B.C. Supreme Court rules lawyer did not owe a duty of care in real estate transactions

By Anosha Khan ( September 18, 2024, 4:55 PM EDT) -- In a case combining contract law and a lawyer's duty of care, the Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed an action against a lawyer who allegedly released funds from a trust account before closing three real estate transactions, ruling that the governing contract permitted him to do so. ...