Litigation Liabilities

"Litigation Liabilities" deals with all aspects of law relating to the duties and obligations of barristers and solicitors engaged in and preparing for litigation. Covering litigators' statutory, contractual and common law duties, it explains duties to clients, the courts and third parties at all stages of the litigation process, from accepting instructions and advising clients, through case preparation, disclosure and limitation periods, to conduct in court. It provides comprehensive coverage of the obligations and potential liabilities at all stages of the litigation process. It shows how these obligations impact on the day-to-day work of lawyers. It deals with the impact of the Woolf Reforms on the duties of litigators, and explains the law and practice of claims for professional negligence and applications for wasted costs arising from the mishandling of litigation. It goes through the defences available to litigators when subject to a claim analysing the impact of new case law in this area, including the House of Lord's decision in Medcalf v. Weatherill, Cave v. Robinson Jarvis & Rolf, and Royal Brompton Hospital NHS Trust v. Hammond & ors.