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Professional negligence – Solicitor – Duty of care – Pursuer’s aunt retaining defender firm of solicitors in connection with gift of house to pursuer to avoid inheritance tax – Pursuer claiming that inheritance tax incurred owing to negligence of defender in relation to that transaction – Whether defender owing duty of care to pursuer – Whether such duty of care potentially owed under principle in White v Jones – Issue determined in favour of pursuer