Our members are frequently instructed in professional negligence claims involving solicitors, barristers and other legal professionals, in cases concerning contentious and non-contentious business.
These include cases raising novel points or exploring the boundaries of the law, such as the illegality defence (Stoffel v Grondona in the Supreme Court), or the scope of a solicitors’ duty when operating a legal advice helpline (Miller v Irwin Mitchell LLP).
We are also regularly instructed in cases alleging under-settlement or misconduct of litigation, particularly in cases from Chambers’ other core areas of practice.
In Daniel Khan v Taylor Haldane Barlex Solicitors, the Claimant brought a claim in professional negligence against his former representatives alleging that they had failed to properly advise him as to the terms of a restraining order precluding contact with his children after he received…
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