No implied retainer, but solicitors owed limited duty of care to third parties (High Court) | Practical Law

No implied retainer, but solicitors owed limited duty of care to third parties (High Court) | Practical Law

In Caliendo and another v Mishcon de Reya (A Firm) and another [2016] EWHC 150 (Ch), the court considered a professional negligence claim by third parties against a firm of solicitors, based on an implied retainer, alternatively an assumption of responsibility in tort.

No implied retainer, but solicitors owed limited duty of care to third parties (High Court)

by Practical Law Dispute Resolution
Published on 10 Feb 2016 • England, Wales
In Caliendo and another v Mishcon de Reya (A Firm) and another [2016] EWHC 150 (Ch), the court considered a professional negligence claim by third parties against a firm of solicitors, based on an implied retainer, alternatively an assumption of responsibility in tort.