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 negligent in his own act of paying the money across to the seller direct without first enquiring of the foreign lawyer that all proper searches and enquiries had been carried out.
Citations:
Gazette 29-Jun-2000, Gazette 13-Jul-2000
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Gregory v Shepherds ChD 17-Feb-1999
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. . .
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Professional Negligence, Legal Professions
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.81028