KVB Consultants v. Jacob Hopkins McKenzie: A warning shot for principal firms
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Financial services litigation
The Court of Appeal in KVB Consultants Ltd and others v Jacob Hopkins McKenzie Ltd and others has upheld a High Court decision that principal firms cannot exclude liability for their appointed representatives through drafting contracts which are detached from factual reality.
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Laura Robinson (née Hazell)
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The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act October 2023 is intended to tackle economic crime in the UK, improve the transparency of corporate information and reform its role as the UK companies registry.
Lee Hart, head of the serious injury team at Clarke Willmott, recently concluded a claim for compensation for a client who suffered a brain injury in a road traffic accident for just under £2million.
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Lessons to be learnt from tragic maternity cases, says Clarke Willmott
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Medical negligence
Kerry Fifield, partner in our Clinical Negligence team, recently represented a mother who lost her baby due to failings in a Cheltenham maternity unit. She says that the same issues are arising “time and time again” in NHS Trusts around the country.
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Kerry Fifield
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Vanessa Harris
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The shock of a cancer diagnosis is difficult enough to come to terms with, but discovering that a missed or delayed diagnosis prevented your cancer from being treated sooner is especially distressing. If you believe your cancer was misdiagnosed or diagnosed late due to medical negligence, you may be entitled to compensation.
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No need for new “branding exercise” for North West growth, says Clarke Willmott
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Ed Foulkes, head of Clarke Willmott’s Manchester office, says the proposed Northern Arc project reflects the recent success of Greater Manchester and the North West as the engine of economic growth in the North.
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Ed Foulkes
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It has recently been reported that, perhaps unsurprisingly, there was an increase in the volume of divorce applications that have been filed since “no-fault” divorce came into force on 6th April 2022.
Read more on No-fault divorce online – don’t get caught out
