Nationwide Building Society v Balmer Radmore [1999] EWHC 844 (Ch)

Fraud: A breaking wave?

Peter Dodge discusses the potential for increased litigation and the themes that may emerge ‘Uncertainty tends to produce litigation. When the courts clarify principles of law, experienced litigants such as lenders and insurers can then compromise claims on the basis of that clarification.’ It is a truism that cyclical falls in property prices following periods …

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Surveyor And Valuer Claims: The tip of the iceberg?

With recent news of significant numbers of borrowers breaching their secured loan covenants, should surveyors and valuers be bracing themselves for a further surge of professional negligence claims? Neil Jamieson and Tom White investigate ‘Where firms have had to make redundancies this may lead to fewer people monitoring compliance with risk management procedures.’Surveyors and their …

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