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No duty on solicitors to check credit status of parties, High Court rules
Wednesday, 4 March 2015Solicitors are not under a general duty to check the credit status of parties in a commercial transaction unless instructed to, the High Court has ruled. Who to trust in a business situation is “a commercial decision for the client to take and not the solicitor”.
Tags: retainer
Posted in Competence, Indemnity insurance, Latest news
Court of Appeal ruling highlights need for retainers to deal with clients who won’t pay their bills
Wednesday, 2 May 2012Law firms’ terms of business need to clearly provide them with adequate rights to stop work for a client who refuses to pay, solicitors have been warned following an important Court of Appeal ruling yesterday.
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Posted in Client care, Latest news
High Court upholds legitimacy of oral retainer between solicitor and client
Tuesday, 21 February 2012It is not essential that the retainer between solicitor and client is in writing, the High Court has ruled. London firm Fladgate successfully sued client Lee Harrison for £63,332 in unpaid fees for work done in a corporate restructuring.
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Posted in Client care, Finance, Latest news
Long-standing relationship with a client does not mean a continuing retainer, High Court rules
Monday, 30 January 2012Solicitors who have a long-standing relationship with a client and receive many instructions are not under an implied general retainer to keep under review all previous advice and drafting, the High Court has ruled.
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Posted in Client care, Competence, Latest news
Bad points are a “good reason” to terminate retainer, says Court of Appeal
Monday, 1 March 2010A solicitor has good reason to terminate a retainer if a client insists on putting forward a case and instructing counsel to advance contentions that they do not consider properly arguable, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Tags: costs, Law Society, retainer
Posted in Client care, Indemnity insurance, Latest news, Practice Management
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The lonely role of a COFA: sharing the burden of risk management
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Mind the (justice) gap: Why are RTAs going up but claims still down?
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