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Part 36 offers in context of counterclaims and negative declarations

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 30 2012

A recent High Court judgment highlights the scope for confusion in applying Part 36 in a case where the formal roles of claimant and defendant do not reflect the reality of who is seeking a (greater) remedy in financial terms: The Procter & Gamble Company v Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA and another 2012 EWHC 2839 (Ch

Claims for loss of profit

  • 1 Chancery Lane
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 15 2012

Where a party asserts that a breach of contract or the commission of a tort has caused him to lose profit he would otherwise have made, the first question to ask is whether or not on the particular facts that type of loss is recoverable as a matter of law

Accountants’ duty of care to third parties

  • RPC
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 2 2012

The High Court recently ruled that accountants did not owe a duty of care to a third party investor

Professional negligence: dealing safely with third parties

  • Stephenson Harwood LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 10 2012

The recent dismissal by the Commercial Court of a claim brought against the professional services firm KPMG LLP provides useful guidance as to the circumstances in which a professional advisor will owe a duty of care to a party other than its client

No responsibility for loss despite negligent valuation

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 31 2012

There must be a causal link between the breach of duty of care and the loss sustained for a claim in negligence to succeed

Do accountants owe a duty of care to their clients' investors?

  • Rajah & Tann LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 13 2012

Companies often rely on accounting firms to perform auditis and reviews of their internal operations, and between these parties, there exists a clear duty of care

Limitation and continuous duty

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 25 2012

Claims arising from an accountancy firm's alleged failure to advise on a change in tax law were time-barred

Should I stay or should i go? Addressing problems with professional advisers

  • Pitmans LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 12 2011

In our business and private lives alike, we all rely on professional advice and expertise from many quarters. We know that the right professionals add value to our businesses or protect them from risk

Professional negligence claims against accountants jump

  • RPC
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 29 2010

There was a sudden jump in the number of professional negligence claims against accountants last year (to December 31st), says City law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP (RPC

High Court clarification of illegality defence

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 29 2009

As a matter of public policy, the courts will not allow a claimant to enforce an illegal contract or otherwise to benefit from his own wrongdoing

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