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Appeal succeeds in Lawcover indemnity dispute with entrepeneurial solicitor

November 28th, 2007 · No Comments

I posted about Swart v Carr here and here. It is a decision about whether a solicitor's liability for certain entrepeneurial activities undertaken by him 'was incurred "in connection with" "the business of practising as a solicitor". The trial judge answered affirmatively. Now Justice Palmer's decision has been reversed by the New South Wales Court [...]

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