Property & Real Estate Barristers
News & Events: Professional Negligence
Andrew Butler KC speaking at PNLA conference in Dublin
8th Jun 2023
Andrew Butler KC will be speaking at the PNLA conference in Dublin on 8th June. His talk will focus on the duties of...
Limitation difficulties
15th November 2022
By Andrew Butler KC A recent case of mine caused me to look again at the case of Dobbie v Medway Health Authority and...
High Court dismisses claim for damages for negligent breach of duty against planning authority
25th October 2022
Primavera Associates Limited v Hertsmere Borough Council [2022] EWHC 2685 (Ch) Michael Walsh has successfully defended...
Andrew Butler KC succeeds in High Court in professional negligence limitation argument
5th October 2022
The High Court’s judgment in Morris v Knights Solicitors (HHJ Kramer, Newcastle BPC, 5 October 2022) provides important...
High Court decision on “date of knowledge” under s14A Limitation Act and warehousing claims
5th October 2022
Morris v Knights Solicitors and others, BPC Newcastle, 5 October 2022 This 49-page, 148-paragraph judgment is replete with...
Andrew Butler QC wins fight over Essex oil fire
16th March 2022
Andrew Butler QC has won a trial of issues of liability and causation in respect of a significant fire at an oil recycling...
Property-Related Professional Negligence
15th Feb 2017
Andrew Butler will examine developments in property-related professional negligence cases in the course of 2016 and the early...
Mansion Estates Ltd v Hayre & Co [2016] EWHC 96 (Ch)
1st March 2016
Summary In a negligence claim brought against a solicitor in relation to a conveyancing transaction, the Court considered...
Andrew Butler invited to contribute to RIBA CPD programme 2016
6th July 2015
Andrew Butler has been invited by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to participate in their CPD programme for...