Read the full judgment text of HCA 001331/2002 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 8 March 2004.
1. By this action the plaintiff sues its former solicitors for damages because of their not having exercised reasonable care and skill whilst acting for the plaintiff in the purchase of property which resulted in financial loss. The plaintiff claims that the defendant firm failed to take proper steps to ensure that an assignment in the chain of title was properly executed, and to warn the plaintiff that to proceed could mean that a subsequent sale might be prejudiced by its not being able to sho