Legal updates: August 2021

In this month’s legal updates, Sophie Brookes, partner at Gateley, examines the recent ruling on adviser’s duty of care involving Grant Thornton, end of stamping and government guidance on the new transaction intervention powers

Supreme Court clarifies adviser's duty of care

The Supreme Court has given guidance on the extent of the duty of care owed by professional advisers, holding that the scope of that duty is governed by the purpose of the duty.

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