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The Supreme Court has recently heard a challenge to the SAAMCO ‘scope of duty’ principle, in the context of a professional negligence claim against conveyancers. Seb Oram analyses the recent, landmark decision in BPE Solicitors v. Hughes-Holland [2017] UKSC 21 (SC) that considers how the scope of duty principle applies. To read Seb's article, click here. Seb is a commercial barrister who regularly acts in professional negligence claims against professionals in the legal, property and...
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3PB Barristers' Commercial law group brings you the Spring Edition of its Business & Commercial Legal Update Handout. Please click here to view it. Topics Incomplete contracts and implied terms: Wells v. Devani [2016] EWCA Civ 1106 Directions that override limitation provisions, when restoring a company to the register: Davy v Pickering [2017] EWCA Civ 30 Contract: remedies and loss of chance: Scottish Power v BP and McGill v SEM Civil Procedure: costs and security for costs: a. departing from...
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If a solicitor correctly interprets a term within a contract, but fails to advise the client as to the risk of a counter-interpretation, has there been a breach of duty? And can there be a claim for damages? Matthew Cannings (Call 2006) analyses the most recent contribution of the Court of Appeal to the question of solicitors' duties, in Balogun v Boyes Sutton & Perry (a firm) [2017] EWCA Civ 75. Matthew is a Property...
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