Areas of Law

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Professional Negligence

Warner v Penningtons & Ors (2011)
(CA) Part 20 claim by defendant solicitors against expert witness (a rehabilitation costs consultant) summarily dismissed: no reasonable prospect of success.

Guy Mansfield QC

for the Costs Consultant

Raybak v Langbar International (2011)
(Ch D), Solicitors had not failed in their duty to the court either to give full and frank disclosure for a without notice injunction or later in preparing witness statements

Guy Mansfield QC

for the solicitors

D Morgan Plc v Mace & Jones (a firm)
(2010)(TCC): £50m solicitors’ negligence claim concerning planning permission for landfill dismissed

David Hart QC

John Whitting QC

John Jolliffe

for the solicitors

McFaddens v Platford (2009)

Barrister facing contribution claim by solicitors; it was reasonable to advise that client might need litigation friend, duty to inform court and opponents preparing for forthcoming trial of the problem; client's subsequent defaults broke chain of causation anyway.

Guy Mansfield QC

For the Defendants

McGlinn v Waltham Contractors and others (2007) (TCC)

Action for defective work, the appropriate measure of loss, extent of architect's obligation to inspect; Gregg v Scott (2005) HL, no lost chance award; Payne v John Setchell Ltd (2002), duty of care to successive owners, Defective Premises Act, Latent Damage Act and Limitation Act.

John Whitting QC