The solicitor had acted for the client in a series of loans, and had not disclosed his own directorship in one or more of the companies. His firm later acted for the lender in recovering possession form their former client. The claimant made several complaints to the Law Society.
Held: A damages claim against Law Society for failure to deal properly with a complaint failed. The plaintiff’s damages did not arise from the Society’s fault, but that of the solicitor.
Citations:
Times 02-Mar-1995, Independent 01-Mar-1995
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Wood v Law Society QBD 28-Jul-1993
The claimant said that her several complaints to the Law Society about her former solicitor had been negligently handled.
Held: There is no general duty of care owed to clients, or opponents, of solicitors on the part of the Law Society, as to . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Negligence, Administrative, Legal Professions
Updated: 27 October 2022; Ref: scu.90586
