Financial advice firm consolidation set to continue in 2024
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Banking and financial services
Ed Foulkes, who specialises in mergers and acquisitions in the financial services industry, believes consolidation shows no signs of slowing down in 2024.
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Ed Foulkes
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Injury Awareness Week: Lawyer warns of ‘justice gap’ for victims
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Medical negligence
Lee Hart, a partner at national law firm Clarke Willmott LLP, says too many victims of catastrophic injury are being left without support or compensation, despite being harmed by entirely preventable failures.
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Lee Hart
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Vanessa Harris
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Intellectual property (IP) rights, especially those that are registered such as trade marks, registered design and patents, can act as useful deterrents to third parties seeking to take advantage of your intellectual and trading efforts. However, ultimately, any intellectual property right is only as good as your ability to enforce it.
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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Lawyers welcome compensation scheme for victims of pension mis-selling scandal, but many steelworkers to be left behind
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Lawyers working to help victims of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) scandal have welcomed news of a £71 million compensation scheme for those affected, but are asking whether the proposals go far enough.
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Most financial advisers perform their role to the highest standards and in the best interests of their client. Sadly however, some do not, either due to lack of knowledge or simply for their own gain. If you’ve been a victim of poor or misleading advice you may have lost a large part of your pension pot or even everything you’ve worked so hard for.
