Posts Tagged 'Expert Witness'

Hope Capital Ltd v Alexander Reece Thompson LLP

Posted on January 25th, 2024 · Posted in Expert Information, Expert Witness, Lending, Property, Uncategorized

In 2018 a historic Grade 2 listed National Trust property known as Cedar House was put on the market. It dated back to the 15th century and had many original.. read more

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Philipp v Barclays Bank – Supreme Court Judgement

Posted on December 24th, 2023 · Posted in Expert Information, Expert Witness, Financial Litigation, Fraud, Uncategorized

The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the appeal in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC and provided clarity on the scope of the Quincecare duty owed by banks to their.. read more

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Andrews & others v Kronospan Ltd

Posted on June 13th, 2022 · Posted in Expert Information, Expert Witness

This case concerns the fundamental principle of the English legal system that experts should be independent and that their obligations are to the Court, not to act as advocates for.. read more

Rogerson (t/as Cottesmore Hotel, Golf and Country Club) v Eco Top Heat & Power Ltd

Posted on May 6th, 2022 · Posted in Expert Information, Expert Witness

This case concerns the importance of initial choice of expert witness to give evidence and the reluctance of courts to allow what has become known as “expert shopping“. The practice.. read more

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Dr Zuber Bux v The General Medical Council

Posted on March 16th, 2022 · Posted in Expert Information, Expert Witness

This case concerns the duties of an expert witness and, in particular, the duty to disclose any conflicts of interest. Dr Zuber Bux provided medico-legal reports on holiday sickness claims.. read more

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“Fault lines” exposed in Criminal Justice

Posted on November 26th, 2021 · Posted in Criminal Cases, Expert Information, Expert Witness, Financial Litigation, Fraud

The prosecutions of sub-postmasters by the Post Office has, in the authors opinion, led to expose weakness in the criminal prosecution procedure.…

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FCA v Avacade Ltd and others

Posted on October 18th, 2021 · Posted in Expert Witness, Financial Litigation, Investment

Avacade was an unregulated company offering advice on the transfer of final salary pensions into SIPPs. This was found to require supervision by FCA.…

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COVID Loans, trouble in store?

Posted on September 16th, 2021 · Posted in Expert Information, Expert Witness, Financial Litigation, Lending

Covid loans have been taken our by a wide range of businesses but it may appear that some may have been on the basis of false information.…

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The Regulation of Financial Institutions

Posted on August 10th, 2021 · Posted in Adjudication, Arbitration, Expert Information, Expert Witness, Financial Litigation

Financial Regulation has changed dramatically over the last century. Dr Walford and Ausaf Abbas here give a lecture to understand the principles and features of modern regulation. This deals with the development of the regulatory environment in the US and UK and how different types of financial institutions are now regulated.…

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Mrs Frances Wood v Commercial First & Others

Posted on July 13th, 2021 · Posted in Expert Witness, Financial Litigation, Lending, Property

Interesting case over lending to a farmer for agricultural land and lost by the lender over payment of secret commissions…

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