From: Gerard Sadlier <gerard.sadlier@gmail.com>
To: obligations@uwo.ca
Date: 21/06/2016 15:53:39 UTC
Subject: Can Assignee who Bought Asset With Notice of Negligence Sue Professional for Damages

Dear all,

I'd be most grateful for any cases or other material you can recommend
relating to the following hypothetical.

Suppose that:

1. A acquires an asset. Due to the professional negligence of A's
adviser, their acquisition is voidable.

2. A subsequently sells the asset to B, who is aware of the
voidability of A's title to the asset when B buys the asset. (The deed
of transfer is sufficiently widely drafted to transfer any cause of
action A may have had for professional negligence.)

3. B's title is subsequently avoided.

Could B sue A's professional advisers in contract or tort for the loss
B suffered?

Many thanks.

Ger