An English solicitor, employing a lawyer in another jurisdiction to purchase land for a client, was not himself negligent, for a failure of that foreign lawyer. The lawyer was not employed as a kind of sub-contractor.
Citations:
Gazette 17-Feb-1999, Gazette 24-Feb-1999
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Gregory v Shepherds CA 13-Jul-2000
An English solicitor, employing a lawyer in another jurisdiction to purchase land for a client was not himself negligent for a failure of that foreign lawyer. The lawyer was not employed as a kind of sub-contractor. Nevertheless the solicitor was . .
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Professional Negligence, Legal Professions
Updated: 06 August 2022; Ref: scu.81025