In applying the ‘diminution in value’ rule for assessing lost opportunity damages, and particularly in claims against solicitors, a more general assessment should be made, taking account of the ‘general expectation of loss’.
Citations:
(1973) 228 EG 527, (1973) 117 SJ 529
Cited by:
Cited – Joyce v Bowman Law Ltd ChD 18-Feb-2010
The claimant asserted negligence by the defendant licensed conveyancers in not warning him of the effect of an option in the contract. He had been advised that it would allow him to choose to buy additional land, but it was in fact a put option. The . .
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Damages
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.401656