Leading firm sees off loan negligence claim from ex-solicitor client
By John Hyde2021-04-13T06:14:00+01:00 A former solicitor who tried to sue a law firm that had acted for him over a disastrous multi-million-pound loan has been told by the court that the case must fail. Paul Baxendale-Walker In Burleigh House (PTC) Ltd v Irwin Mitchell LLP Deputy Master Hill QC ruled that the firms application for summary judgment was successful after arguing a contractual point about the initial retainer. Burleigh House, a corporation domiciled in the British Virgin Islands...
British Virgin Islands Paul Baxendale Walker Irwin Mitchell Ltdv Irwin Mitchell Burleigh House Master Hill
Source: lawgazette.co.uk