An experienced commercial partner who continued acting for several developers and buyer companies for months after admitting to a client there was a conflict of interests, was fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £40,000 in costs.
Commercial
Cats and dogs: a lesson in unregistered IP rights
If it’s your perception that intellectual property has little to do with commercial property, you are wrong, as Michael Edenborough QC explains
08 Jan 2020
Freelancing: a new era?
Despite some high-profile naysaying early on, the introduction of freelance solicitors may yet re-shape the legal landscape
11 Dec 2019
Commercial lawyers urged to embrace the future
The Chancellor of the High Court has urged commercial lawyers to embrace the technologies driving modern businesses before they are left behind.
Giving the annua
14 Nov 2019
The sky’s the limit
It’s a long way from her childhood ambition of stand-up comedy but Suzanne Liversidge is embarking on a monumental new leadership role at Kennedys, and plans to bring as many people as possible wit
12 Oct 2019
A matter of intention
Mark Reading and Isabel Lich analyse the first application of the Franses conditional intention test for landlords in the context o
13 Sep 2019
Fair price, quality work: attracting SMEs
David Kirwan explains why we need to teach SMEs to judge lawyers on quality rather tha
05 Sep 2019
