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Penumbral duty overshadowed
This article provides commentary on the New South Wales Court of Appeal’s recent judgment concerning the principle of solicitors’ penumbral duty’ that is the principle that solicitors owe, in certain circumstances, tortious duties to their clients which extend beyond their contractual duties.
Significant cases, legislation or articles referred to
- Paul Manuelpilai Dominic v Omar Riz (2009) NSWCA 216 (29 July 2009)
- Riz v Perpetual Trustees Australia Limited (2007) NSWSC 1153
- Waimond Pty Limited v Byrne (1989) 18 NSWLR 642
- Citicorp v O’Brien (1996) 40 NSWLR 398
- Hawkins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539
- Kowalczuk v Accom Finance (2008) NSWCA 343
- David v David (2009) NSWCA 8
- Heydon v NRMA Ltd (2000) NSWCA 374