2,348 results found
RPC | Hong Kong | 3 Oct 2023
Court warns lawyers as to their competency
In SKA v TI, a District Court judge (in Hong Kong's Family Court) warned legal representatives that barristers should only accept instructions from solicitors that they are competent to handle and instructing solicitors should properly advise their clients on the choice of advocate. Both principles arise out of a legal representative's duty to act in their client's best interests. The judge......
DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 14 Sep 2023
Risk Register 2023- Special Edition: ESG and what it means for law firms
The Governance element of ESG has long been established as a core issue for solicitors' firms and is central to the way that we run our businesses…
DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 28 Jul 2023
SLAPPs: New reforms to address SLAPPs in economic crime proceedings
It’s been a year since the Government published its Response to its March 2022 “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) -A Call for…
Doughty Street Chambers | United Kingdom | 20 Jul 2023
Is it time to re-assess the cab rank rule?
In March, 2023, many lawyers, including 18 barristers, signed a 'declaration' that they will not prosecute climate-change activists or act for those…
RPC | United Kingdom | 27 Jun 2023
Court of Appeal orders solicitor be struck off for serious breaches of accounts rules
In an important judgment in Law Society of Hong Kong v A Solicitor, the Court of Appeal set aside an order that a solicitor be suspended from…
DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 24 May 2023
Who do solicitors owe a duty of care to? Not just the client?
Mr Haq agreed to sell a property which had a registered charge over it in favour of Bank of Scotland plc (“BoS”) to Mr Attarian for £1.25m. Mr…
DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 24 May 2023
Recent practical lessons learned on drafting witness statements and instructing experts
Two recent decisions in the solicitors’ negligence arena provide a timely reminder of the importance of complying with the CPR. The first deals with…
DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 24 May 2023
Handling monies as stakeholder - the law under review
It is commonplace in real estate transactions that monies are held by solicitors as stakeholders, pending the occurrence of a certain defined event…
DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 24 May 2023
Solicitors' Risks in Brief | May 2023
Has the SRA confused or clarified its position on sanction in sexual misconduct cases…
DAC Beachcroft | United Kingdom | 24 May 2023
Law Society Guidance on The Impact of Climate Change on Solicitors
On 19 April 2023, the Law Society issued guidance for its members to consider the way that they practise in the context of climate change. It is…
