Negligence – Solicitor
Negligence Licensed conveyancer Damages Property advertised for sale with option to purchase additional land Purchaser’s conveyancer failing to include option in conveyance Claim for negligence…
Negligence Economic loss Defective building Latent defect Sale of house by builder Defect coming to light more than 12 years later House requiring expensive…
Negligence Solicitor Limitation period Limitation Act 1980 Party purporting to be owner of property instructing solicitor to act on transfer Transfer fraudulent Actual owner…
Professional negligence
The High Court decision in Scullion v Bank of Scotland plc (t/a Colleys) [2010] EWHC 572 (Ch); [2010] PLSCS 89 attracted much interest.
Insurance — Breach of duty – Damages — Appellant supplying fire extinguishers to respondent church — Vandals entering church and discharging extinguisher — Dry powder from extinguisher damaging church interior – Court…
Negligence, Causation
Housing development – Sewer – Overflow – Appellant council selling school playing field for housing development – Developer building on lower part of field – Flooding to nearby gardens –…
Nuisance, Negligence
Negligence and valuation
Negligence – Breach of contract – Damages – Claimant acquiring property advertised with option to purchase additional land – Defendant conveyancer failing to include option to purchase in conveyance –…