Caveat Emptor! Misrepresentation claims in residential property conveyancing
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Episode 4: Caveat emptor! Misrepresentation claims in residential property conveyancing
In this episode, Brittany Pearce and Joss Knight, consider misrepresentation claims following the sale of residential property. They discuss the basics of misrepresentation generally, specific features relating to conveyancing claims, recent cases they have been involved in and some reported cases, including:
- Thorp v Abbotts [2015] EWHC 2142 (Ch)
- William Sindall plc v Cambridgeshire County Council [1993] EWCA Civ 14
- Morgan v Pooley [2010] EWHC 2447 (QB)
- Rosser v Pacifico Ltd [2023] EWHC 1018 (Ch)
Finally, they finish with some advice and tips for litigators.
About the speakers
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Brittany Pearce Head of Pupillage
Brittany is a member of our chancery team. She is ranked as a ‘rising star’ in tier 1 by The Legal 500, and by Chambers & Partners. Instructing solicitors describe her as an “effective advocate, and excellent in dealing with clients”. Brittany accepts instructions in property disputes and probate & trust cases, with a specific emphasis on real property litigation. She is comfortable dealing with a variety of procedural matters, is regularly instructed against more senior counsel and has appeared in the county courts, tribunals and the High Court. |
Joss Knight Joss has a varied commercial and chancery practice spanning commercial/contractual disputes, real estate litigation, and wills & trusts matters. Joss has particular experience of partnership disputes, cases which include a Court of Protection element, and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. He frequently appears in fast-track and multi-track matters in the County Court, the High Court and the First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). |
