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The High Court dismissed the plaintiff's claim against his former solicitor for breach of contract and negligence, finding that the solicitor's failure to amend pleadings to include a claim for malicious falsehood was not actionable. The court determined that the plaintiff's original claim against a cooperative society for withdrawing credit was unlikely to succeed, as the plaintiff was in breach of his obligations. The court found no evidence that the solicitor's actions deprived the plaintiff of a viable claim, as the alleged falsehoods were true and not malicious.
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