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• 08/03/2010

  The Provision of Service Regulations 2009 - professional indemnity insurance disclosure

  The Provision of Service Regulations 2009 impose obligations on...

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• 05/03/2010

  Director’s Duties back on the agenda with new MP’s Bill

  Currently, directors can be prosecuted as well as the company under...

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• 03/03/2010

  ISPs on alert following Italian decision to prosecute three Google executives

  Three Google executives were found personally liable for allowing the...

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• 01/03/2010

  Recovering VAT on M&A costs: opportunities in the light of the BAA case

  BAA has recently won a significant victory in the Tax Tribunal, allowing...

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• 25/02/2010

  Lord Justice Jackson calls for a package of reforms to rein in the costs of civil justice

  Lord Justice Jackson’s Costs Review: key points from the final report...

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• 23/02/2010

  Solicitors PI: insurers’ fraud exclusion upheld

  A solicitor insured can condone a dishonest course of conduct by a...

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• 18/02/2010

  Accountants PI: the illegality defence

  A recent High Court decision has highlighted the difficulty in relying...

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• 16/02/2010

  First corporate manslaughter case adjourned until September

  The first prosecution under the Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007 (“the...

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• 11/02/2010

  Banks may have to prove suspicions of money laundering

  The Court of Appeal held that a bank which makes an authorised...

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• 09/02/2010

  Solicitors Code of Conduct - changes to conflicts of interest and confidential information rules

  Solicitors professional indemnity - changes to Conflicts of Interest and...

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• 08/02/2010

  Solicitors PI: ‘door of court' settlement advice unlikely to be found negligent

  Solicitors PI: ‘door of court' settlement advice unlikely to be found...

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• 01/02/2010

  Sub-contractors and third party sums paid

  The key to successfully recovering from a third party sum paid in a...

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• 25/01/2010

  Solicitors PI: access to documents seized by the Law Society following intervention

  Solicitors PI: access to documents seized by the Law Society following...

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• 11/01/2010

  Solicitors PI: the end of the Assigned Risks Pool?

  Solicitors PI: the SRA are holding a consultation on the future of the...

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• 11/01/2010

  Solicitors PI: consultation on successor practice definition

  Solicitors PI: the SRA are holding a consultation on the definition of a...

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• 07/12/2009

  Sole practitioner of the year 2009 - Winner announced!

  As sponsors of ‘Sole Practitioner of the Year’, Bluefin...

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• 07/10/2009

  Bluefin sponsor 2009 Accountancy Age Awards - Sole Practitioner of the Year

  Bluefin is delighted to be sponsoring the ‘Sole Practitioner of the...

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• 07/09/2009

  New northern office for Professions Division

  Bluefin Insurance Services Limited is opening a new branch of its...

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• 03/09/2009

  Bluefin and ICAEW agree new 3 year appointment

  The Professions Division at Bluefin Insurance Services has secured the...

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• 02/09/2009

  Medical Malpractice, why a close relationship with insurers is key

  The UK market is currently characterised by an overall softening of...

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• 01/09/2009

  Changes to Companies Act 2006

  On 1 October 2009 virtually all sections of the Companies Act 2006 that...

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• 22/07/2009

  Insurance Premium Tax - Treatment of brokers fees

  A recent case has demonstrated that it is possible to have a separate...

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• 18/06/2009

  First charges brought under Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007

  The first ever charge of corporate manslaughter brought under the...

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• 08/06/2009

  Partnership agreements: liability of former partners to repay drawings

  A recent case the High Court held that in the absence of an express...

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• 10/02/2009

  Auditors in the spotlight

  A recent hearing between the Treasury Committee and representatives of...

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• 06/01/2009

  SBJ Professional are now part of Bluefin

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• 29/10/2008

  LLP's and the FSCS

  Are LLP's eligible for compensation from the Financial Services...

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• 29/10/2008

  Claims over Lost Client Funds?

  Are firms liable if funds in their client account are lost following the...

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• 02/10/2008

  SBJ Professional to rebrand as 'Bluefin'

  Venture Preference has announced that it will rebrand SBJ UK Ltd as...

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• 20/05/2008

  SBJ Professional sponsor the ICAEW South West Regional Awards Dinner

  The event took place on the 1st May 2008. The awards recognise the...

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• 01/04/2008

  SBJ Professional launch new product for ICAEW members with low fee income

  This exclusive new PII scheme for ICAEW members is specifically designed...

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• 20/03/2008

  AXA UK successfully acquires control of SBJ Group

  AXA Advisory Holdings announces that its offer to purchase SBJ Group has...

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• 14/12/2007

  SBJ Professional launch new online insurance solution

  SBJ Professional is delighted to announce the introduction of our new...

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• 25/10/2007

  SBJ Professional launch tailored insurance solution to Estate and Letting Agents

  November 1st sees the launch of SBJ Professionals’ tailored insurance...

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• 10/09/2007

  Is your firm a risky business?

  When it comes to the reputation of your business, knowing how to handle...

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• 09/09/2007

  1,400+ Can't be wrong?

  SBJ Professional are proud to announce that over the past 12 months over...

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• 05/08/2007

  Specialism over globalism

  How does your firm make the decision as to where to invest its trust in...

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• 20/07/2007

  SBJ Professional launch new facility for Pension Fund Trustees

  SBJ Professional is delighted to announce a new and exclusive offering...

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• 19/07/2007

  Office Move

  Due to the continued growth and success of SBJ Professional, we are...

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• 22/05/2007

  Record performance!

  April 2007 has now been the seventh consecutive month that SBJ...

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• 22/05/2007

  100’s of ICAEW members sign up to new Professional Indemnity Insurance scheme.

  Interest and take up in the SBJ Professional PII scheme for ICAEW...

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• 21/02/2007

  SBJ Professional win NARHI appointment

  NARHI the National Association of Registered Home Inspectors found a...

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• 21/02/2007

  SBJ Professional win ICAEW appointment

  With effect from 2nd October 2006 SBJ Professional is the appointed...

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• 06/02/2007

  Changes to disclosure obligations - websites, e-communications and order forms

  Companies (including LLPs) are now required to disclose certain...

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• 20/09/2006

  SBJ Sponsor 2006 Accountancy Age Awards

  SBJ Professional are sponsoring the 'Small Firm of the Year' award at...

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• 01/03/2005

  Keeping the lid on costs

  Litigation is expensive; professional indemnity disputes more than most....

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• 01/03/2005

  The new home-buyer's pack

  The introduction of the home buyer’s pack in 2007 will herald...

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• 16/02/2005

  Charity Tax Relief : Tsunami

  In the light of recent appeals...

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• 16/02/2005

  The Freedom of Information Act

  The FOIA is not intended to cover information of a personal nature,...

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• 06/08/2004

  Law is changing on ‘Cold Calls’

  Under Government legislation introduced on 1 May 1999 it is unlawful to...

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• 01/08/2004

  Update Websites

  According to Business Link in a report published recently, Britain’s...

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• 01/08/2004

  Money Laundering Report

  Mercia Group, who are the UK’s leading provider of support services to...

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• 01/08/2004

  Using Drugs is illegal

  We all know that drug taking is illegal. However, if you suspect one of...

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• 01/08/2004

  A Few Words about Passwords

  A survey on passwords was carried out for the Infosecurity Europe trade...

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• 01/07/2004

  Know your client

  It is well established that the duties owed by professionals to clients...

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• 01/07/2004

  Wasps Sting

  Valuing recreational land can have a sting in the tail for surveyors and...

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• 01/07/2004

  Cap-it-all letters

  Mike Willis, Leeds, believes it will not be long before capping...

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• 01/07/2004

  Competition law not infringed

  The High Court has ruled that the qualifying insurer agreement, the...

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• 01/07/2004

  Split apart

  The Financial Services Authority (FSA) claims it has uncovered damning...

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