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Question: what is the extent of solicitors' duty of disclosure, and in particular is there a duty to disclose information gained from acting for one client to another?

The High Court has granted an interim injunction requiring an employer to permit a solicitor who had been suspended from some of her duties to perform the majority of her normal duties.

Robert Lawrie, working with Faisal Osman of 33 Chancery Lane, has successfully obtained summary judgment defeating a claim against their client, a respected solicitor.

On March 27, 2014, the 7th Circuit affirmed a district court decision that Motorola’s price-fixing claims were barred under the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvement Act.

The question for the court was whether Part 18 requests in relation to a policy of After the Event (ATE) insurance should be answered, whether as part of solicitor own client costs assessment...

After a workplace accident, injury or fatality, it is quite common for employers to initiate an internal investigation, usually for the purpose of trying to figure out what went wrong and how to avoid a similar incident in future.

Why does my solicitor want to see my past medical history?Why does my Solicitor...

On July 2, 2021, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Hughes v. Northwestern, which involves a challenge to investment fees and recordkeeping fees in two 403(b) plans maintained by Northwestern University.

In "Bowman v. Monsanto", the Supreme Court requested the opinion of the Solicitor General on whether to grant review on two questions.

Will drafters should manage risks prudently and awareness of these risk management issues may help to avoid litigation.

The Court of Appeal's decision in Turner v Coupland clarifies the scope of solicitor-client assessments under the Solicitors Act 1974, determining that disputes over after-the-event insurance commissions cannot be resolved through these proceedings. While solicitors successfully argued that ATE premium commission questions fall outside assessment jurisdiction, the court emphasized their fiduciary duty to disclose such information when asked...

Solicitor-client privilege protects confidential communications between a lawyer and client made for the purpose of giving or receiving legal advice.

The Court of Appeal held recently that confidentiality and legal advice privilege are not lost in documents containing or evidencing a client's instructions to its solicitor just because the...

The latest decision in a cluster of applications by clients seeking disclosure of their former solicitors' file. Hat-tip to my colleague Paul Parker of 4 New Square, who appeared for the successful solicitor.

On July 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal to an in-house counsel (referred to as Ms. X to protect her identity) in the case of X v. Autorité des marchés financiers.

There are a number of reasons an employer may retain a lawyer to conduct an investigation: investigative experience, to avoid a potential or actual conflict of interest, to avoid potential bias and the perception thereof, ...

A client asked us to investigate the conduct a solicitor who had previously represented him. As a result of a meticulous examination, we found that the solicitor in question...