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Webinar Recording: The Illegality Defence in the light of Stoffel v Grondona and Henderson v Dorset Healthcare
27/11/2020
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 their webinar yesterday, Andrew and Maurice offered 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.
If you missed it, you can view it here
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