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

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.

This 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.