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ANECO REINSURANCE UNDERWRITING LTD v JOHNSON & HIGGINS LTD

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 1

Insurance brokers - Reinsurance market - Brokers placing reinsurance with claimant on behalf of Lloyd’s syndicates - Brokers also acting for claimant in obtaining six layers of additional excess loss cover for the claimant in the reinsurance market - Cover avoided for non-disclosure and misrepresentation of the risk - Damages - Whether claimant could have obtained cover at all in the market with fair presentation of risk - Scope of the broker’s duty of care to the claimant - Whether extended not only to the value of the cover but also to the consequential losses incurred by the claimant on the original contract of reinsurance.

KENNY & GOOD PTY LTD AND ANOR v MGICA (1992) LTD

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 25

Valuer - Valuation of property - Scope of duty of care - Causation and remoteness of damage - Whether valuer’s liability to mortgage insurer includes losses arising from subsequent fall in property market.

C V KNOX AND ORS v M J TILL AND ANOR

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 49

Solicitor - Negligence - Duty of care - Solicitor for testator instructed to prepare new wills - Whether owed duty to beneficiaries under earlier will.

LLOYDS BANK PLC v PARKER BULLEN (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 51

Solicitor - Negligence - Whether duty of care in preparing report on title for bank lending moneys in connection with property development scheme - Scope of duty owed by solicitor - Whether bank relied on report on title - Whether loss caused by solicitor’s breach of duty - Loss of a chance - Whether bank contributorily negligent.

NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY v VARIOUS SOLICITORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 70

Solicitors - Managed list procedure - Generic costs incurred by claimant - Award of costs - Apportionment of costs between defendants.

JAMES FREDERICK SHADE v THE COMPTON PARTNERSHIP (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 81

Striking out - Amendment after expiry of the limitation period - Section 11 Limitation Act 1980 - Ability to cross appeal on appeal from Master to judge.

(1) PETER MICHAEL HARRISON (2) JOHN STEWART HARRISON v BLOOM CAMILLIN (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 89

Solicitor - Negligence - Loss of opportunity to bring legal proceedings - Causation - Assessment of damages - Loss of a chance.

HIT FINANCE LTD v COHEN ARNOLD & CO (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 125

Accountants - Negligence - Duty of care owed to lender - Statement of net worth.

INTERVENTION BOARD FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE v LEIDIG

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 144

Intervention Board - Negligent misstatement - Scope of duty of care - Causation.

PEARSON v SANDERS WITHERSPOON (A FIRM) AND ANOR

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 151

Solicitor - Negligence - Conduct of litigation - Failure to progress claim with reasonable speed - Defendant in receivership by date of trial - Claimant’s judgment unsatisfied - Subsequent action against negligent solicitors for damages - Whether solicitors liable for risk of defendant not being able to satisfy judgment through impecuniosity - Quantum of loss.

WEBSTER v COOPER & BURNETT (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 167

Solicitors - Negligence - Advice in relation to mortgage of matrimonial home - Limitation Act 1980, section 14A - Whether person who did not read document nevertheless had constructive knowledge of its contents.

ARAB BANK PLC v (1) JOHN D WOOD COMMERCIAL LIMITED (2) ANTHONY SAVILLE BROWNE (3) WEATHERALL GREEN & SMITH (A FIRM) (4) TERENCE GORDON KNIGHT

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 173

Valuers - Negligence - Whether valuation within acceptable margin of error - Reliance - Quantum - Effect of mortgage indemnity guarantee - Contributory negligence.

GINA WYN CHARLES v HUGH JAMES JONES & JENKINS (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 207

Solicitors - Loss of a chance - Claim for personal injuries automatically struck out - Whether in assessing the value of that claim the court should receive evidence of matters occurring after the notional trial date or reports prepared after that date.

THE LAW SOCIETY v KPMG PEAT MARWICK (SUED AS KPMG PEAT MARWICK McLINTOCK) AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 219

Accountants - Negligence - Solicitors’ fraud on clients - Solicitors’ Accounts Rules Certificates - Duty of Care to Law Society.

SASEA FINANCE LTD v KPMG (a firm)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 227

Auditors - Negligence - Breach of contract - Strike-out - Causation - Whether failure to warn of matters of serious concern suggesting fraud and dishonest dealing caused company’s loss.

STEWART v ENGEL AND ANOR

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 234

Liquidators - Agreement to transfer copyright in materials - Breach of agreement by sale of materials to another - Negligence - Personal liability of liquidator.

TWINSECTRA LIMITED v FRANCIS JOHN YARDLEY YARDLEY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES LIMITED MALTSWORD LIMITED YC SALES LIMITED MALTSWORD PROPERTIES LIMITED PAUL LEACH & CO (a firm)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 239

Solicitors - Whether money paid to solicitor pursuant to fraudulent solicitor’s undertaking held by solicitor on trust - Whether third party solicitor knowingly received money paid in breach of trust or knowingly assisted in breach of trust.

ANDREW AND ORS v KOUNNIS FREEMAN (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 263

Auditors - Negligence - Duty of care - Civil Aviation Authority requiring audited accounts of tour operator in connection with renewal of air travel organiser’s licence - Defendant auditors submitting audited accounts and Authority renewing licence - Accounts in fact misleading and inaccurate - Operator subsequently collapsing - Whether defendants owing duty of care to Civil Aviation Authority.

BDG ROOF-BOND LTD (in liquidation) v DOUGLAS AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 273

Solicitors - Negligence - Duty of care - Solicitor acting for shareholder on purchase by company of own shares - Purchase failing to comply with statutory provisions - Whether duty owed to company - Whether alleged breach causative of loss.

BERNASCONI AND ANOR v NICHOLAS BENNETT & CO AND ANOR

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 285

Solicitor and barrister - Negligence - Causation - Whether solicitor and barrister liable to indemnify client against liability for fraudulent trading.

DnB MORTGAGES LTD v BULLOCK & LEES (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 290

Surveyors - Negligence - Mortgage - Overvaluation - Limitation - Date of accrual of mortgagee’s loss - Valuation of mortgagor’s personal covenant - Correct approach.

HALEWOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD v ADDLESHAW BOOTH & CO

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 298

Solicitors - Conflict of interest - Confidential information - Duty to former client - Solicitor acting for claimant in previous litigation - Solicitor subsequently moved to new firm which was instructed in other litigation against the former client - Whether duty to former client to prevent risk of disclosure of confidential information - Whether “Chinese walls” adequate safeguard - Whether claimant entitled to injunction restraining solicitors from acting for new client.

HALIFAX PLC v RINGROSE & CO (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 309

Solicitors - Negligence - Claim by lender - Failure to disclose back to back sale and direct deposit - Limitation - Concealment - Sections 14A and 32 of the Limitation Act 1980.

HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY v URQUHART-DYKES AND LORD (A Firm)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 318

Trade mark agents - Duties of a reasonably competent trade mark agent - Negligent advice in relation to applications to register “Halifax” as a service mark - Failure to give appropriate advice in relation to rival application - Whether negligence caused any loss.

KENYON-BROWN v DESMOND BANKS & CO

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 338

Solicitors - Negligence - Duty of care - Mortgages - Undue influence - Wife entering into second mortgage of holiday home to secure husband’s debts to bank - Wife having complete trust in husband and informing husband’s solicitor she was happy to go along with mortgage and did not want him to go into it in detail - Whether solicitor fulfilling duty to wife with regard to possibility of undue influence - Whether conflict of interest - Whether inconsistency in trial judge’s findings.

PORTMAN BUILDING SOCIETY v BEVAN ASHFORD (A FIRM) AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 354

Solicitors - Negligence - Mortgage lending - Information casting doubt on integrity and financial status of borrowers - Measure of damages - Solicitors liable for all losses - Date of assessment of damages - Whether credit to be given for proceeds of MIG policy - Recoverability of internal costs - Interest.

ARBITER GROUP PLC v GILL JENNINGS & EVERY (A FIRM) AND RWS INFORMATION INC

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 367

Patent agents - Negligence - Breach of contract - Extent of responsibility for report obtained from overseas searchers.

ESTILL AND ORS v COWLING SWIFT & KITCHIN AND ANOR

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 378

Solicitors - Barristers - Settlement of shares - Inheritance tax - Immediately chargeable transfer - Potentially exempt transfer - Interest in possession trust - Scope of duty of care - Breach of duty - Causation.

FASHION BROKERS LTD v CLARKE HAYES (A FIRM) AND ANOR

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 398

Solicitors - Conveyancing - Commercial property - Local authority representative giving incorrect information to solicitor about planning permission - Whether duty of care owed by local authority to solicitor or to solicitor’s client.

(1) PETER MICHAEL HARRISON (2) JOHN STEWART HARRISON v BLOOM CAMILLIN (A FIRM) (NO 2)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 404

Solicitors - Negligence - Loss of a chance - Discounts for uncertainty - Application of two discounts - Deduction of cross-claim - Interest - Judgment rate or short term investment account rate - Costs - Whether exaggerated claim - Proportionality of costs - Costs disallowed in part.

MICHAEL MARTIN & ANOR v BRITANNIA LIFE LTD

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 412

Financial advisers - Negligence - Breach of statutory duty - Scope of duty of care and statutory duty under s 62 of the Financial Services Act 1986 - Actual and ostensible authority of adviser - Breach - Causation - Limitation.

MOTOR CROWN PETROLEUM LTD v S J BERWIN & CO (A FIRM) RICHARD UNWIN

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 438

Solicitors - Town and country planning - Refusal of planning application - Failure by solicitors to advise that adopted local plan be challenged - Loss of opportunity to appeal against refusal of planning permission in context of more favourable revised local plan.

IN THE MATTER OF T & A (Children)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 452

Solicitors - Solicitor acting for guardian ad litem in care proceedings, having acted previously for father in criminal proceedings - Whether solicitor should be restrained from acting.

CORMACK AND ANOR v WASHBOURNE

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 459

Surveyors - Professional indemnity insurance - Section 51 Supreme Court Act 1981 - CPR Part 48.2 - Costs liability of non-party - Whether unsuccessful party’s insurers liable in respect of successful parties’ costs beyond the financial limit of the indemnity provided.

DEAN v ALLIN & WATTS (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 469

Solicitors - Scope of implied retainer - Duty of care - Negligence - Duty to advise on point of law - Causation - Mitigation.

DUBAI ALUMINIUM CO LTD v SALAAM AND ORS AND LIVINGSTONE AND OTHERS (THIRD PARTIES)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 497

Solicitors - Knowing receipt - Knowing assistance (dishonest assistance) - Contribution proceedings - Bona fide settlement of claim - Whether party making payment in settlement was liable to claimant - Whether knowing assistance (dishonest assistance) was a “wrongful act or omission” pursuant to section 10 of the Partnership Act 1890 - Whether conduct of solicitor within the “ordinary course of business” of his firm pursuant to section 10 of the Partnership Act 1890 - Whether claim for contribution made by a defendant vicariously liable for another’s wrongdoing but personally innocent to be determined on basis that defendant free of responsibility for claim - Sections 1(1), 1(4), 2(1) and 2(2) of the Civil Liability (Contribution Act) 1978 - Sections 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the Partnership Act 1890.

FARLEY v SKINNER

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 516

Surveyors - Claim by purchaser - Surveyor instructed to inspect and report on property - Purchaser instructing surveyor to advise on whether property affected by aircraft noise - Surveyor advising property unlikely to be so affected - Purchaser purchasing property and discovering property badly affected by aircraft noise - Whether claimant entitled to damages for distress and inconvenience.

FRYER v ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 534

Surveyors - Wasted costs orders - Appeal from decision not to order solicitors and counsel to show cause - General Council of the Bar’s Legal Aid Guidelines - Advice to Legal Aid Board.

JENMAIN BUILDERS LTD AND ORS v STEED & STEED (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 549

Solicitors - Contract race - Client losing property - Measure of damages - Whether damages should include loss of profits.

ANTONIO VERDERAME AND ORS v COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO PLC AND ANOR

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 557

Insurance brokers - Whether insurance broker owed duty of care to the directors and shareholders of a company - Whether directors and shareholders could recover damages from the broker for loss of business - Availability of damages in negligence for anxiety, depression and inconvenience.

A & J FABRICATIONS (BATLEY) LTD v GRANT THORNTON (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 565

Liquidators - Duty of care - Whether liquidator owed duty of care to principal creditor of company.

BALL AND ORS v BANNER AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 569

Valuers - Misleading statement in prospectus - Duty of care to investors in enterprise zone scheme - Sponsor of scheme liable to investors - Valuer’s liability to pay contribution - Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978.

COLLINS v BREBNER

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 587

Solicitors - Fraudulent breach of trust - Correct measure of compensation.

COTTINGHAM AND ANOR v ATTEY BOWER & JONES (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 591

Solicitors - Conveyancing - Negligence - Whether solicitors acting for purchasers required to obtain copy of building regulation consent to renovations carried out by vendor - Measure of damages.

GIBBONS AND ANOR v NELSONS (A FIRM) AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 603

Solicitors - Intended beneficiary under will - Scope of claimant’s remedy.

GORDON v J B WHEATLEY & CO (A FIRM) AND ANOR

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 605

Solicitors - Private mortgage schemes - Negligence - Alleged negligent advice by solicitors in relation to client’s obligations under Financial Services Act 1986 - Limitation - When damage first sustained - Sufficiency of existence of a risk of loss.

HAVENLEDGE LTD v GRAEME JOHN & PARTNERS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 614

Solicitors - Solicitors acting on purchase of derelict property required for nursing home - Alleged failure to obtain coal mining report - Subsidence occurring - Whether claim statute-barred - Limitation Act 1980.

THE MORTGAGE CORPORATION v LAMBERT & CO (A FIRM) AND ANOR

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 624

Valuers/Valuing property as security - Limitation - When loss suffered - Deemed knowledge of loss - Whether lender ought to have obtained retrospective valuation earlier than it did - Limitation Act 1980, section 14A.

ROSS HARPER & MURPHY AND ORS v SCOTT BANKS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 631

Solicitors - Breach of duty to third party caused by negligence of partner - Whether partnership had cause of action against negligent partner for loss incurred as a result of liability to third party - Standard of care owed to firm and co-partners - Whether liability to firm and co-partners excluded by terms of agreement between negligent partner and the firm.

THE ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST v HAMMOND AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 643

Architects - Contract for building works - Contractors - Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 - Whether claim against architects in respect of negligent granting of an extension of time was in respect of the same damage as claim against contractor for the repayment of sums paid for loss and expense and for liquidated damages.

UCB CORPORATE SERVICES LTD v CLYDE & CO (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 653

Solicitors - Bank loan - Guarantee - Failure to ensure guarantee enforceable - Release of additional security by Bank - Whether contributory negligence - Whether solicitors’ retainer imposing absolute obligation.

WIGHT AND ANOR v OLSWANG

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 662

Solicitor trustees - Breach of trust - Applicable test for breach concerning investment decisions - Summary determination.

ARBITER GROUP PLC v GILL JENNINGS & EVERY (A FIRM) AND RWS INFORMATION INC

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 669

Patent agents - Breach of contract - Extent of responsibility for report obtained from overseas searchers.

CHIEF CONSTABLE OF NORTH YORKSHIRE v AUDSLEY AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 675

Solicitors - Barristers - Wasted costs order - Claimant solicitor charged with conspiracy to defraud - Prosecution offering no evidence at trial and verdict of not guilty entered - Claimant bringing action for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution against Chief Constable - Claimant subsequently not proceeding with claim - Chief Constable applying for wasted costs order against claimant’s solicitors and counsel - Whether order should be made.

ESANDA FINANCE CORPORATION LTD v PEAT MARWICK HUNGERFORDS (REG)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 684

Auditors - Duty of Care - Economic loss - Whether auditor owed duty of care to third party - Finance company relying on audited accounts when entering into transaction with auditor’s client - Whether auditor owing duty of care.

FOREMAN AND ANOR v O’DRISCOLL & PARTNERS (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 720

Solicitors - Limitation - Preliminary issue - Deliberate concealment under section 32 of the Limitation Act 1980.

GREGORY v SHEPHERDS (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 724

Solicitors - Scope of retainer where foreign lawyer instructed - Whether duty owed to check that foreign lawyer had carried out his instructions - Appropriate measure of damages where property purchased subject to a charge - Mitigation of loss by renting out property.

KENBURGH INVESTMENTS (NORTHERN) LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) v DAVID YABLON MINTON AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 736

Solicitors - Settlement by deed of compromise of a claim under section 212 and section 239 of the Insolvency Act 1986 - Effect of compromise agreement - Whether claim against solicitors barred.

MORTGAGE EXPRESS LTD v S NEWMAN & CO (A FIRM) AND ANOR

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 745

Solicitors - Indemnity - Solicitors’ Indemnity Rules 1993, rule 14(f) - Solicitors’ Indemnity Fund obliged not to give indemnity “in respect of any dishonest or fraudulent act or omission” - Whether solicitor had been dishonest in relation to conveyancing transaction.

UCB HOME LOANS CORPORATION LTD v CARR AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 754

Solicitors - Residential conveyancing- Breach of trust - Deceit - Negligence - Breach of contract - Whether causes of action barred by the Limitation Act 1980 or by analogy with that statute or by laches or acquiescence - Limitation Act 1980, sections 14A, 21, 32 and 36.

ZUBAIDA (T/A ELLEY’S ENTERPRISES) v HARGREAVES

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 771

Surveyors - Expert appointed on rent review - Standard of care.

ADAMS AND ANOR v RHYMNEY VALLEY DISTRICT COUNCIL

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 777

Local government - Council tenancy - Breach of duty of care to occupiers - Applicability of Bolam test - Liability - No conscious decision between alternative non-negligent courses of action - Means of escape - Fire.

BRISTOL AND WEST BUILDING SOCIETY v BADEN BARNES GROVES & CO (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 788

Solicitors - Acting for lender and borrower - Whether obligation to report to one client information acquired about the other outside performance of retainer - Whether conflict of interest arises.

COMPANHIA DE SEGUROS IMPERIO v HEATH (REBX) LTD AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 795

Insurance brokers - Limitation - Whether claim for breach of fiduciary duty subject to the application by analogy of statutory limitation period.

CORBETT v BOND PEARCE (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 805

Solicitors - Administration of estates - Measure of damages - Whether damages to include litigation costs as well as compensation to disappointed beneficiaries.

GREEN v HANCOCKS (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 813

Solicitors - Barristers - Company dissolved - Shareholder’s claim - Summary judgment - No realistic prospects of success - Burden of proof - State of law when advice given - Solicitor’s reliance on counsel.

J D WILLIAMS & CO LTD v MICHAEL HYDE & ASSOCIATES LTD

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 823

Architects - Test of professional negligence - Applicability of test - Conflicting expert evidence - Whether judge entitled to find architect guilty of negligence.

LIVERPOOL ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE TRUSTEES INCORPORATED v GOLDBERG

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 836

Barristers - Limitation - Concealment - Section 32 of the Limitation Act 1980.

PATEL AND ANOR v DAYBELLS (A FIRM) AND ANOR

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 844

Solicitors - Conveyancing - Negligence - Acceptance of vendor’s solicitors’ undertaking to redeem subsisting charge - Damages.

REDDY v LACHLAN AND ANOR

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 858

Solicitors - Undertaking - Proper approach to Construction.

WALKER AND ORS v STONES AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 864

Solicitors - Solicitor-trustee - Exemption from liability except in cases of dishonesty - Relevant test of “dishonesty” - Whether partners vicariously liable for solicitor-trustee’s breach of trust.

COSSEY AND ANOR v LONNKVIST AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 885

Accountants - Purchase of business - Breach of contract - Scope of duty - Causation - Remoteness.

GORHAM AND ORS v BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 897

Pensions advisers - Duty of care to third parties - Causation - Contributory negligence - Whether company representative owed a duty of care to client’s dependants.

THE GUILD (CLAIMS) LTD v EVERSHEDS AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 910

Solicitors - Merchant bankers - Reporting accountants - Acquisition of private company and rights issue - Circular to shareholders - Duties of professional advisers - Causation.

HANIF v MIDDLEWEEKS (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 920

Solicitors - Loss of a chance - Evaluation of chance - Multiple issues - Public policy - Fraud.

LAW SOCIETY v KPMG PEAT MARWICK (SUED AS KPMG PEAT MARWICK MCLINTOCK) AND ORS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 929

Accountants - Accountant’s report on solicitor - Whether duty of care owed to the Law Society in respect of payments made by Compensation Fund.

MATLOCK GREEN GARAGE LTD v POTTER BROOKE-TAYLOR & WILDGOOSE (A FIRM)

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 935

Solicitors - Garage business - Loss of security of tenure under Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 - Assessment of damages.

OAKES v HOPCROFT

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 946

Medical practitioners - Limitation - Medical report obtained for purpose of claim against employers - Misdiagnosis - Section 14A of Limitation Act 1980 - Date of claimant’s knowledge.

SHIRLEY AND ORS v CASWELL

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 955

Barrister - Causal effect of negligent advice - Special costs order.

R M TURTON & CO LTD (IN LIQUIDATION) v KERSLAKE & PARTNERS

[2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 967

Engineers - Duty of care - Engineer preparing mechanical services specification for construction of new hospital - Whether duty owed to builder which tendered for the work.

LLR: Professional Negligence