The Law Society and the Ministry of Justice are discussing ways to deformalise the signing of wills and to make it quicker to register for lasting powers of attorney. Currently a will must be signed by the testator and two independent witnesses. Link to Law Society Gazette Article
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Hanscomb Intercontinental have established an international task force to support its clients in the construction, engineering and shipbuilding industries following the Coronavirus COV-19 outbreak
Corona Hanscomb Brochure 24 March 2020
English law of vicarious liability: off on a frolic of its own – or the flight from principle? by Paul Marshall of Cornerstone Chambers
We are delighted to announce that after Paul Marshall spoke at the PNLA Conference in London in October 2019 he was inspired to write more on this topic. His article is published in the Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law: English law of vicarious liability Paul Marshall Cornerstone Chambers
Coronavirus – Am I Covered? Part 2 – Trade Credit, Political Risk, Environmental Risk, Product Recall, Product Liability, D&O, and EL & PL by Aaron Le Marquer of Fenchurch Law
https://www.pnla.org.uk/news/ Coronavirus – Am I Covered? A Roadmap to Recovery for Policyholders Part 2 – Trade Credit, Political Risk, Environmental Risk, Product Recall, Product Liability, D&O and Public & Employers’ Liability Part 1 of this review examined the availability – or otherwise – of cover for losses under Business Interruption and Event Cancellation insurance. With the
Coronavirus – Am I Covered? Part 1 – Business Interruption and Event Cancellation by Aaron Le Marquer of Fenchurch Law
Coronavirus – Am I Covered? A Roadmap to Recovery for Policyholders Part 1 – Business Interruption and Event Cancellation As the spread of COVID-19 gathers pace, there is increasing concern over not just the potential public health impact, but the financial consequences anticipated by businesses within all sectors. Containment measures implemented by public
Impact of Coronavirus – COVID19
CLICK HERE FOR CORONAVIRUS HELPLINES The PNLA would like to offer our good wishes and support to all those affected by this ghastly pandemic. We have decided to postpone our May conferences from 2020 to 2021. Edinburgh will now take place on 6 May 2021 and London on 20 May 2021. If we can provide
Private prosecutions to cause surge in professional negligence work
Law Society Gazette article by John Hyde following the PNLA Annual Conference on 28 November 2019 Link to article arising from talk by Anthony Eskander and Colin Witcher
Last-minute service of claim is ‘courting disaster’, lawyers told
Law Society Gazette article by John Hyde following the PNLA Annual Conference on 28 November 2019 Link to article arising from talk by David Berkley QC
PNLA Members Edwin Coe tackle claims relating to Grenfell Tower
Recent blogs from Edwin Coe: The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report – Consequences for Property Owners, Managing agents and Block Managers Fire prevention: the danger of cladding The Edwin Coe team can be contacted via the PNLA website link here: Edwin Coe PNLA Team
Why have 48 law firms refused to act for owners affected by Grenfell Tower type cladding?
Following the publication of the report of Phase 1 of the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry, Frances Gibb of The Times has published this in depth article highlighting the work of Benjamin Pell to try and find help for the owners and occupants of properties with the same type of cladding as Grenfell Tower. Mr Pell