The insolvency amending rules came
into force in April this year, modernising insolvency practices and procedures. Amy Gates reports on some of the
more notable changes. Read more >
Williams v Lishman is the latest
in a line of cases where the courts have looked at the date investors suffered
loss. The claim involved negligent advice in relation to the transfer of
pension funds. The claimant’s hopes were crushed when the appeal court ruled
that the claim was time-barred.
Partner Paul
Gordon gives a short run-down on the limitation periods that apply. Read more >
Litigating in a foreign
jurisdiction can be inconvenient, uncertain and generally unattractive. Paul Gordon gives a run-down on the regulations,
known as Rome I and Rome II, recently introduced with the aim of harmonising the rules that determine
what law is applied to disputes. Read more >
ADR is alternative dispute resolution - a range of options for
resolving disputes without going to court. Methods of ADR include mediation,
adjudication, arbitration, conciliation and ombudsman schemes.
In recent years, there has been a
growing trend towards resolving disputes by methods other than via the
courts.
Even so, disputing parties often fail to consider ADR—or consider it far
too
late, by which time costs have spiralled, leaving no realistic way of
out-of-court
resolution, says Paul Gordon. Read more >
If you’re planning to grub up your apple and pear orchards in the New
Year, go fishing in the Lower Esk without permission or sell a game bird killed on Christmas Day,
you may want to think again. These seemingly innocent pastimes could now get
you into big trouble, warns litigation partner Nick Cox. Read more >
