LEXLAW Solicitors & Barristers
In the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal case of SRA v David Hayhurst, the issue of whether a solicitor is under an implied duty to carry out work that is reasonably incidental to the retainer was examined.
The Supreme Court case of Perry v Raleys Solicitors [2019] UKSC 5 was an opportunity for the Court to consider the correct approach to determining loss of chance…
A solicitor is not under a general duty to warn clients about risks relating to matters which fall outside the scope of the client retainer; a potential professional negligence claim exists where there is a failure to warn as to risks which are material to the retainer.
The Court of Appeal in Ayton v RSM Bentley Jennison [2018] EWHC 2851 (QB), has provided authoritative dicta on whether a claim can be issued, solely to recover costs, in…
There have been a spate of recent cases where conveyancing solicitors acting for lenders may have been honest but these solicitors’ actions resulted in loss of monies through…