Solicitors Immunity in UK Law
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Barratt v Ansell (t/a as Woolf Seddon); Arthur JS Hall & Company v Simons
......Clients raised claims in negligence against firms of solicitors. In response the solicitors relied on the immunity of advocates from suits ......
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Rondel v Worsley
...... it was said that all other professional men, including solicitors, are liable to be sued for damages if loss is caused to their clients by ...On the one hand, if the existing rule of immunity continues there will be cases, rare though they may be, where a client who ......
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Saif Ali v Sydney Mitchell & Company
...... in this case it is necessary to decide whether the barrister's immunity covers pre-trial acts or omissions in connection with civil proceedings ...On the instructions of solicitors the barrister settled proceedings and drafted a pleading on behalf of Mr. ......
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Jones v Kaney
...... public interest all those directly taking part are given civil immunity for their participation … Thus the court, judge and jury, and the .... . 6 On 20 March 2001 the appellant instructed solicitors ("Kirwans") to act for him in personal injury proceedings. Kirwans ......
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Meadow v General Medical Council
...... principle, namely whether an expert witness should be entitled to immunity from disciplinary, regulatory or fitness to practise proceedings (together ...Barristers and solicitors owe duties to the court and may be subjected to disciplinary action in ......
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Rondel v Worsley
......So at once they asked whether the barrister's immunity had gone. No–one suggested that the House had given any thought to it. ...So damage need not be proved. But, even so, the cases against solicitors do not encourage the extension of them to barristers. One is Hatch v. ......
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Arenson v Arenson
...... (p.370H), which, though not precluding a duty from arising, gives immunity from the consequences of its breach (p.368H–369B). Sir Seymour Karminski ...Judges, barristers, solicitors, jurors and witnesses also enjoy immunity in respect of anything they say ......
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Ridehalgh v Horsefield; Watson v Watson (Wasted Costs Orders)
......Weightman Rutherfords, Liverpool) appeared on behalf of the solicitors. . MR. F. NANCE (instructed by Messrs. ... related to proceedings in court advocates should be accorded immunity from claims for negligence by their clients : Rondel v Worsley [1969] 1 ......
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Raylee Patricia Harley (Appellant) Robert McDonald (Respondent) Glasgow Harley (Appellant) Robert McDonald (Respondent)
......The second appellant, Glasgow Harley, is a firm of solicitors practising in Nelson. Glasgow Harley acted in those proceedings as Mr ... of Appeal was taken up with a consideration of the basis for the immunity rule relating to barristers and with Mrs Harley's argument that the same ......
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Belhaj and another v Straw and Others; Rahmatullah v Ministry of Defence and another (No 2)
...... (Instructed by Bhatt Murphy Solicitors) . Interveners . Martin Chamberlain QC Oliver Jones ... 6 IV State immunity 9 ......
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