A solicitor’s firm is responsible for advice given by an employee signing correspondence in the firm’s name and where it seems apparent that a partner was acting.
Citations:
Times 16-Jun-1997
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appealed to – Nationwide Building Society v Lewis and Another CA 24-Feb-1998
Employee solicitor held out as partner was not liable in negligence where he was neither involved in the advice nor holding out relied upon . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Nationwide Building Society v Lewis and Another CA 24-Feb-1998
Employee solicitor held out as partner was not liable in negligence where he was neither involved in the advice nor holding out relied upon . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Legal Professions
Updated: 04 June 2022; Ref: scu.84226
