Four clients together instructed the solicitor to act in the purchase of land. It was agreed to be urgent. One client gave instructions that the solicitor need not undertake the searches he would normally undertake. He acted upon them.
Held: The solicitor was liable in negligence. The instructions were to not be treated as the instructions of all four clients.
Citations:
[1997] EWCA Civ 2127, [1998] PNLR 22, (1998) 76 P and CR 169, [1997] NPC 113
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Applied – Armagas Ltd v Mundogas SA (‘The Ocean Frost’) HL 22-May-1985
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Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.142524