Ashraf v Lester Dominic Solicitors Ltd

In long-running registered-conveyancing fraud litigation, it is at least arguable that a solicitor or conveyancer who steps outside the ordinary role of acting for one party and assumes responsibility for completing a Land Registry application (e.g. executing/lodging a TR1 or Form AP1) may owe a duty of care to other parties affected, and questions of statutory indemnity under the Land Registration Act 2002 may arise where the registry processes a defective instrument.