Dean v Allin & Watts
Series: Estates Gazette Case Summaries ; [2000] EGCS 5Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: ChD 21 December 1999. Purported charge in 1993 by deposit of document. Document not signed by owners of property intended to be charged. Defendant solicitor assuring claimant lender that loan was secured. Borrower defaulting in 1996. Claimant advised that security invalid. Advice based on Court of Appeal decision regarding effect of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous) Provisions Act 1989 s2. Whether duty of care owed to claimant. Whether defendant should have been aware in 1993 of problem posed by 1989 Act.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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ChD 21 December 1999. Purported charge in 1993 by deposit of document. Document not signed by owners of property intended to be charged. Defendant solicitor assuring claimant lender that loan was secured. Borrower defaulting in 1996. Claimant advised that security invalid. Advice based on Court of Appeal decision regarding effect of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous) Provisions Act 1989 s2. Whether duty of care owed to claimant. Whether defendant should have been aware in 1993 of problem posed by 1989 Act.