SHAW v FRASER SOUTHWELL (A FIRM)

[1999] Lloyd's Rep PN 633

COURT OF APPEAL

Before Mr Justice Peter Gibson and Mrs Justice Hale

Solicitors - Negligence - Failure to advise on terms of onerous covenant in underlease - Measure of damages - Date of assessment - Diminution in value - Whether unusual circumstances justifying departure from diminution of value at date of purchase - Whether failure to mitigate loss - Practice - Application for extension of time for leave to appeal from preliminary issue after trial of main action - Trial of main action proceeding on basis of correctness of preliminary issue.