Solicitor’s negligence
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Motor Crown Petroleum Ltd v SJ Berwin & Co and another
Claimant retaining defendant solicitor in relation to appeal against refusal of application for planning permission – Solicitor failing to advise claimant to challenge local plan – Appeal against planning refusal…
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Patel and another v Daybells (a firm)
Defendant solicitor paying entire purchase price to vendor’s solicitor against undertaking of latter to redeem prior mortgage – Undertaking not fulfilled – Claimant purchasers unable to reduce liability to their…
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Abbey National plc v Sayer Moore (a firm)
Defendant solicitor alleged to have negligently facilitated mortgage fraud – Fraud perpetrated nine years before issue of writ – Lender claiming benefit of section 14A Limitation Act 1980 – Defendant…
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Shelley v Phillips & Co (a firm)
Claimant purchasing lease of business premises with bank loan – Claimant relying upon prompt realisation and release of share of estate to provide capital – Claimant incurring interest liabilities to…
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Abraxas Computer Services Ltd v Rabin Leacock Lipman (a firm)
Defendant solicitor negligently failing to make applications to court to extend leases under Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 – Claimant having to find alternative accommodation within three months – Claimant…
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Cottingham and another v Attey Bower & Jones
Liability – Measure of damages – Claimants buying old house extensively renovated by vendors without obtaining building regulation approval – Defendant solicitor assuming from response to pre-contract inquiries that such…
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Mercantile Credit Co Ltd and another v Speechly Bircham
Bank instructing solicitor in relation to legal charge – Whether notes on security for loans produced by bank and sent to solicitor part of retainer – Whether certified security schedule…
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Jenmain Builders and others v Steed & Steed (a firm)
Defendant solicitor failing to inform claimants’ solicitor of contract race in breach of r 6A(2) of Solicitors’ Practice Rules 1990 – Claimants losing opportunity to buy property for development -…
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Alliance & Leicester plc v Lewis
Solicitor acting for borrower and lender – Lender claiming damages against solicitor for breach of terms of retainer – Inordinate and inexcusable delay in prosecution – Whether defendant prejudiced -…
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Gregory v Shepherds (a firm)
Claimant instructing defendant firm of solicitors in relation to purchase of Spanish property – Defendant instructing Spanish lawyer to carry out Spanish legal work – Spanish lawyer negligently carrying out…
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Butigan v Negus-Fancey and others
Section 14A(4)(b) of Limitation Act 1980 – Claimant’s flat charged to secure indebtedness of N – N applying to bank in 1987 for additional £300,000 loan – Claimant taking advice…
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Birmingham Midshires Building Society v JD Wretham and others
Plaintiff not having requisite knowledge of breach of duty currently claimed until date within prescribed period before writ – Plaintiff having earlier knowledge of other matters constituting actionable breach and…