Full case name Rees v Sinclair | Citation(s) [1974] 1 NZLR 180 Decided 3 October 1973 | |
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Rees v sinclair 1974 1 nzlr 180
Rees v Sinclair [1974] 1 NZLR 180 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding liability for negligence against lawyers. It effectively reinforced the English case of Rondel v Worsley into New Zealand case law.
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Rees v sinclair 1974 1 nzlr 180
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.
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Rees v Sinclair Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA