Professional negligence
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Hinc and another v Warren Rees & Co (a firm) and another
Professional negligence — Causation — Respondent solicitors failing to ensure title transferred upon sale of property to appellants — Judge holding no loss resulting from respondents’ breach of duty because…
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Preferred Mortgages Ltd v Bradford & Bingley Estate Agencies Ltd
Mortgage — Negligent valuation — Causation — Appellant mortgage lender making advance on basis of property valuation by respondent — Appellant advancing further sum on basis of advice from different…
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Baxall Securities Ltd and another v Sheard Walshaw Partnership and others
Architect — Defective design — Causation — Respondents occupying building designed by appellant architect — Building flooding due to defective guttering — Judge finding appellant liable for latent, but not…
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Gold v Mincoff Science & Gold
Negligence claim — Amendment to pleadings — Appellant solicitor defending respondent’s negligence claim on ground claim time-barred — Alternative dispute resolution failing — Judge permitting last-minute amendment of respondent’s case…
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Credit Lyonnais SA v Russell Jones & Walker
Scope of retainer — Defendant solicitor instructed by claimant lessee to read break clause in lease and serve appropriate notice of termination — Solicitor complying but neglecting to warn claimant…
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Corbett v Bond Pearce (a firm)
Claimant sole personal representative of testatrix – Will action – Defendant solicitor admitting breach of duty to testatrix – Loss suffered by estate – Defendant compensating beneficiaries of residuary estate…
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Longstaff and another v Birtles and others
Claimants instructing solicitors in relation to purchase of inn – Claimants subsequently informing solicitors of wish to abandon purchase – Solicitors suggesting claimants buy into partnership in hotel business -…
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Patel and another v Daybells (a firm)
Purchasers’ solicitor paying entire purchase price upon undertaking of vendor’s solicitor to redeem prior mortgage – Undertaking not fulfilled – Whether purchasers’ solicitor negligent despite compliance with normal conveyancing practice…
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Farley v Skinner
Claimant instructing defendant surveyor to inspect and report upon property – Claimant specifically asking defendant to advise upon whether property affected by aircraft noise – Defendant advising property unlikely to…
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Smith and another v Peter North & Partners
Claimants instructing surveyor and purchasing property – Discovery of defects in property requiring repairs and remedial works – Claimants seeking costs of repairs and remedial works – Whether proper measure…
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Gribbon v Lutton and another
Appellant vendor negotiating sale of land – Purchaser agreeing to pay deposit – Deposit non-refundable in event of purchaser failing to enter into conditional contract – Deposit held by stakeholder…