Supreme Court rules that defence of illegality will not save negligent solicitors (Stoffel & Co v Grondona)

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30 October 2020

Melody Ihuoma contributes to an article by Halima Dikko of LexisNexis on Stoffel v Grodona. Please click here to read the article in full.

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Supreme Court rules that defence of illegality will not save negligent solicitors (Stoffel & Co v Grondona)

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