Solicitor`s duty of care
Language: English Series: Estates Gazette Case Summaries ; (1994) EGCS 54(1)Publication details: 1994Subject(s): Summary: "Haigh and another v Wright Hassall & Co" CA 14 March 1994. Having assured a partner in the defendant firm that a deposit for a property purchase would be forthcoming later in the day, H failed to raise the necessary money and left W with the bill. Faced with a demand for the deposit money, H sued, contending that W had failed in its duty to warn of the consequences of entering a binding contract without funds or written guarantees. CA upheld the earlier decision that a solicitor has no such duty in law, particularly when H appeared sufficiently aware of business practice.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Law report | London Journal article | WB3013-29 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 16938-1001 |
"Haigh and another v Wright Hassall & Co" CA 14 March 1994. Having assured a partner in the defendant firm that a deposit for a property purchase would be forthcoming later in the day, H failed to raise the necessary money and left W with the bill. Faced with a demand for the deposit money, H sued, contending that W had failed in its duty to warn of the consequences of entering a binding contract without funds or written guarantees. CA upheld the earlier decision that a solicitor has no such duty in law, particularly when H appeared sufficiently aware of business practice.