Rees v Sinclair

Rees v Sinclair
CourtCourt of Appeal of New Zealand
Full case name Rees v Sinclair
Decided3 October 1973
Citation[1974] 1 NZLR 180
Court membership
Judges sittingMcCarthy P, MacArthur J, Beattie J
Keywords
negligence

Rees v Sinclair [1974] 1 NZLR 180 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding liability for negligence against lawyers.[1] It effectively reinforced the English case of Rondel v Worsley into New Zealand case law.

Background

Ree had Sinclair represent him in a court case. Rather ironically, Ree was a retired lawyer himself. Anyway, Ree believed Sinclair was negligent in handling his case, and sued him for professional negligence.

Sinclair defended the matter by claiming barristerial immunity.

References

  1. ^ McLay, Geoff (2003). Butterworths Student Companion Torts (4th ed.). LexisNexis. ISBN 0-408-71686-X.


 

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