Conflicts of interest (Jan24)

There are relatively few English reported cases on conflicts of interest in law firms compared with the United States. In...

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Conflicts of interest (May23)

Cutlers Holdings Ltd (formerly Sheffield United Ltd) [2023] EWHC 720 (Ch) is the latest in a (very) long list of...

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Conflicts of interest: remote working provides a new twist (Jul22)

In the United States, a ‘fully-remote’ law firm acting in a class action, recently faced a disqualification motion when one...

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Conflicts and Confidentiality (May22)

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has updated its guidance on Confidentiality of client information. This includes guidance on submissions to...

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Conflicts of interest (Nov21)

The judgment in Al-Subaihi & Another v Al-Sanea [2021] EWHC 2609 (Comm) includes an analysis of solicitors’ fiduciary duties when...

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Threats to legal professional privilege (LPP) (Jul 21)

Recent cases from opposite sides of the pond illustrate the potential for losing LPP. In Travelers Insurance Company Ltd v...

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Conflicts of interests (Nov20)

We are often called upon to advise on conflicts issues, including substantial cases with a cross-border angle. The American Bar...

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Conflicts and confidentiality (Jul 2020)

In our May 2020 Risk Update we addressed the question whether general knowledge of a client’s strategy, policies and procedures...

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Conflicts and Confidentiality (May 2020)

A v B [2020] EWHC 809 (TCC) was a commercial dispute arising from two ongoing arbitrations.  It was held that...

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Conflicts of interest (Risk Update March 2020)

The SRA has updated its guidance on Conflicts of Interest.  As ever, there are regrettably no easy ways to spot...

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Conflicts of Interests (Jan20)

The decision in SRA v Howell Jones LLP Case No. 11846-2018 has caused some consternation in the profession.  Readers of...

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Conflicts of interests (Jan18)

We are often asked to advise on conflicts, and our clients include large City and US firms. Cases on conflicts...

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Conflicts of Interests and Confidentiality (Mar18)

The Financial Conduct Authority’s report on the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Global Restructuring Group has led the SRA to seek...

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Conflicts (Sep18)

US conflicts rules increasingly affect law firms in other jurisdictions, either because they have US offices themselves or, rather more...

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Conflicts of interest (Jan 19)

The SDT case of Howell Jones LLP (11846-2018 – see www.legalrisk.co.uk/conflicts for a link) has caused some consternation.  The firm...

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Conflicts – July 19

We recently defended successfully a complaint against a law firm to the SRA made by an opponent in litigation alleging...

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