The importance of setting out the scope of a retainer and an adviser’s duty of care
The case of Richard Gabriel v Peter Little, High Tech Design & Build Ltd, Whiteshore Associates Ltd, BPE Solicitors, BPE Solicitors LLP ([2013] EWCA Civ 1513) has highlighted the importance of engagement letters in clarifying the scope of a professional retainer. Mr Gabriel lent the sum of £200,000 to Whiteshore, secured on a property known as Building […]