Informed Consent Blake-Turner

Cap On Damages Amounts To Informed Consent

Cap On Damages Amounts To Informed Consent

Capping the amount a solicitor can take from a client’s damages is enough to show that the client gave ‘informed consent’ to the deduction, the High Court has ruled in a judgment affecting 400 conditional fee agreements. In Swann v Slater & Gordon, District Judge Rouine sitting in the High Court in…. Continue Reading Cap On Damages Amounts To Informed Consent

Frustration of Leases Blake-Turner Solicitors

COVID-19 and the Frustration of Leases: Lessons from Hong Kong

COVID-19 and the Frustration of Leases: Lessons from Hong Kong

With many parts of England subject to severe COVID-19 restrictions that have mandated the closure of non-essential shops, it is likely that many tenants are being forced into financially untenable positions. Subletting and assignment are commercially impossible in the current climate, and the…. Continue Reading COVID-19 and the Frustration of Leases: Lessons from Hong Kong