Is there a continuing duty of a solicitor to correct errors in a transaction?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kennedy v. Beckmann, 2008 BCSC 323 (CanLII):
I note that Costigan v. Ruzicka was a case of solicitor's negligence. In an effort to avoid the limitations defence, the client claimed that the negligent solicitor was under a continuing duty to correct his error in a land transaction.
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