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How do a seller’s interests in achieving the highest price and cleanest obligations differ from a buyer’s interests in good title, disclosure and protection?
Why are seller and buyer interests normally directly opposed in a conveyancing sale?
Why is the substantially common interest exception for a property purchase unavailable when the firm would act for both seller and buyer?
What should a firm do when asked to act for both seller and buyer, and how should it protect confidential information?
If a conflict emerges after instructions have been accepted, when must the firm stop acting and how must it protect confidential information?
Two siblings want one solicitor to act for both sides of a flat sale to save costs. How should the solicitor assess their conflicting interests, the inapplicable substantially common-interest exception and any confidentiality consequences?
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