Architects
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West and another v Ian Finlay & Associates (a firm)
Negligence – Architect – Building contract – Claimants wanting to make fundamental changes to layout of house – Claimants agreeing specification of works with defendant architect firm – Claimants entering…
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Vranicki v Architects Registration Board
Architect – Professional conduct
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HOK Sport Ltd v Aintree Racecourse Co Ltd
Architect — Duty to provide information — Basis for assessing damages — Claimant architect failing to warn defendant that plans for racecourse stand not meeting defendant’s required capacity — Arbitrator…
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Munkenbeck & Marshall v McAlpine
Alterations to flat — Plaintiffs engaged to carry out works of refurbishment — Defendant wishing to reduce cost — Contract came to end — Further work charged on different basis…
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Baxall Securities Ltd and another v Sheard Walshaw Partnership and others
Architect — Defective design — Causation — Respondents occupying building designed by appellant architect — Building flooding due to defective guttering — Judge finding appellant liable for latent, but not…
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Barry Urquhart Associates (a firm) v East Surrey Healthcare NHS Trust and another
Architect — Contract of retainer — Entitlement to fees — Claimant architect retained by defendants’ predecessor to devise outline scheme for hospital development — Claimant’s scheme not proceeding — Defendant…
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Hewitt v Alex Sayer Project Services
Project by landowner for development — Architect preparing plans and estimates — Written agreement providing for payment on “percentage basis of building contract or final account”– Project not proceeded with…
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West Faulkner Associates v Newham London Borough Council
Modernisation of local authority housing — Architect engaged — Contractors employed to carry out work — Provision for notice of determination for failure to proceed regularly and diligently with work…
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Knott and another v Bolton and others
Damages — Breach of contract — Sketch design of plaintiffs’ requirements shown to architect — Desire for imposing staircase and landing emphasised — Architect’s design failing to meet requirements –…
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Partridge v Morris
Dwelling-house — Modernisation — Defendant architect employed by plaintiff — Contractor employed to do building work — Work not completed — Supervening insolvency — Architect’s design failing to comply with…
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Machin v Adams and others
Plaintiff entering contract to purchase property on completion of works – Agreement providing for appointment of architect – Architect inspecting property unaware of terms of agreement – Architect writing to…
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Gerald R Smith & Partners v Wylie
Owner of nursing home engaging architect to design extension – Architect making mistakes in design – Extension made shorter and narrower – Discovery of defects – Architect claiming fees -…