Worby and others v Rosser

Source:	All England Reporter
Publisher Citation:	[1999] All ER (D) 571
Court:	Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:	Peter Gibson, Ward and Chadwick LJJ
Representation	Nicholas Asprey (instructed by Lawrence Wood, Norwich) for the plaintiffs.
	Edward Bannister QC and Keith Rowley (instructed by Browne Jacobson, Nottingham) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates:	28 May 1999

Catchwords

Negligence - Solicitor - Will - Solicitor drafting will subsequently proved invalid - Beneficiaries under prior valid will seeking to recover costs of litigation - Whether solicitor owing duty to take care to beneficiaries under prior will.

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