Hudson Investment Group Limited v Atanaskovic – High Court refuses special leave to appeal

On 9 April 2015, the High Court of Australia refused special leave to appeal to the Court in Hudson Investment Group Limited v Atanaskovic (see [2015] HCASL 54). The High Court noted that the New South Wales Court of Appeal had held that it was not appropriate for the scope of the solicitors’ liability to extend to Hudson’s loss because Hudson’s loss was, in part, the result of Hudson’s own independent and unreasonable actions.  The High Court said that no reason was shown to doubt the correctness of the Court of Appeal’s decision and, accordingly, an appeal to the High Court would enjoy insufficient prospects of success to warrant the grant of special leave to appeal.  I previously wrote about the Court of Appeal’s decision on 18 August 2014 in a paper headed “The solicitor’s liability for loss arising from unclear or ambiguous drafting”.