NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY v DUNLOP HAYWARDS LTD AND ANOTHER
[2009] Lloyd's Rep Plus 28
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (COMMERCIAL COURT)
Before Mr Justice Christopher Clarke
Contribution – Claimant suffering loss by reason of
overvaluation of property secured by loans – Action against surveyors in fraud
and against solicitors in negligence – Value of claims against surveyors and
solicitors – Whether defendants liable for the “same damage” – Apportionment
between defendants when one defendant has a partial defence against the
claimant – Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978.