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Construction Focus: Beware the cracks
John Starr reviews a case highlighting the potential for liability both under contract and statute when problems surface in a development ‘The Shepherd Homes case came to trial in mid-2007 on the issues of liability, causation of damage and entitlement to contractual indemnity.’Residential developers have unavoidable contractual and statutory liabilities to homeowners. Not only will …
Cases Referenced
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- Bole v Huntsbuild [2009] EWCA Civ 1146
- East Ham Corporation v Bernard Sunley & Sons Ltd [1966] AC 406
- Farley v Skinner [2001] UKHL 49
- Harrison v Shepherd Homes Ltd [2011] EWHC 1811 (TCC)
- Ruxley Electronics and Construction Ltd v Forsyth [1995] UKHL 8
- Watts v Morrow [1991] 1 WLR 1421