Geoff and Elaine Marriott had a road traffic accident on 3rd May 2016. Their vehicle was stationery at traffic lights when a car behind them fail...
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Turner v Coupland Cavendish (2) - High Court refuses solicitors' request to delay answering questions about undisclosed commissions
Why is it so hard to say "no"? On 26th June the High Court decided that Coupland Cavendish Limited should answer our client's questions about whether they had received any commission or profit on the ATE insurance that they had recommended for him.&n...
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Turner v Coupland Cavendish – High Court requires law firm to provide information about commissions on ATE premiums, and the Gibraltar company to which it had diverted its success fee
In Turner v Coupland Cavendish Ltd [2025] EWHC 1605 (KB) (26 June 2025), Mr. Justice Sweeting allowed an appeal brought by JG Solicitors on behalf of Mr. Turner, overturning the Costs Judge's decision that Mr. Turner's former solicitors were not requ...
The Senior Costs Judge, Master Gordon-Saker, says yes, although it will be dependent upon the particular circumstances. In this case the hourly ...
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Not directly related to legal fees but this story is worth a mention in any event. Although the solicitor was quite rightly struck off, the really qui...
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Is your "solicitor" actually a qualified solicitor? If not, and you have specifically requested a solicitor, or been led to believe that you were bein...
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Announcement on the SRA website confirms action against two owners of 30-strong practice, Hellewell Pasley & Brewer.
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