The primary issue raised by this second appeal concerns the date when a cause of action in negligence accrues against a barrister who has advised on two separate occasions about the same or similar issues. Is there one single cause of action which accrues when the first negligent advice was given and acted upon (in which case, on the facts of this case, the claim would be statute-barred), or does a separate cause of action – albeit for lesser loss and damage – accrue when the second advice is given and acted upon (in which case the lesser claim here, based on that second advice, would not be statute-barred)?
Coulson LJ
[2021] EWCA Civ 786
Bailii
England and Wales
Updated: 20 June 2021; Ref: scu.662795