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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 >
Report Writing
August 2010Substantial claims can arise out of matters contained in consultants' reports. Rachel Barnes provides some guidance to writing reports. Location: UK
A review of the Arbitration Act 2010
August 2010Arbitration is being employed more and more frequently in Ireland particularly in insurance, construction and property disputes. It is perceived to have a number of potential advantages over Court proceedings including being more cost effective, flexible, speedier and confidential. The recent introduction in Ireland of the Arbitration Act 2010 (“2010 Act”) is expected to harmonise… Read More >
Age Discrimination and Partnerships – The Seldon Appeal
August 2010Many firms have in their partnership or LLP agreements a requirement on partners to retire at a certain age. As you will know, that provision is potentially discriminatory and so may be unenforceable, or if enforced against an unwilling partner, may give rise to a damages claim. Michael Archer reports on the Court of Appeal… Read More >
New ICAEW Minimum Terms
July 2010The ICAEW has recently announced revisions to their Minimum Terms, Ed Anderson outlines the main changes. Location: UK
Valuers’ Negligence: the permissible “margin of error”
July 2010This note provides a summary of the recent decision in K/S Lincoln and others v CB Richard Ellis Hotels Limited [2010] EWHC 1156 (TCC), which confirmed that whilst a valuer might be in breach of duty because he fell below the standard of a reasonable valuer in his methodology, that valuer will not be liable… Read More >