1CL Weekly Webinar: The Illegality Defence in the light of Stoffel v Grondona and Henderson v Dorset Healthcare

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Published: 18/11/2020

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On 30 October Andrew Warnock QC and Maurice Rifat were successful in the Supreme Court in the case of Stoffel & Co v Grondona [2020] UKSC 42 which concerned the impact of the “illegality” defence to a claim against a solicitor for professional negligence in the context of a mortgage fraud.

In this webinar Andrew and Maurice offer an overview of the development of the ‘illegality’ defence and the role it plays in our legal system, considering the Court’s decision in Stoffel and also that in Henderson.

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Andrew Warnock KC

Call 1993 | Silk 2012

Maurice Rifat

Call 1990

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