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[2021] WLR(D) 292
Court of Appeal
Elliott v Hattens Solicitors (a firm)
[2021] EWCA Civ 720
2021 April 27;
May 18
May 18
Newey, Asplin, Stuart-Smith LJJ
Limitation of action— Negligence— Firm of solicitors— Accrual of cause of action— Claimant tenant retaining defendant solicitors pursuant to executing underlease— Solicitors failing to name subtenant’s parents as guarantors to underlease— Premises subsequently destroyed by fire— Tenant commencing negligence action against solicitors— Whether tenant first suffering loss at time of transaction or on occasion of fire—
Limitation Act 1980 (c 58), s 2