Beverley Rawleigh v Derek Maxwell Tait - SC 6/2009

Civil – Breach of fiduciary duty – Liability – Solicitor acted for both husband and wife in a transaction without informed consent of wife – Whether a solicitor is liable for losses flowing from a transaction in which he acted for a client in breach of his fiduciary duty to avoid conflicts of interest where the client would have entered into the transaction in any event.[2008] NZCA 525  CA 609/2007  3 December 2008