Month: October 2021

This post was originally published on this siteThe lawyers are the only beneficiaries of a “nihilistic” divorce dispute that has cost £2.3m in legal fees, with the couple’s children the main losers, a High Court judge has ruled. The post Lawyers the only winners in “nihilistic” divorce dispute, says judge appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteInsurer Axis Specialty Europe is trying to exclude its liability for losses of nearly £6m suffered by a US property company due to a fraud perpetrated by a solicitor. The post Firm’s insurer targets fraud exception to defeat £6m claim appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA non-practising barrister who had his personal injury claim thrown out as fundamentally dishonest has been banned for returning to practice for nine months. The post Barrister sanctioned for own fundamentally dishonest PI claim appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA judge has described as “dispiriting” how much money is spent by public authorities arguing about costs while not making sensible part 36 offers. The post Judge bemoans public authorities’ “dispiriting” approach to costs appeared first on Legal Futures.

This post was originally published on this siteA survey of over 200 senior leaders in US and UK corporates and 100 law firms found Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) priorities are clearly more important now than 12-months ago, yet only 11% of corporates suggested that it is due to having targets in place to improve […]