Certificate of title claim—no causation proved

Table of contents

• Original news
• What was the background to the case?
• What issues arose and what did the court decide?
• To what extent is the judgment helpful in clarifying the law in this area?
• What are the practical implications of this judgment

Article summary

Property analysis: Is a borrower’s solicitor under a Bowerman duty of care to report to the lender any facts which might be material to its decision to make the loan? Barrister Gordon Exall at Zenith Chambers, explains the Chancery Division’s decision in Connaught Income Fund v Hewetts Solicitors.