby provide details of what this decision means for accountants. Location: UK
Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity Insurance Minimum Terms: Re-Introduction of Assigned Risks Pool
October 2010Last year the Assigned Risks Pool in Ireland was suspended. The intention at the time was to make the market more attractive for existing insurers and potential new entrants. Following discussions between the Law Society and insurers, the Assigned Risks Pool (‘ARP') is to be reinstated in slightly restricted form as from 1 December 2010.… Read More >
Revised TCC Guide
October 2010A revised Technology and Construction Court (“TCC”) Guide came into effect on 1 October 2010. Nick Gillies provides an overview of the revisions. Location: UK
Irish Procedure – Lodgments and Tenders
September 2010This article summarises aspects of the Irish rules of Court on making lodgements and tenders and sets out some of the drawbacks with this procedure as compared to equivalent procedures under the English Civil Procedure Rules. Location: Ireland
Solicitors Undertakings and Commercial Property Transactions
September 2010We wrote last year about changes to the Irish Minimum Terms for solicitors' professional indemnity insurance for the year commencing 1 December 2009. The Law Society has now gone one step further and (subject to a de minimis exception) the provision of undertakings to lenders in commercial property transactions will in future be prohibited. The… Read More >
A New Legal Ombudsman
September 2010A new regime called the Legal Ombudsman (“LeO”) will replace the Legal Complaints Service on 6 October 2010. The LeO will be responsible for dealing with complaints against lawyers. According to the LeO, this marks the beginning of a very different approach to complaints handing. Joe Eizenberg and Rhian Howell provide more details in the… Read More >
The Court's New E-Disclosure Requirements
September 2010From 1 October 2010 all new proceedings will be subject to more rigorous e-disclosure requirements. There is a new Practice Direction (PD31B) and questionnaire dedicated to e-disclosure, and specific e-disclosure questions have been added to the Allocation Questionnaire. Overall there is greater emphasis on agreeing the scope and extent of e-disclosure early, with more prescriptive… Read More >
Legal Professional Privilege for In-House Counsel – the ECJ decision in Akzo Nobel Chemicals Limited / Akros Chemicals Limited Appeal
September 2010The ECJ recently handed down its appeal decision in respect of the long-running Akzo Nobel matter, centred on whether legal professional privilege could validly be applied in respect of two categories of documents obtained by the OFT and Commission during investigations into possible anti-competitive practice at the appellants' offices in Eccles, Manchester. Heidi Kapadia and… Read More >
Equality Act 2010
August 2010Martin John and Andrew Croft consider the impact on employers of the reforms to be brought about by the Equality Act 2010 (“the Act”). The majority of the Act is due to come into force in October 2010 and some changes may be required to policy and practice. Location: UK
Construction Contracts Bill 2010
August 2010The Construction Contracts Bill 2010 was introduced to the Seanad (upper house of the Irish Parliament) as a Private Members Bill on Wednesday, 19 May 2010. The main purpose of the Bill is to improve payment practices on cash flow and to reform the dispute procedures in the construction industry. Unlike in the United Kingdom,… Read More >