Solicitors retained to obtain signatures to a bank’s charge by husband and wife to secure his debts was required to act in accordance with current good practice. No duty to ensure certificate obtained that husband and wife had separate advisers.
Citations:
Gazette 10-Mar-1999, Times 23-Feb-1999, [1999] EWCA Civ 778
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Legal Professions, Professional Negligence, Banking
Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.83640