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Professional negligence [2026] EWHC 1008 (Ch)

PBF Investments Ltd v Ewan & Co LLP

PBF Investments Ltd v Ewan & Co LLP [2026] EWHC 1008 (Ch) (30 April 2026)

The High Court held that solicitors breached contract and negligence duties by failing to advise a lender that existing charges meant it would not obtain a first charge.

  • Solicitor's duty of care
  • Breach of contract
  • Negligent advice
  • Security for loans
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Professional-negligence
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Professional negligence [2023] EWCA Civ 466

McClean & Ors v Thornhill

McClean & Ors v Thornhill [2023] EWCA Civ 466 (28 April 2023)

The Court of Appeal dismissed investors’ negligence claim against tax silk Andrew Thornhill KC over film-finance LLP schemes, finding no duty of care arose.

  • Duty of care
  • Assumption of responsibility
  • Negligent advice
  • Tax relief schemes
  • Unfair contract terms act 1977
  • Causation
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Professional negligence [2022] EWHC 3197 (Ch)

Honda Group-UK Pension Scheme Trustee Ltd & Ors v Mercer Ltd & Anor

Honda Group-UK Pension Scheme Trustee Ltd & Ors v Mercer Ltd & Anor [2022] EWHC 3197 (Ch) (15 December 2022)

High Court strike-out and summary judgment decision in a pensions negligence claim, holding the HUM benefits error claim was arguable and not time-barred.

  • Duty of care
  • Limitation periods
  • Continuing breach
  • Negligent advice
  • Drafting pension scheme documentation
  • Professional-negligence
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Tort law [2022] EWCA Civ 1169

Barclay-Watt & Ors v Alpha Panareti Public Ltd & Anor

Barclay-Watt & Ors v Alpha Panareti Public Ltd & Anor [2022] EWCA Civ 1169 (19 August 2022)

The Court of Appeal upheld liability of a Cyprus developer for failing to warn buyers about Swiss franc mortgage risks, but rejected personal liability of its director.

  • Misrepresentation
  • Negligent advice
  • Accessory liability
  • Directors' personal liability
  • Agency
  • Duty of care
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Professional negligence [2022] EWHC 1310 (TCC)

Standard Life Assurance Lid v Gleeds (UK) (a firm) & Ors

Standard Life Assurance Lid v Gleeds (UK) (a firm) & Ors [2022] EWHC 1310 (TCC) (27 May 2022)

The High Court refused to strike out parts of a professional negligence claim about construction cost advice, holding the recoverable-loss issue was fact-sensitive.

  • Strike out applications
  • Summary judgment
  • Assessment of damages
  • Scope of duty
  • Recoverable loss
  • Negligent advice
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Professional negligence [2022] EWHC 1253 (Ch)

Aurium Real Estate London Ultra Prime Ltd v Mishcon De Reya LLP

Aurium Real Estate London Ultra Prime Ltd v Mishcon De Reya LLP [2022] EWHC 1253 (Ch) (25 May 2022)

High Court professional negligence claim about alleged solicitor advice on a proposed property “build around” strategy and lease risks. Claim dismissed; counterclaim for fees allowed.

  • Solicitor's duty of care
  • Scope of retainer
  • Loss of chance
  • Causation
  • Contractual interpretation
  • Negligent advice
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Civil procedure [2022] EWHC 1022 (Comm)

Giddens v Frost & Ors

Giddens v Frost & Ors [2022] EWHC 1022 (Comm) (12 May 2022)

Preliminary issue on limitation in a pension-investment fraud and negligence claim. The court held the claims were not statute-barred.

  • Limitation act 1980
  • Deliberate concealment
  • Negligent advice
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Destruction of evidence
  • Limitation-act-1980
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Limitation of actions

DEBORAH GIDDENS v BRIAN FROST & Ors.

The High Court held that Deborah Giddens’s claims over a truffle plantation investment were not statute-barred, finding she had not discovered the alleged wrongdoing before 26 November 2016.

  • Limitation periods
  • Deliberate concealment
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Negligent advice
  • Destruction of evidence
  • Limitation-of-actions
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