Jackson & Powell is the definitive text on Professional Liability. It provides comprehensive coverage of the law of professional liability. It is an essential reference point for every practitioner as it aids them in establishing whether a duty of care exists and whether it has been breached, providing quick access with confidence as to whether a cause of action exists while explaining the remedies available.
The Second Supplement to the 8th edition brings the main work up-to-date, including the following significant new cases and developments: (Note this is not a complete list):
- Duty of Care: The Supreme Court decision in NRAM PLC v Steel [2018] UKSC 13; [2018] 1 W.L.R. 1190 held that the assumption of responsibility was the foundation of liability for negligent misstatement leading to economic loss, based on the reasonableness and foreseeability of reliance. The Supreme Court rejected the threefold test of proximity, foreseeability, and justice and reasonableness, as they did in Robinson v
- Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, [2018] UKSC 4; [2018] 2 W.L.R. 595. Surveyor’s Duties: Lloyds Bank Plc V McBains Cooper [2018] EWCA Civ 452; [2018] P.N.L.R. 23: extent of liability of a monitoring surveyor appointed to advise a bank in relation to requests to draw down facilities obtained to fund a construction project.
- Solicitors: In P&P Property Ltd v Owen White & Catlin LLP and Dreamvar v Mishcon de Reya [2018] EWCA Civ 1082; [2018] P.N.L.R. 29, the Court of Appeal ruled on the liability of a solicitors’ obligations where the purchaser did not own the property purportedly being conveyed for breach of trust, relief from such breach, undertakings, and warranty of authority.
- Information Technology Professionals: Computer Associates UK Ltd v Software Incubator Ltd. [2018] EWCA Civ 518; [2018] 2 All E.R. (Comm) 398: software supplied electronically does not constitute “goods” within the meaning of regulation 17 of the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993.
