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245			_aSpire Property Development LLP v Withers LLP
260			_a[2022] EWCA Civ 970 _bCourt of Appeal _c19 July 2022
520			_aAppeal by Withers against an earlier decision in the Chancery Division that they had acted negligently in advising property developers about electricity cables beneath properties they had purchased. The cables had not been discovered through searches during the conveyancing process. It was held that a solicitor owes no duty to go beyond the scope of their express instructions and give advice in relation to other matters and no obligation to advise on the Developers' rights and remedies against UKPN in relation to the HVCs. Withers did not assume legal responsibility to the Developers to advise on the legal position if UKPN did not have documentation in support of its right to lay cables through the Properties and/or in respect of their rights generally against UKPN.
650			_aCONVEYANCING
650			_aELECTRICITY CABLES
650			_aHIGH VOLTAGE CABLES
650			_aPROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
650			_aJUDGMENT
651			_aUnited Kingdom
690			_aPlanning and development _96259
856			_uhttps://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2022/970.html _zAvailable from BAILII
999			_c121997 _d121997