Unqualified legal adviser to pay £337,000 in negligence ruling
March 20th, 2019
The High Court has ruled that an unqualified ‘legal adviser’, who claimed that his firm’s advice came from qualified lawyers, was professionally negligent in the handling of a negligence case. It ordered that George Rusz of Romford business Troy Lucas & Co should be held to the same standard as a qualified lawyer. Rusz was […]
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Proposal to eliminate timeshare exit assistance draws concern
March 14th, 2019
Florida has more timeshare properties than any other state in the USA. But now some Floridian lawmakers are looking at restricting the options consumers have when they want to get out of a timeshare. Members of the House Business and Professions Subcommittee heard from representatives of the timeshare industry, including both developers and the exit […]
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Banking culture The age of innocence is over
March 11th, 2019
Judges no longer able to view bank records ‘without suspicion’ Judges uncritically favouring banks ‘should resign’, High Court master Honohan says It is hard for judges to view bank records “without suspicion”, given recent banking scandals, and any judge who knowingly and uncritically favours banks in litigation “should resign”, the Master of the High Court […]
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Timeshare Solicitor Seth Lovis, stops trading
March 4th, 2019
Top 500 Solicitors Seth Lovis & Co has ceased all trading operations and will no longer be accepting new client matters in preparation for its closure. In respect to all the ongoing cases, clients will be receiving letters giving details regarding their files and cases. In some, if not all cases, individuals are being referred […]
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Sarah Waddington Legal SL ‘Tarnished and in Tatters’
February 28th, 2019
Sarah Waddington legal SL is born out of the ‘Wonky Factory. It and indeed Sarah Waddington Solicitors Ltd claimed to be sister companies, one being in Spain whilst the other operating in the UK. The term ‘sister company’ infers that they are linked to one another and/or they are within the same family of companies. […]
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