“…in normal conveyancing transactions a solicitor acting for the seller does not generally owe a duty of care to the buyer (Gran Gelato Ltd v Richcliff Group Ltd [1992] Ch 560 (“Gran Gelato”) per Sir Donald Nicholls V-C); and that a solicitor acting for a party in adversarial litigation does not as a general rule owe a duty of care t…”
“…ce of a duty of care primarily because he considered himself bound to follow the decision of Sir Donald Nicholls V-C in Gran Gelato Ltd v Richcliff (Group) Ltd [1992] Ch 560 and there were no special circumstances in the context of the particular transaction to justify the imposition of a duty of care in favour of the claimant who …”