by Wright Hassall
September 24, 2014
Professional Negligence
The Court has recently given judgment in Hirtenstein v Hill Dickinson, a case which considered whether a solicitor had been negligent when acting on the purchase of a super yacht. The case provides another example of the need for bad advice to have actually caused loss. In this case the solicitor was unprotected by the […]
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by Wright Hassall
September 18, 2014
Accident Claims
Aviva, the insurance company, has certainly fluttered a few feathers with the publication of its recent report ‘Road to Reform: Tackling the UK’s Compensation Culture’ which proposes replacing compensation for minor injuries (the focus being primarily on whiplash compensation) sustained in road accidents with payment for medical treatment. In addition the recommendations include restricting the involvement of personal […]
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