Case report: Dunhill v W Brook & Co [2018] EWCA Civ 505

12 King’s Bench Walk (Chambers of Paul Russell QC) | Personal Injury Law Journal | May 2018 #165
Professional negligence; setting aside a settlement; capacity ‘The judgment emphasises two high thresholds that apply to a claimant in seeking to overturn a first instance decision in a professional negligence case.‘ This is an interesting professional negligence case arising from a settled personal injury claim which is useful to serious injury practitioners not because it …

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Daniel & anr v Tee & ors [2018] WTLR 799

Wills & Trusts Law Reports | Autumn 2018 #173

The defendants were professional solicitor trustees of a trust established by the will of the claimants’ father. The claimants were the beneficiaries of the will trust, who were minors when their father died. The deceased’s will provided that the claimants’ shares would be held on trust for them until they turned 25, so the defendants invested the trust fund with the assistance of professional investment advice given by Taylor Young Investment Management Ltd (Taylor Young).

The claimants subsequently sought compensation from the trustees in the sum of £1,476,076 on the basis that ...