In brief - Learn to recognise the situations which can lead to
claims
Property lawyers and conveyancers must learn to be consistent in
their approach to risk management, provide letters of engagement
stating who is (and who is not) the client, be clear on the scope
of the advice they are providing, document any changes in the
retainer and carry out identification checks when executing
documents.
Why do lawyers and conveyancers get sued?
I have been working in professional indemnity law for over 20
years. My job is to defend professionals who get sued. Most of the
professional negligence claims I have dealt with have arisen from
conveyancing and lending transactions.
The case studies I am going to describe are not hypothetical,
they are all real cases that I have dealt with. This article is
about what the solicitor or conveyancer might have done differently
and possibly avoided the claim.
