There is no such thing as a general retainer imposing on a solicitor a duty to consider all aspects of the client's interests whenever consulted, the Court of Appeal confirmed last month. In Regent Leisuretime & others v Pearson (2006) EWCA Civ 1184, the court also said that a non-specialist solicitor is entitled to rely on the advice of a specialist counsel. Nigel Faulks, a consultant to City firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain who acted for Kenneth Pearson's professional indemnity insurer, said: 'Regent does not make new law, but underlines the principle in very clear terms that the scope of a solicitor's duty to his client is determined by the express and implied terms of his retainer.' The appeal court upheld the decision dismissing the claim for negligence against Mr Pearson.