Solicitors' Negligence

The new edition of this popular title provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of solicitors' negligence, liability in equity and wasted costs. Written by practitioners for practitioners, it deals with a variety of topics, from general principles to specific situations, and is a handy and practical guide to the procedural aspects of bringing and defending a claim for solicitors' negligence. The second edition takes account of numerous recent decisions at House of Lords and Court of Appeal level including: conflicts of interest (Hilton v Barker Booth; Freshfields v Marks & Spencer); negligent conduct of litigation (Moy v Pettman Smith); duties as to non-legal advice (Pickersgill v Riley);limitation (Law Society v Sephton); causation (Chester v Afshar, White v Paul Davidson); and damages for loss of a chance (Gregg v Scott).