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BARCLAYS BANK plc v FAIRCLOUGH BUILDING Ltd and Others

(1996) 76 BLR 1

Contract - Obligation to use skill and care - Safe work

Negligence - Economic loss - Sub-contractor liable to main contractor

BIRSE CONSTRUCTION Ltd v HAISTE Ltd and Others

(1996) 76 BLR 26

Contribution - Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 - Construction - Meaning of “the same damage” within s.1(1) of the 1978 Act

GUINNESS plc v CMD PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS Ltd (formerly CENTRAL MERCHANT DEVELOPMENTS Ltd) and Others

(1996) 76 BLR 40

Defects - Defects occurring before practical completion - Whether “temporary disconformity” a breach of contract Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 - Liability in respect of the same damage

ALFRED McALPINE HOMES NORTH Ltd v PROPERTY AND LAND CONTRACTORS Ltd

(1996) 76 BLR 59

Contract - JCT Standard Form of Building Contract, 1980 Edition - Clause 26.1 - Meaning of “direct loss and/or expense” - Whether overheads and profit qualify - Whether notional small plant charges qualify

TESCO STORES Ltd v WARDS CONSTRUCTION (INVESTMENT) Ltd (formerly WARDS CONSTRUCTION (INDUSTRIAL) Ltd) and Others CLARK CARE GROUP Ltd and Others v MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL and Others

(1996) 76 BLR 94

Negligence - Duty of care - Local authority - Building Regulations 1985 - Fire - Whether local authority owed duty of care to tenants

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