The claimant alleged professional negligence against his former solicitors in the settlement of his claim against his former partners.
Held: The claim failed. There had been no clear duty to give the advice the claimant said should have been given, and nor was it clear that even if that advice had been given, the claimant would have acted upon it.
Judges:
Sir David Eady
Citations:
[2017] EWHC 80 (QB)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Minkin v Lesley Landsberg (Practising As Barnet Family Law) CA 17-Nov-2015
Appeal by the claimant in a solicitor’s negligence action against the dismissal of her claim on liability. The central issue in this appeal is whether the solicitor’s duties were limited to the extent that the defendant alleged and the judge has . .
Cited – In re Bird Precision Bellows Ltd ChD 1984
The court considered the method of valuation of a minority shareholding in a forced purchase by the other shareholders. Nourse J said: ‘I would expect that in a majority of cases where purchase orders are made under section 75 in relation to . .
Cited – Oxford Legal Group Ltd v Sibbasbridge Services Plc and Another CA 18-Apr-2008
The claimant appealed against refusal of an order allowing it to inspect the company’s accounts.
Held: That an inspection was intended to damage the company was not the only ground for refusing access. There was here a serious issue about the . .
Cited – Burn v London South West Coal Co 1890
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Cited – Conway v Petronius Clothing Limited 1978
The court considered, inter alia, the right of a director to inspect his company’s records. The applicable statutory provision as to a company’s financial records simply laid down a criminal sanction and conferred no civil right enforceable by . .
Cited – Corbett v Corbett ChD 1998
Judge Howarth observed: ‘I am well aware of the fact in s.459 cases they are in every bit like an acrimonious divorce case between people whose marriages fail. They are one of the instances in life where frankly bloody-mindedness takes over and . .
Cited – Minkin v Lesley Landsberg (Practising As Barnet Family Law) CA 17-Nov-2015
Appeal by the claimant in a solicitor’s negligence action against the dismissal of her claim on liability. The central issue in this appeal is whether the solicitor’s duties were limited to the extent that the defendant alleged and the judge has . .
Cited – Kandola v Mirza Solicitors Llp ChD 27-Feb-2015
The claimant alleged professional negligence by the defendant solicitors who had acted for him in the purchase of a property. The deposit paid by the claimant had been lost after being paid to the seller’s solicitors as agents for the vendor. The . .
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Professional Negligence, Legal Professions
Updated: 28 January 2022; Ref: scu.573389