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ADR pilot for professional negligence cases re-launches after “disappointing” start
A pilot adjudication scheme for professional negligence claims has been re-launched with an expanded format a little over a year after it first began, following “insignificant” take up. The voluntary scheme has the backing of the Ministry of Justice as well as claimant and defendant lawyers and the Association of British Insurers.
Jackson: Lawyers must say “bluntly” if claim has no prospect of success
Lord Justice Jackson has dismissed a negligence claim against Veale Wasbrough, now national firm Veale Wasbrough Vizards, and the barrister it instructed to advise on a personal injury case.
ATE advice failures could trigger negligence claims, Irwin Mitchell warns
Law firms that failed to advise on after-the-event (ATE) insurance in commercial litigation cases could be on the receiving end of negligence claims, Irwin Mitchell has warned.
