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Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability 9th Edition 1st Supplement

 

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Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability 9th Edition 1st Supplement
Dec 2022
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Jackson Powell is the definitive text on Professional Liability. It provides comprehensive coverage of the law of professional liability. It is an essential reference point for every practitioner as it aids them in establishing whether a duty of care exists and whether it has been breached, providing quick access with confidence as to whether a cause of action exists while explaining the remedies available.

Key features
  • Examines the nature of professional liability
  • Deals with subjects of general application and delves into specific professions
  • Discusses the difference between tortuous liability and contractual liability
  • Considers the duties and obligations of a professional including positive duties and restrictions
  • Considers the standard of skill and care including the relevance of the defendants qualifications and experience
  • Discusses changes in the standard required by professional
  • Explains the nature of a fiduciary duty including unauthorised profits and undue influence
  • Discusses the origins of the duty of confidentiality including the continuing duty to former clients
  • Differentiates between limitation in contract, tort and equity
The 1st supplement to the 9th Edition brings the main work up to date, including the following significant new cases and developments:
  • Percy v Merriman White (CA): in contribution proceedings s1(4) of the Contribution Act did not obviate the need to prove negligence by the proposed contributor.
  • Application of Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK LLP to claim against surveyors (Charles B Lawrence Associates v Intercommercial Bank Ltd (PC)) where the counterfactual was rejected, and to structural engineers in BDW Trading Ltd v URS Corp Ltd.
  • Spire Property Development LLP v Withers LLP (CA): the duty assumed by solicitors in email correspondence after the retainer ended is restricted by what was requested by the client.
  • Ashraf v Lester Dominic Solicitors Ltd: solicitors acting for a bank owed no duty of care to another party.
  • Hunt v Annolight Ltd (CA): circumstances in which a legal representative should be cross-examined in wasted costs cases.
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