On 10 January 2022, HHJ Hodge QC (sitting as a Judge of the High Court) handed down judgment in Various North Point Pall Mall Purchasers v 174 Law Solicitors Limited v Key Manchester Limited [2022] EWHC 4 (Ch)
This case, in which Caytons acted for the Part 20 Defendant, appears to be the first claim against solicitors arising from buyer-funded developments in the UK to come before the courts for trial. The case was primarily concerned with the role of the seller’s solicitor as stakeholder, but the judgment is of general interest to those dealing with claims concerning developments of this sort. The article can be accessed here.
