The claimant said that her several complaints to the Law Society about her former solicitor had been negligently handled.
Held: There is no general duty of care owed to clients, or opponents, of solicitors on the part of the Law Society, as to the manner in which they exercise their duties and discretions under the Solicitor’s Act.
Otton J
Independent 29-Jul-1993, Times 30-Jul-1993
Solicitors Act 1974
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Wood v Law Society CA 1-Mar-1995
The solicitor had acted for the client in a series of loans, and had not disclosed his own directorship in one or more of the companies. His firm later acted for the lender in recovering possession form their former client. The claimant made several . .
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Updated: 21 July 2021; Ref: scu.90587
