Baird (Heather) v Stephen W R Hastings (Practicing As Hastings And Co, Solicitors)
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Weatherup J |
| Judgment Date | 2013 |
| Neutral Citation | [2013] NIQB 143 |
| Date | 07 August 2013 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No. [2013] NIQB 143
Ref:
WEA8989
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
Delivered:
07/08/2013
(subject to editorial corrections)*
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL)
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HEATHER BAIRD
Plaintiff
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STEPHEN W R HASTINGS
practising as Hastings and Co, Solicitors
Defendant
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WEATHERUP J
[1] The plaintiff claims against the defendant, as solicitor for the plaintiff, for
damages arising from the negligence and breach of contract of the defendant in
relation to the conduct of conveyancing transactions involving properties at
Castlerock and Ballymoney in 2007. Mr McNulty QC and Mr Coyle appeared for the
plaintiff and Mr Good QC for the defendant.
[2] The plaintiff and her late husband David Baird, who died suddenly on 5
September 2008, were clients of the defendant who acted as their solicitor in relation
to the sale of 103 Charlotte Street, Ballymoney and the purchase of 3 Belvedere
Avenue, Castlerock. I shall refer to the plaintiff and her late husband as Mrs and Mr
Baird and together as the Bairds. The Castlerock property was purchased by the
Bairds as a home for their disabled son Gareth. The Bairds consulted the defendant
in May 2007 in relation to the transactions. Mrs Baird’s evidence was that the Bairds
considered the sale and purchase to be interdependent transactions. However, the
purchase of the Castlerock property was not conditional on the sale of the
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Young v Hamilton & Ors
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Baird, Heather v Stephen W R Hastings t/as Hastings & Co Solicitors
...Defendant ________ Judgment on damages ------------------------- WEATHERUP J [1] I gave judgment on liability under neutral citation [2013] NIQB 143 and the matter has returned for the assessment of damages. Mr McNulty QC appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Good QC for the defendant. [2] The ......