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Reversal of fortune

Alison Padfield

October 2011

Click here to download an article by Alison Padfield about the Court of Appeal decision in Scullion v Bank of Scotland (t/a Colleys) which considered whether valuers owe a duty of care in negligence to buy-to-let borrowers.

This article first appeared in the New Law Journal.

Article List

Unfair dismissal qualifying periods - Suzanne McKie & Alice Carse
CICA, suicides, and crimes of violence - Robert Glancy QC & Georgina Hirsch
Big business - Jonathan Fisher QC & Kate Balmer
Reversal of fortune - Alison Padfield
Suicide: the difference between road and rail criminal injuries compensation - Georgina Hirsch
Work in progress - Suzanne McKie & Laura Bell
In Shoesmith's shadow - Anna Thomas
Eastenders Cash & Carry: lessons learnt - Jonathan Fisher QC
Abusing M-banking for money laundering: an unregulated activity - Jonathan Fisher QC & Shaen Catherwood
Just in case - Insurance Alison Padfield
A Flight of Fancy? Collective Agreements in Employment Contracts Andrew Burns and Alice Carse
Review of the Year - Top 5 Insurance Cases of 2010 Colin Wynter QC and Alison Padfield
Three's company - Third party claims against insurers - a new era, or more of the same Alison Padfield
British Airways Plc v Unite the Union Alice Carse
Legal representation in disciplinary proceedings Tariq Sadiq
Winning hearts and minds? Anna Thomas and Suzanne McKie
Leaving on a jet plane - the practical implications of Gaines-Cooper v HMRC Christopher Stone
Case report on Chagger v Abbey National Christopher Stone
Company Insolvency and Claims for Personal Injuries Alison Padfield
Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher & ors Timothy Brennan QC
Ministry of Defence v DeBique Sam Nicholls
How to make the most out of losing your job Andrew Burns
Are Rastafarians protected under the Employment and Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003? Suzanne McKie
Tax Tips and Traps on Termination Timothy Brennan QC
Update: Employment (Solicitors Journal, January 2007) Oliver Hyams
Who Knows What - Attributed Knowledge and Duty of Disclosure Richard Harrison
Anti-discriminatory Legislation and Insurance Law - the Law Channel Andrew Burns
Update on Damages for Loss of a Chance Richard Harrison
Update on Insurance Brokers Richard Harrison
Loss of Chance Article 2006 Richard Harrison
Employment Law Brief : New Law Journal : The Practitioner Professor Ian Smith
Employment Law Brief Professor Ian Smith
Judge ye not the judges Oliver Hyams
Education Law Update Oliver Hyams
Adjudication - A question of timing? Graham Read QC
Two bites at the cherry? Oliver Hyams
Fraud - the aftermath Andrew Burns and Sophie Belgrove
The eternal triangle: liability insurers, insureds and third parties Alison Padfield
Stress, bullying and the law - Part 1 Oliver Hyams
Gorringe, lack of warning and the failure to protect Peter Edwards
Reasonable adjustments: the calm after the storm? Andrew Burns
The Duty to Maintain Highways Peter Edwards
The future of equal pay claims Anna Thomas and Suzanne McKie
The awkward legacy of Johnson Oliver Hyams
Bad manners Oliver Hyams
Discriminate without prejudice? Andrew Burns & Ben Lynch
Educational neglect Oliver Hyams
Pleading Fraud: the Insurer’s Alternative Andrew Burns & Ben Lynch
Reasonable adjustments: the way forward Andrew Burns et al
Management myths - Part II Professor Ian Smith
Follow the Settlements (Corporate Counsel) Sophie Belgrove
Watch your words: aggregation clauses Andrew Burns
Discretionary bonus payments Nicholas Randall & Akash Nawbatt
Is there a role for the concept of the ‘real’ claimant in a subrogated claim? Alison Padfield