PRESTON and Another v TORFAEN BOROUGH COUNCIL and Another
(1994) 65 BLR 1
Court of Appeal
Farquharson LJ and Sir Michael Fox
Negligence - Duty of care - Survey and report upon development site for local authority developer - Whether a duty of care owed to the first purchasers of a house on the site who suffered only economic loss Negligent misstatement - Reliance an essential feature of cause of action