The duty of a solicitor to advise a client of the risks of litigation extends to advising on the prospects of recovery of costs in the event of success, particularly where the opposing party may lack the means to satisfy a costs order
The duty of a solicitor to advise a client of the risks of litigation extends to advising on the prospects of recovery of costs in the event of success, particularly where the opposing party may lack the means to satisfy a costs order.
R v Doherty at [30]Where a representee establishes that a representation was made with reckless indifference to truth, the Castlereagh-Mornington doctrine of estoppel by representation permits an estoppel even absent proof of detrimental reliance, provided the representor's conduct evinces a settled intention to mislead
Where a representee establishes that a representation was made with reckless indifference to truth, the Castlereagh-Mornington doctrine of estoppel by representation permits an estoppel even absent proof of detrimental reliance, provided the representor's conduct evinces a settled intention to mislead.
R v Doherty at [37]