UK:
Behind The Façade Series: A Look At Key Professional Negligence Issues (Video)
28 April 2022
Gatehouse Chambers
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With a particular emphasis on the current law relating to
professional negligence claims following Manchester
Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2021] UKSC
20, Brie Stevens-Hoare QC, Katie Lee and Jack Dillon discuss the scope of duty
owed by potential professional defendants. They address questions
such as to whom those duties are owed, the difficulties in
establishing causation and factors to consider where there are
multiple possible defendants. These issues are considered in the
context of claims against:
- Solicitors
- Surveyors
- Architects0428
- Engineers
Watch a recording of the webinar below.
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