‘Joseph Steadman of Wilberforce Chambers considers McHale v Dunlop, a recent claim for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty, arising from the loss of pension assets transferred into a SSAS and invested in an overseas investment scheme.’
Pensions Barrister, 13th June 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘Paul Newman KC discusses Options UK Personal Pensions LLP v Financial Services Ombudsman Ltd, in which the Court of Appeal dismissed a judicial review claim brought by a SIPP provider challenging a decision by FOS that the provider had breached its duty to carry out proper due diligence in respect of an unsuitable pension investment.’
Pensions Barrister, 23rd May 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been slapped with a £75,000 costs order after making an “essential mistake of law” in a failed prosecution of a solicitor.’
Legal Futures, 31st August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The role of “professional enablers” in white-collar crime is set to come under new scrutiny this week as the government’s Economic Crime and Transparency Bill enters its next parliamentary stage. Ministers are expected to come under pressure to accept amendments that would lower the threshold for the prosecution of individuals for corporate crimes and to create new “failure to prevent” offences.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th October 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Matthew Moore, director of Infolegal, advises family lawyers of their obligations under anti-money laundering regulations following changes [to the] wording of what constitutes taxation advice.’
Family Law Week, 24th November 2020
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Ex-England footballer and BBC pundit Alan Shearer has won £100,000 in a court fight with a financial advisor.’
BBC News, 13th December 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The City watchdog has raised fresh concerns that thousands of consumers are being wrongly advised to cash in their defined benefit pension, putting them at greater risk of financial insecurity in old age.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former financial adviser who conned his clients out of nearly £750,000 has been jailed for more than 10 years.’
BBC News, 5th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The City watchdog has announced measures to deal with an “erupting pensions mis-selling scandal”, but MPs say the plans do not go far enough to protect people’s savings.’
The Independent, 26th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The House of Commons Work & Pensions committee has urged the government to accelerate plans to ban pensions cold calling and provide better guidance to pensioners on their options.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th December 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘With the tax affairs of so many VIPs once more in the headlines, Andrew Reid and James Hall consider what claims can be brought against the original advisers and what might be done to avoid that happening.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 10th November 2017
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘Negligence claims against tax advisers who had given assurances about the effectiveness of tax schemes failed because the claims were not brought within the limitation period.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th November 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘What should we expect in the technology space in 2017?
We take a look at current trends and focus on some of the legal opportunities and pitfalls that they present.’
Technology Law Update, 6th January 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘A long-standing legal test, that helps to determine whether professionals meet their duty of care to clients is not appropriate for determining whether UK investment advisers have sufficiently communicated with investors to be said to have provided suitable advice, the UK High Court has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th September 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The FOS yesterday published its 2015/16 budget consultation. In short, we can expect more of the same.’
RPC Financial Services Blog, 7th January 2015
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘Bank hit with its sixth penalty in four years, showing it is still far from being in proper shape to return to the private sector.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Anyone who has invested in, promoted, or advised on any form of tax mitigation scheme may be feeling slightly nervous following the latest announcement from HMRC concerning the on-going saga of tax avoidance. And understandably so.’
RPC Commercial Disputes Blog, 7th August 2014
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
‘Report responding to concerns raised in the 2012 Kay Review that uncertainty about their legal duties leads investors to focus on short-term movements in share price rather than making long-term investment decisions based on the fundamental value of a company.’
Law Commission, 1st July 2014
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
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