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17 April 2008
Issue: 7317 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Tort

Whitehead v Hibbert Pownall & Newton [2008] All ER (D) 60 (Apr)

In a case where solicitors have negligently failed to prosecute a claim for damages, it is important not to take too narrow a view of the guidance afforded by the principle of restitutio in integrum if doing so will have the effect of leaving out of account events relevant to the ascertainment of just compensation, on the ground only that they have happened since the notional original trial and so were by definition unknowable at that time.

Issue: 7317 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sackers—Zak Ullah

Sackers—Zak Ullah

Sackers welcomes new associate

Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society

Christy Davies—Birmingham Law Society

Ward Hadaway lawyer joins Birmingham Law Society Council

Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan

Ellisons—Stephanie Westwood & Anisa Khan

Ellisons expands Chelmsford commercial litigation team with two appointments

NEWS
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Disabled people could lose vital safeguards following the Supreme Court’s reversal of the Cheshire West test for deprivation of liberty, two barristers warn
A formidable reputation cannot protect a law firm when partner departures, fragile finances and client uncertainty begin feeding each other
Businesses incorporating open-source software into commercial products could face obligations to disclose valuable source code, with AI-assisted development making licensing risks harder to track
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