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Surveyors: The scope and nature of duties owed
Alexandra Anderson examines recent case law concerning a surveyor’s duty of care ‘When looking at the question of whether there is a duty of care, it is important to consider the exact nature of the duty that is claimed and whether the losses claimed flow from any breach of that duty.’Since the property crash in …
Cases Referenced
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- Freemont (Denbigh) Ltd v Knight Frank LLP [2014] EWHC 3347 (Ch)
- Hubbard v Bank of Scotland plc [2014] EWCA Civ 648
- Matthews v Ashdown Lyons [2014] unreported; Central London County Court; 14 February
- Merrett v Babb [2001] EWCA Civ 214
- Russell v Walker & Co [2014] unreported; Southend County Court; 25 July
- Smith v Eric S Bush; Harris v Wyre Forest District Council [1990] UKHL 1