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Dekinar: Scope of Duty and Retainers in Professional Negligence: An Update
Published: 23/12/2022
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In this webinar, James Holmes-Milner and Francesca O’Neill look at some of the most recent decisions on scope, and examine the impact of the decisions in Miller v Irwin Mitchell, Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP, and Percy v Merriman White.
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