Rennie Solicitors' Negligence

(A BUTTERWORTH/LAW SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND JOINT PUBLICATION) Claims against solicitors - whether being sued by other solicitors on behalf of clients or being sued under the Master Policy - are on the increase. This text examines, from a Scottish perspective, the concept of professional negligence as it applies to solicitors and the contractual and delictual duties of care owed by solicitors to their clients and to third parties. It also deals with the practical and procedural aspects of bringing and defending a claim.