Solicitors
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Onslow-Edwards and another v Cameron and another
Plaintiffs wishing to sell home and purchase new property to develop – Solicitors offering to lend conveyancing deposit pending completion – Plaintiffs entering contract to buy before finance to purchase…
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Barclays Bank plc v Dean and others; Barclays Bank plc v Lougher and others; Barclays Bank plc v Hop
Standard form undertaking – Undertaking by solicitors to banks to facilitate completion of contracts for purchase of land – Meaning of “good marketable title” – Whether obligation assumed on giving…
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First National Commercial Bank plc v Loxleys
Negligent misstatement contained in answer to pre-contract inquiries — Whether solicitor entitled to rely on disclaimer in standard form — Whether issue suitable to be tried under Ord 14A –…
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Mean and another v Thomas and others
Defendant solicitors acting for plaintiffs – Plaintiffs purchasing plot of land – Plaintiffs discovering covenants preventing development – Whether solicitors negligent – Whether solicitors gave limited advice – Whether any…
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Le Roux and another v Pictons (a firm)
Lease of premises for restaurant use — Condition attached to planning permission limiting hours of use — Plaintiff purchasers unaware of condition — Business failure — Whether solicitors negligent –…
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Jackson-Cox and another v Neil Howe & Co
Plaintiffs owning cottage and surrounding grounds – Plaintiffs planning to build property in grounds and sell cottage – Plaintiffs instructing solicitors to apply for planning permission – Plaintiffs selling cottage…
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Amersfort Ltd v Kelly Nichols & Blayney
Purchase of property — Rights of way — Planning authority requiring change of layout to connect property to main road — Plaintiffs requesting advice from solicitor — Request contained in…
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Nationwide Building Society v Balmer Radmore and related actions
Solicitor acting for both lender and borrower – Extent of solicitor’s duty as fiduciary to report to lender matters pointing to fraud by borrower – Matters including subsale at increased…
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Swindle and others v Harrison and another
Solicitors providing loan to client otherwise unable to complete purchase of restaurant – Solicitors failing to disclose certain minor matters relating to the loan – Subsequent failure of restaurant venture…
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Birmingham Midshires Building Society v Infields (a firm)
Defendant solicitor acting for both claimant lender and borrower – Borrower falsely stating that he intended to use property as personal residence – Solicitor proceeding on negligent but honest assumption…
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Hurlingham Estates Ltd v Wilde & Partners
Plaintiff purchasing lease to sell to company as part of transaction – Solicitor instructed to act for plaintiff in transaction – Plaintiff selling lease to company without making profit or…
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Dean v Allin & Watts
Purported charge in 1993 by deposit of document – Document not signed by owners of property intended to be charged – Defendant solicitor assuring claimant lender that loan was secured…