Professional indemnity

Articles

10 Mar 2017

Lack of integrity not like dishonesty, court rules

Sole practitioner failed to properly control staff and misled SRA

28 Feb 2017

Will PII prices soar post-Mishcon de Reya?

Ben Waterton advises firms not to believe the PII hype following Dreamvar (UK) Limited v Mishcon de Reya

8 Dec 2016

Regulator 'pushing open door' over civil standard of proof

SRA confident about statutory change to tribunal evidence rules

14 Nov 2016

Cyber crime: Preparing for attack

Are the SRA's principles and security practices both sides of the same argument, asks Peter Cohen

26 Oct 2016

Conveyancers and small firms hit hardest by indemnity insurance costs

SRA to consult in the new year on reducing barriers to entry and exit

17 Aug 2016

The termination of tiresome legislation

Future Bills that require a duty to insure, and create a criminal offence for non-compliance, should expressly indicate whether or not a civil remedy is also created, argues Alec Samuels

29 Jul 2016

Advising sophisticated clients revisited

The decision in Healey suggests once again that the courts are prepared to consider the scope of the solicitor's duty on a case-by-case basis, write Phil Murrin and Mark Healing

21 Jun 2016

A balancing act between digitisation and data security

A successful modern law firm needs to adopt digital processes to improve its practices, with those ensuring compliance at its heart, says Doug Hargrove