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While insurers retain control over the conduct of a litigated claim under a policy they will always involve the insured where possible in the decision making process.

Following on from our previous updates, we have met further with the HMCTS DCP project leads and Mr. Justice Johnson this week and can update you further on the following relevant...

The decision highlights a justifiable concern about the proper separation between claimant, lawyer and litigation funder.

Bombardier brought a motion for leave to amend its Statement of Defence and Counterclaim to expand the list of prior art and include a new ground of invalidity (ambiguity).

In the case of Weenen v. Biadi, the Ontario Court of Appeal was faced with a request from the law firm of a successful plaintiff that its outstanding legal fees should be paid before any payments could be made to the plaintiff by the defendant.

A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice appears to strengthen the law on privilege over internal corporate investigations, affirming companies' ability to maintain privilege...

The Court of Appeal recently overturned a High Court decision where the Judge had concluded that the solicitor was not liable for losses allegedly arising from delays in proceedings.

When a company is struck off for failing to comply with its statutory obligations or it is voluntarily dissolved, great care must be taken to ensure that at the point of dissolution...

A summary of recent developments in insurance, reinsurance and litigation law.

In a recent decision, the courts have confirmed that they will not readily consider lawyers' settlement advice to have been negligent when such advice is given immediately before (or even during) trial.

A Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) is a legal function exercised by various authorities in the UK to acquire land or property without the consent of the owner, for public benefit or development projects.

Commercial properties are significant business investments, making them prime targets for fraudsters. Businesses need to be aware of the threats posed to them and their properties.

Following Ridehalgh v Horsefield (1994), the court will make a wasted costs order against a solicitor or barrister in civil proceedings if it can be shown that: the legal representative has acted improperly, unreasonably or negligently; his conduct has caused a party to incur unnecessary costs; or it is just in all the circumstances to order him to compensate the party for the whole or part of those costs.

Family Law litigation can be very expensive, labour intensive work and very challenging when clients change solicitors.

The Supreme Court in Interactive Wearables LLC v. Polar Electro Oy and Tropp, David A. v. Travel Sentry, Inc., et al. declined to hear a pair of cases...

The obligation for government agencies to act as a model litigant has received recent attention.