Professional negligence, Solicitors
Conflicts of interest, Solicitor
Solicitor — Breach of fiduciary duty — Breach of trust — Defendant solicitor acting in respect of property transactions on behalf of claimants – Claimants seeking damages for professional negligence – Defendants claiming indemnity…
Professional negligence – Legal advice – Loss of chance – Claimant reaching settlement in negligence claim against accountant – Claimant seeking damages from solicitor for professional negligence resulting in loss…
Fraud
Insurance – Collective fee agreement – Success fee – Insurer settling claim but requiring respondent to pursue appellants for loss under collective conditional fee agreement (CFA) – Whether respondent entitled…
Solicitor – Conditional fee agreement
Solicitor’s negligence – Limitation – Forgery of respondent’s signature on sale of property by her husband – Respondent claiming damages against appellant solicitor in negligence – Claim held not to…
Negligence – Solicitor
Fees – Estimate – Appellant solicitor providing estimate for services to respondent client – Cost of work exceeding estimate – Appellant refusing to continue to act on ground of non-payment…
Solicitors’ duties of confidentiality
Solicitor’s negligence – Party purporting to be appellant instructing respondent solicitor to act on transfer of property – Transfer fraudulent – Appellant alleging breach of duty of care by respondent…