The Law of Solicitors' Liabilities, previously known as Solicitors' Negligence and Liability, provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of solicitors’ negligence, liability in equity and wasted costs. Written by leading practitioners in the field, it deals with a variety of topics, from general principles to specific situations, providing practical guidance to the procedural aspects of bringing and defending a claim for solicitors’ negligence.
The new fourth edition includes:
- A new chapter on insurance law focusing on a number of key topics which arise, particularly in relation to solicitors’ insurance: aggregation; condonation; definition of private legal practice; notification; possibly successor practice rules.
- Updated case law to cover all recent Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions, eg Hughes-Holland v BPE (Supreme Court) scope of duty and extent of damages; Redler v AIB (Supreme Court): breach of trust; Lowick Rose v Swynson (Supreme Court): lifting the corporate veil in claims against professionals; Tiuta International v de Villiers (Court of Appeal): lenders’ claims, impact of a remortgage on damages; Wellesley v Withers (Court of Appeal): test for remoteness of damage; and E Surv v Goldsmith Williams (Court of Appeal): implied duty on solicitors in lenders’ claims.
- Regulatory/disciplinary developments, eg revised SRA Code of Conduct.
This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Professional Negligence Law online service.
By:
William Flenley KC KC,
Tom Leech KC,
KC
Imprint: Bloomsbury Professional
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 252mm,
Width: 162mm,
Spine: 50mm
Weight: 1.520kg
ISBN: 9781526505293
ISBN 10: 1526505290
Pages: 1072
Publication Date: 14 August 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Section A Civil Law Claims Part 1 General Principles Chapter 1 The solicitor’s duties in contract and tort Chapter 2 Breach of duty Chapter 3 Causation and quantum of damages in contract and tort Chapter 4 Claims in equity Chapter 5 Authority, vicarious liability and undertakings Chapter 6 Solicitors’ duties of confidentiality Chapter 7 Limitation Chapter 8 Contributory negligence and contribution Part 2 Specific Claims Chapter 9 Real Estate Chapter 10 Lenders’ claims Chapter 11 Wills, estates and trusts Chapter 12 Litigation Part 3 Procedure Chapter 13 Costs orders against solicitors Chapter 14 Disclosure and privilege Section B Professional Regulation And Discipline Chapter 15 The regulation of solicitors Chapter 16 Disciplinary proceedings Chapter 17 Insurance
William Flenley KC of Hailsham Chambers and Tom Leech KC of Herbert Smith Freehills. Assisted by Thomas Grant, barrister, Maitland Chambers, and Paul Mitchell, barrister, Hailsham Chambers.
Reviews for The Law of Solicitors’ Liabilities
This is a book which has gone from strength to strength. * The Commonwealth Lawyer * The book is both succinct and comprehensive, and I shall have no hesitation in making it my first port of call when required to research a knotty point about solicitors. * Gregory Treverton-Jones QC, The Law Society Gazette *
