Insurance broker, Towergate, has delayed plans to compensate clients who were miss-sold investment schemes and given poor pension transfer advice. Compensation payments were expected to start in the third quarter but will now start in the fourth quarter of 2015…read more
Bird & Bird hit with £1.8m property conveyancing damages
International law firm Bird & Bird has paid £1.8 m in damages after it failed to tell a client that a large school was to be built near the house it was buying. Orientfield appointed Bird & Bird to handle…read more
Construction warranties decide wind farm dispute
The failure of the foundations of an offshore wind farm have highlighted the importance of clear drafting of warranty provisions in construction contacts. Energy giant E.ON and contractor MT Hojgaard went to court to decide who was responsible for the…read more
