Professional negligence
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Canada Square Operations Ltd v Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward Ltd
Professional negligence Valuation
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Canada Square Operations Ltd v Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward Ltd
Professional negligence – Valuation – Loss – Claim by lender against defendant for negligent over-valuation of property in connection with mortgage loan – Borrowers defaulting on loan and property sold…
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Deciding when a cause of action arises in tort, following a negligent valuation, is a tricky thing to do.
In order to establish when a lender has suffered loss as a result of a loan, and to calculate whether a claim in tort against a negligent valuer is statute…
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Blakemores LDP (in administration) v Scott and others
Professional negligence Solicitor
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Blakemores LDP (in administration) v Scott and others
Professional negligence – Solicitor – Limitation – Appellants failing in application to close recently registered title to land – Appellants bringing claim in negligence against respondent solicitor for failure to…
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Practitioners advising on business acquisitions should warn buyers of the risks of proceeding without non-competition covenants from the seller.
Unless otherwise instructed, solicitor are not normally under a duty to advise their clients on the commercial wisdom of a transaction particularly if the client is an experienced businessman.
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Luffeorm Ltd v Kitsons LLP
Professional negligence Solicitor
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Luffeorm Ltd v Kitsons LLP
Negligence – Solicitor – Purchase of business – Claimant purchasing lease of public house along with goodwill of business – Claimant complaining that business failing because vendors moving to another…
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Orientfield Holdings Ltd v Bird & Bird LLP
Professional negligence Solicitor
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Orientfield Holdings Ltd v Bird & Bird LLP
Professional negligence – Breach of contract – Solicitor – Claimant suing defendant solicitor for negligence and/or breach of contract in relation to purchase of property – Whether defendant being in…
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Fryatt v Preston Mellor Harrison (a firm)
Professional negligence – Solicitor – Causation – Claimant bringing claim for damages against defendant solicitors for professional negligence relating to advice regarding option agreement – Whether defendant failing to advise…
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Practitioners instructed in connection with an option to acquire shares in a “property rich” company should explain how an option over shares differs from an option to buy land.
Where a company holds land, ownership can change in one of two ways. The company may sell the land outright or, alternatively, the shareholders may transfer their shares to a…