A solicitor’s claim against his negligent accountants failed because he knew that what he was doing – transferring money from his clients’ account into his firm’s account and using it for his own purposes – was wrong.
Citations:
(1962) 106 SJ 373
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Singularis Holdings Ltd v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Ltd SC 30-Oct-2019
The Court was asked whether a claim against a bank for breach of the Quincecare duty is defeated if the customer is a company, and the fraudulent payment instructions are given by the company’s Chairman and sole shareholder who is the dominating . .
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Negligence, Legal Professions
Updated: 05 May 2022; Ref: scu.676328