Does a solicitor client relationship arise in the course of a property transaction?
Prince Edward Island, Canada
The following excerpt is from York River Properties v. Creed’s Petroleum et ors., 2015 PESC 35 (CanLII):
The Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal also addressed the issue of whether a solicitor client relationship arose in the course of a property transaction in the case of Taylor v. The Law Society of Prince Edward Island 1992 CanLii 2848 (PESCAD).
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