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Surveyors Negligence: Valuation.
In the surveyors negligence case of Capita Alternative Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited (formerly Royal & Sun Alliance Trust (Channel Islands) Limited (1) and Matrix-Securities Limited (2) v Drivers Jonas (a firm) [2011] EWHC 2336 the court had to consider whether services provided by the Defendants was an advice case where the Defendants were advising whether to proceed with the transaction or providing information which the Claimants relied on. Which one would mean a different measure of damages.
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Solicitors Negligence: The risks of agreeing a fixed fee.
Inventors Friend Ltd v Leathes Prior (a firm) [2011] EWHC 711.The claim arose out of advice given by the Defendant’s solicitors in 2003 which related to the terms of a distribution agreement
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Negligent Misstatement- Jackson v Liverpool City Council (2011)
If an employee leaves in circumstances where there are questions over their performance or conduct, or they arise after they have left, employers should disclose such issues accurately to any new employer.