A scenario You want to purchase a particular property and instruct a surveyor to prepare a report before deciding whether or not to purchase that […]
DJS Law Solicitors raises money for the London Legal Walk 2017
DJS Law Solicitors has received the letter and certificate (below) from The London Legal Support Trust for its participation in – and fundraising for – […]
Solicitors are not under a duty to challenge client instructions
The Court of Appeal recently gave judgment in Grant Thomas v Hugh James Ford Simey Solicitors [2017] EWCA Civ 1303, that concerned an appeal by […]
“One of the main dilemmas of the law of damages”
BPE Solicitors and another v Hughes-Holland (in substitution for Gabriel) [2017] UKSC 21 Introduction: This important Supreme Court decision looks at what damages are recoverable […]
Lender’s professional negligence claim is out of time
In Bridging Loans Ltd v Kevin J Toombs [2017] EWCA Civ 205, the Court of Appeal provided guidance on the award of summary judgment on […]
Damages for distress?
Damages for distress? Introduction: An individual who experiences the negligence of a professional may well feel that they are entitled not only to financial loss […]
An Online Court?
Civil Courts Structure Review: Final Report by Lord Justice Briggs In the biggest shake-up of the civil courts system since the Woolf Reforms, Darren Sylvester […]
Civil Courts Structure Review
Darren Sylvester at DJS Law Solicitors attended an event with Lord Justice Briggs at the Law Society on Thursday, 9 June 2016 and sets out […]
Legal Needs Survey
The recent Legal Needs survey has found (survey sample was 8,000 people): 1) 54% of people have had at least one legal issue in the […]