The obligations of solicitors/professionals when responding to informal queries

The obligations of solicitors/professionals when responding to informal queries 19 Aug

In July 2022 the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in Spire Property Development LLP & Anor v Withers LLP [2022] EWCA Civ 970.

The main judgment given by Lady Justice Carr will be of interest to solicitors and other professionals who receive informal queries/requests for advice from former clients in circumstances where there is no retainer covering the professional’s response.

It sets out a number of principles that will determine the extent to which the professional assumes responsibility in relation to responses to informal queries. It is evident that care must be exercised both by the professional, as to the terms in which they respond to queries and the client as to how such queries are expressed.

The background and details of the relevant principles can be found HERE