Solicitor's negligence
Series: Estates Gazette Case Summaries ; [2000]EGCS 98 (19/07/00)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Summary: Patel and another v Daybells (a firm), QBD 19 July 2000. Defendant solicitor paying entire purchase price to vendor's solicitor against undertaking of latter to redeem prior mortgage - Undertaking not fulfilled- Claimant purchasers unable to reduce liability to their bank -Whether defendant should have departed from normal conveyancing practice - Whether claimants' loss limited diminution in value of purchased property by reason of continuing incumbrance. Held. The defendant succeeded on the first issue. The claimants succeeded on the second issue.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Law report | London News article | X107749 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 107749-1001 |
Patel and another v Daybells (a firm), QBD 19 July 2000. Defendant solicitor paying entire purchase price to vendor's solicitor against undertaking of latter to redeem prior mortgage - Undertaking not fulfilled- Claimant purchasers unable to reduce liability to their bank -Whether defendant should have departed from normal conveyancing practice - Whether claimants' loss limited diminution in value of purchased property by reason of continuing incumbrance. Held. The defendant succeeded on the first issue. The claimants succeeded on the second issue.