Cheshire Mortgage Corporation Ltd & anor v Grandison [2012] CSIH 66

Conveyancing: A nightmare scenario?

In Dreamvar the purchaser’s solicitor was found liable for fraud by the ‘vendor’. Timothy Polli argues the logic of the decision ‘The effect of the decision is that the integrity of the conveyancing process (prior to registration of title) is underwritten by the conveyancing profession.’The case of Dreamvar (UK) Ltd v Mishcon de Reya [2016] …

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Trusts: Consequences of non-compliance

Paul Marshall discusses a case which explores relief from liability for breach of trust under the Trustee Act 1925 ‘Where a vendor’s solicitor has not complied with the requirements of the AML Regulations it will be difficult to escape strict liability for the consequences of breach of trust where their client is a fraudster, however …

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