Santander UK PLC v RA Legal Soliciors [2013] EWHC 1380 (QB)

April 2014 #138

Abbey National Building Society (now Santander UK PLC) (A) agreed to lend £150,000 to an individual (V) for the purpose of purchasing a property subject to taking a first legal charge. RA Legal Solicitors (R) conducted the conveyancing, acting for both V and A. The vendor’s solicitors (S) were a real firm but acted dishonestly falsely representing that they acted for the vendor. On 17 July 2009 A transferred £150,000 (plus fees) to RA’s bank account. S notified an account to which the completion monies should be sent and on 28 July 2009 S purported to exchange and complete and RA arrange...

Pagel & anr v Farman [2013] EWHC 2210 (Comm)

November 2013 #134

In 2001 Mr Pagel (P) and Mr Farman (F), set up a hedge fund. At first they shared responsibility for marketing and investment equally, but F began to concentrate on investing and P dealt with marketing and client relationships and F began to find the split unfair, so that from 2004 the 50/50 split was renegotiated and F received two thirds of the performance fees, but paid the cost of fixed employee bonuses and shared management fees 50/50 with P. Initially, both partners had to sign confirmations for all withdrawals but from autumn 2006 this only applied to amounts over £5,000. For a nu...

Mehjoo v Harben Barker & anr WTLR(w) 2013-08

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Brown & ors v InnovatorOne plc & ors WTLR(w) 2012-03

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Conspiracy, fraud, misrepresentation, negligence, fiduciary duty, tax schemes, ICT, contracts, agencies, trust, accessory liabilities, FSMA, torts, damages

 

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