Dispute Resolution Highlights 2023-24

In this article we highlight the areas from which professional negligence claims most frequently arise, and some key considerations for protecting your position.

Legal advice privilege (“LAP”) was understood to protect only confidential communications passing directly between a lawyer and client for the dominant purpose of giving or receiving legal advice.

Almost 7 years on from the UK Jurisdiction Task Force’s seminal report on the law of property relating to purely digital assets and 3 years on from the Law Commission’s own 2023 report on the subject.

In the long-awaited case of Zedra, the Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal’s decision and confirmed that limitation periods do not apply to unfair prejudice petitions.