Limitation Periods and Solicitor Negligence 26 June 2013 Thomas-Crockett case report, court of appeal, General, limitation, professional negligence, solicitors (0) In the case of Susan Berney v Thomas Saul (T/A Thomas Saul & Co) [2013] EWCA Civ 640, the Court of Appeal has provided further guidance as to the date of the accrual of a cause of action in a solicitor’s negligence case. Ms Berney (“MB”) instructed Thomas Saul & Co (“TS”) in 1999 to act for her in a personal injury claim following a road traffi... [More]
Testamentary Capacity and Solicitor Negligence 16 February 2013 Thomas-Crockett General, liability, solicitors (0) The conclusion of a recent Study undertaken by Robert Hunter, heads of trusts litigation at Herbert Smith and Dr Claire Royston, a consultant psychiatrist and medical director of Four Seasons Health Care, should serve as a stark warning for practitioners in this area. Its conclusion has been that it has found solicitors lacking when making this judgment as to the potential testator’s capacit... [More]
Shepherd Construction Ltd. v Pinsent Masons LLP (2012) – The Good Shepherd? 01 January 2013 Saleem-Khalid (0) Another year gone, another set of resolutions. I won’t dwell upon how long they will stand. One thing that remains steadfast in the capital is the amount of construction work. One of the largest builders is Shepherd and their workers are getting back to work on several large sites in London. Shepherd have also been busy, however, in the field of litigation, i... [More]
Solicitor’s Negligence Cases in the Court of Appeal in 2012 18 December 2012 Thomas-Crockett General, Research, court of appeal, solicitors (0) As we look towards 2013 and back to all-but the last weeks of 2012, my attention is drawn to three interesting cases heard in the Court of Appeal regarding different allegations of professional negligence against solicitors: · in Langsam v Beachcroft LLP, it was held that a solicitors&rsqu... [More]