Posts Tagged 'Advice'

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

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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Van Zuylen v Whiston-Dew & Anor

Posted on January 25th, 2022 · Posted in Expert Witness, Fraud, Investment, Lending

This case highlights the level of protection afforded by the law in financial transactions, even when the victim, Van Zuylen, may seem unduly naive and trusting. The Defendant, Whiston-Drew, is.. read more

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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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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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Report from the Expert Witness Institute Singapore Conference

Posted on November 5th, 2019 · Posted in Arbitration, Expert Information, Expert Witness, Financial Litigation, Mediation

Held at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel 15th October 2019 Professor Leslie Chew Opening Remarks Professor Leslie Chew – President of the Expert Witness Institute Singapore Branch and former Senior.. read more

Expert Witness Institute – Singapore Branch

Posted on July 19th, 2019 · Posted in Arbitration, Expert Information, Expert Witness, Mediation

About EWI Singapore – Message from the President – Conference About EWI Singapore EWI Singapore was officially registered with the Singapore Registry of Societies on 19 May 2019. The first.. read more

Dr Thomas Walford completes lecture tour in Singapore

Posted on April 16th, 2019 · Posted in Adjudication, Expert Information, Expert Witness, Financial Litigation, Mediation

Thomas Walford, CEO of Expert Evidence and also a Governor of the Expert Witness Institute has completed his third lecture tour in Singapore. The aim of the lecture tour is.. read more

Miley v Friends Life Ltd

Posted on February 18th, 2019 · Posted in Expert Information, Financial Litigation

The claimant Charles Miley, described as a “high-flying financier“, had started work with an investment bank in 2006. He was Head of Institutional Equity Sales. As part of his remuneration.. read more

Liverpool Victoria v Khan, Sultan, Zafar & Ahmed

Posted on November 22nd, 2018 · Posted in Expert Information, Expert Witness, Fraud

This case is unusual in that it arises out of the collapse of an earlier case. The original case involved a car accident between taxi driver Mudassar Iqbal and Nicky.. read more