Lawyers' Professional Liability

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By Stephen Grant

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Written by three experienced litigators, Lawyers' Professional Liability, 4th Edition should be required reading for every practising lawyer. This essential resource offers practical guidance for avoiding legal malpractice claims and is particularly relevant for any lawyer involved in adjudicating, litigating or settling legal malpractice suits. Now in its fourth edition, this reference volume features the latest jurisprudence and updated content to reflect the current state of lawyers' professional liability, making it a vital addition to every lawyer's bookshelf.

Indispensable Guidance

Lawyers' Professional Liability, 4th Edition provides valuable insight and useful advice about a broad range of areas of potential liability, from civil actions and commercial transactions, to the purchase and sale of a business, real estate transactions, and wills and estates. In particular, practitioners can turn to this updated publication for a detailed analysis of:

  • Standard of care
  • Fiduciary obligations
  • Liability to third parties
  • Vicarious liability for the actions of partners, agents and employees
  • Damages and other consequences

    This fourth edition has been revised to include the latest developments in the law related to lawyers' professional liability and includes:

  • A new section on lawyers' liability through class proceedings, with reference to two recent Ontario cases: Trillium World Motors Ltd. v. Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP and Hodge v. Neinstein
  • A new section on lawyers' liability for referral to other professionals, with discussion of the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Salomon v. Matte-Thompson
  • An enhanced examination of compensatory damages and loss of opportunity with reference to the Allied Maples decision as the leading case on the loss of chance to obtain a benefit or avoid a loss in the solicitor's negligence context
  • An updated commentary on non-pecuniary losses and mental distress
  • A new section on lawyers participating as intervenors in litigation, with reference to Meridian Credit Union v. Baig
  • Lawyers' Professional Liability