The WLR Daily case summaries
[2017] WLR (D) 203
Supreme Court
AIG Europe Ltd v Woodman and others (Solicitors Regulation Authority intervening)
[2017] UKSC 18
2016 Oct 10; 2017 March 22
Lord Mance, Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Lord Sumption, Lord Reed JJSC, Lord Toulson
Solicitor— Professional indemnity insurance— Law Society’s minimum terms and conditions— Solicitors devising scheme for financing two property development projects— Investors claiming against solicitors following collapse of projects— Liability of solicitors’ indemnity insurers limited to £3m in respect of each claim— Whether claims to be aggregated as “one claim”— Whether arising from similar acts or omissions in “series of related matters or transactions”—
Solicitors Act 1974 (c 47), s 37