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Steel v NRAM Ltd

[2018] UKSC 13
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2018
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A solicitor who owes a duty to their client does not ordinarily owe a concurrent duty to the other party to the transaction; assumption of responsibility must be established by the facts.

Area of Law

tort

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