| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [1997] All ER (D) 51 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Staughton, Ward and Mummery LJJ |
| Representation | Nicholas Patten QC and Ian Gatt (instructed by Lewis Silkin) for the plaintiffs. |
| Elizabeth Weaver (instructed by Ince & Co) for the defendants. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 5 November 1997 |
Catchwords
Solicitor - Duty - Breach of duty - Solicitor acting for both lender and borrower in mortgage transaction - Conditions of advance requiring existing mortgages to be redeemed on or before completion of advance - Solicitor failing to inform lender of borrower's mortgages on other properties - Whether solicitor in breach of duty to lender.
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