Professional negligence
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Inexperienced clients are entitled to expect more from their professional advisers to ensure that they understand the advice given.
A solicitor who takes instructions from his client embarks on a three-stage process. First, the solicitor must obtain information from the client about the transaction or case that he is…
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Tiuta International Ltd (in liquidation) v De Villiers Surveyors Ltd
Professional negligence Valuation
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Tiuta International Ltd (in liquidation) v De Villiers Surveyors Ltd
Mortgage – Valuation – Negligence – Claimant lender seeking damages against defendant for alleged negligent valuation of development site – Defendant applying for summary judgment – Whether losses being caused…
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Goldswain and another v Beltec Ltd (t/a BCS Consulting) and another
Professional negligence Damages
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Goldswain and another v Beltec Ltd (t/a BCS Consulting) and another
Professional negligence – Engineer – Duty of care – Damages – Claimants employing first defendant engineers and second defendant construction company to develop cellar of flat – Property requiring underpinning…
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A law firm was not liable for the hopeless inadequacy of a lender’s security
Lenders suffered serious losses following the last downturn in the property market and, where they are unable to recover from borrowers, or from the proceeds of sale of a security,…
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Redstone Mortgages Ltd v B Legal Ltd
Professional negligence Solicitor
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Redstone Mortgages Ltd v B Legal Ltd
Negligence – Solicitor – Conveyancing – Company providing loans secured by mortgages over residential property – Company selling mortgages to claimant – Claimant bringing claim in negligence against defendant solicitors…
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Titan Europe 2006-3 plc v Colliers International UK plc (in liquidation)
Professional negligence – Valuation – Real property – Commercial mortgage-backed security – Defendant valuing commercial property as security for loan – Tenant becoming insolvent and property sold at under value…
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Titan Europe 2006-3 plc v Colliers International UK plc (in liquidation)
Professional negligence, Valuation Valuation
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Joyce v Darby & Darby (a firm)
Professional negligence Solicitor
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Joyce v Darby & Darby (a firm)
Professional negligence – Causation – Quantum – Respondent instructing appellant firm of solicitors to act on purchase of residential property – Appellant failing to advise on existence of covenant against…