Liability
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Hanley Smith v Darlington and others
Claimant purchaser instructing defendant firm of surveyors to inspect property – Property subsequently requiring substantial remedial work – Claimant issuing proceedings – Whether defendants negligent in failing to draw attention…
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Gregory v Shepherds (a firm)
Claimant instructing defendant firm of solicitors in relation to purchase of Spanish property – Defendant instructing Spanish lawyer to carry out Spanish legal work – Spanish lawyer negligently carrying out…
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British Telecom plc v Nottinghamshire County Council
Appellant excavating and purporting to reinstate footpath – Council finding depression in reinstated area – Appellant refusing to make good repairs – Council laying informations against appellant – Whether informations…
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PP 2002/28
The House of Lords decision in Delaware Mansions Ltd v Westminster City Council [2001] 44 EG 150 (CS) affirms that liability for damage caused by encroaching tree roots is incurred…
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PP 2000/90
If negligence, in the legal sense, is treated as a risk, rather than a moral failing, it has to be because the hypothetical reasonable practitioner (who never needs an aspirin,…