The WLR Daily case summaries
[2017] WLR (D) 199
Supreme Court
Hughes-Holland v BPE Solicitors and another
[2017] UKSC 21
2016 Dec 14,15; 2017 March 22
Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury PSC, Lord Mance, Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony, Lord Sumption, Lord Hodge JJSC
Negligence— Causation— Loss— Businessman using solicitors to draft documents for loan agreement with developer— Businessman mistakenly believing loan for site development— Solicitors inadvertently including misleading material in drafts— Developer using loan to purchase but not to develop site— Businessman suffering losses on failure of transaction— Whether losses recoverable from solicitors