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Liability matters

22 January 2009 / Simon Love , Richard Burger
Issue: 7353 / Categories: Features , Regulatory , Data protection , Other practice areas
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An update on regulation, risk management and liability by Simon Love & Richard Burger

The recent decision in Simon Winters v Mishcon de Reya [2008] EWHC 2419 (Ch), [2008] All ER (D) 123 (Oct) considered the obligations of solicitors in a relatively common situation: where a firm acting for a company or organisation finds itself also providing advice to the individual director or officer instructing the firm on behalf of the client.

Mr Winters was the chief executive of a prominent Jewish charity, the Jewish National Fund (JNF). He sought an injunction against the defendant firm of solicitors, seeking to prevent a perceived breach of confidence by them. The defendant firm were acting for the JNF in relation to the termination of Mr Winters’ employment.
  • The court considered the following issues:
  • Was there a separate retainer between Mr Winters and the defendants?
  • Did the defendants hold information confidential to Mr Winters?
  • Was Mr Winters entitled to restrain the defendants from acting for the JNF on the basis of alleged misuse of
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