Recent & ongoing cases

  • Cabvision v Feetham & Dean & Dean Successful defence of solicitor's alleged involvement in complex financing scheme.
  • Law Society v Sephton & Co and Haward v Fawcetts, the most important recent House of Lords authorities on limitation for professional negligence.
  • Dubai Aluminium Co Ltd v Salaam, a leading House of Lords authority on vicarious liability and contribution claims.
  • Farley v Skinner, the leading House of Lords authority on damages for distress in professional negligence claims.
  • Sharif v Garrett, Sharpe v Addison Lister and Perkin v Lupton Fawcetts, three recent decisions of the Court of Appeal on claims for the loss of a chance.
  • Laing v Taylor Walton, where the Court of Appeal considered relitigation as a form of abuse of process.
  • Ezekial v Lehrer, Aer Lingus v Gildercroft Ltd, 3M United Kingdom v Linklaters & Paines, Polley v Warner Goodman & Streat and Watkin v Jones Maidment Wilson, where the Court of Appeal considered various limitation issues.
  • Manolakaki v Constantinides and Zurich v Karim, the first (and presently only) judgments on the Solicitors’ Minimum Terms.
  • Numerous lenders’ claims, including Bristol & West Building Society v Mothew and Nationwide v Various Solicitors.