Innocent conveyancing solicitors duped by fraudster liable for client’s losses

Partner Stephen Reilly and Solicitor, Fiona Murphy review the recent High Court case of Purrunsing v A’Court & Co & Anor (2016) relating to conveyancing breach of trust claims, s.61 Trustee Act relief and highlighting the Court’s increasingly tough approach to innocent solicitors caught up in the middle of fraudulent residential conveyances.

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