Will Sefton

Feb 26, 2025 | lexology.com | Will Sefton |Carmel Green |Zoe Lettieri |Ruth Lancaster |Cheryl Laird |Georgia Durham | +9 more

It can be tough for busy lawyers to find enough time to service clients, make it safely through the regulation obstacle course, win new work and keep up-to-date with developments, but we've got you covered! Welcome to our February 2025 edition of our Lawyers Liability & Regulatory Update, in which we highlight the last month's key developments affecting lawyers and the professional risks they face.

Feb 20, 2024 | lexology.com | Will Sefton

We've read the latest so that you don't have to! Read on to find out what's new in the world of FRC. The extension of fixed recoverable costs (FRC) to most simpler claims for £100,000 or less came into force on 1 October 2023, triggering arguably the biggest sea change in litigation tactics since the increase of costs budgeting in 2013. Litigants in cases assigned to the fast and intermediate tracks now have their costs recovery fixed.

Oct 11, 2023 | lexology.com | Will Sefton |Natalia Jeremiah |Scott Ashby |Ben Goodier |Richard Breavington |Kirstie Pike | +5 more

What do you think has been the biggest impact of the COVID pandemic in your market? Natalia Jeremiah (Accountants): We’ve seen a spate of claims made against accountants, predominantly where it has been alleged that they missed deadlines or failed to enable clients to make applications for financial support under government schemes. But these types of claims have largely already been dealt with, and their impact on the profession and its insurers has been relatively modest.