David Potts, Partner and Head of Business Litigation
Especially when two leading academic express their views in writing and that leads to the loser in a piece of litigation having to write cheques in relation to both parties’ costs.
In 1991, Mr Robinson and his Wife agreed to buy a house which was being built from PE Jones (Contractors) Limited for £350,000.00 or so. The purchase of the property, 12 Magnolia Rise, Prestbury, was completed around April 1992. In September 2004, Mr Robinson called a gas service engineer to service his gas fires. The gas fires failed the service engineers’ test and both were disconnected for safety reasons. Mr Robinson wrote to the builder saying that the flues were not built in accordance with good building practice or Building Regulations. It appeared that the cost of repairs would be substantial (about £35,000.00 or so) because the flues would require reconstruction. Mr Robinson issued proceedings against the builder in December 2006. Read more »
As featured in the Law Society Gazette, 3th June 2010.
With just over a week until the World Cip kicks off, it seems football fever is already take a vice-hold over the legal profession. Fancying themselves as solicitor versions of Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard et al (in football terms only, we stress), lawyers at Manchester firm Ralli have made an amausing video to show their support for charity Soccer Aid (which raises money for UNICEF to help children around the world) and to demonstrate their backing for England’s bid to host the 2018 tournament. Read more »
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June 3, 2010 11:39 am | 
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Rob Illidge (Marketing Execuitve)
It’s that time again, whether England are looking to host the world up or ‘bring it home’, there is always something in the media to scupper even the most optimistic England fan’s hopes and dreams.
I am talking of course about the recent news that FA Chairman Lord Triesman, has resigned from his position after being secretly recorded making bribery allegations about Russia and Spain’s attempts to secure the 2010 tournament.
It has since been alleged that The Mail on Sunday paid Melissa Jacobs, a ‘friend’ of Lord Treisman’s, to set up the meeting and recording. Cue a national scandal, the bid is ruined e.t.c…e.t.c
However, Steve Curry of The Daily Mail went one further yesterday morning whilst being interviewed by Sky Sports News, describing Mr Triesman as a “vain FA chief” who “wasn’t right for the bid anyway”. Surely he would not have made these comments had the recording not been published, it certainly is one way of kicking someone whilst they are down. Read more »
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Business Law, Employment, Intellectual Property | Ralli | May 19, 2010 11:40 am | Comments (0)
David Potts (Partner)
A simple click on a computer has the ability to send a defamatory statement to a huge audience across the world – instantly. Whilst the internet has many fine uses, it can also pose a huge threat to any one’s reputation, particularly those in business.
To be defamatory, a statement must tend to lower someone in the estimation of right – thinking members of society generally. The party aggrieved has to show that the words are defamatory (in the sense above); refer to or identify him; and are published to someone other than him. Having established that, the person making the statement has to prove it is true; amounts to fair comment; is privileged; published with consent; or was innocently disseminated (of which more later). Read more »
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