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Court of Appeal goes back to first principles in professional negligence claim against solicitors (Edwards v Hugh James Ford Simey)

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Published on: 11 June 2018

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Article summary

Dispute Resolution analysis: The Court of Appeal held that where the negligence of lawyers prevents a claim being brought, leads to its abandonment/loss or results in an under settlement, the measure of loss is the difference between the compensation the claimant actually received and the amount the claimant would have got had the negligence not occurred.

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