Negligence
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Roadrunner Properties Ltd v Dean and another
Party wall — Works carried out without notice — Party wall subjected to forces from hammer drill — Damage — Causation — Whether building owner entitled to forensic advantage of…
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McKinnon and another v e.surv Ltd (formerly known as GA Valuation & Survey Ltd)
Negligence — Surveyor — Damages — Structural movement — Purchase of property affected by structural movement — Assessment of damages at valuation date — Valuation date information — Lack of…
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PP 2002/123
Non-feasance – failure to act – public utilities. Something affects Blackacre that, over a period of time, causes that property to pose a threat to Whiteacre.
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Goldstein v Levy Gee (a firm)
Defendant valuing property portfolio on erroneous basis — Whether error amounting to negligence — Claim dismissed
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Raja v Austin Gray (a firm)
Negligence — Valuer — Common law duty of care — Bank holding debenture as security for loan to borrower — Borrower holding charge on properties of third party as security…
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PP 2000/4
Putting the question somewhat crudely, can an allegedly negligent valuer defend his valuation on the ground that everyone else was making silly valuations at the time? .
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PP 2003/17
Threat of continuing subsidence: Admission of hindsight evidence. For modelling purposes, imagine that eight months ago you paid £5,000 for a horse on the strength of a favourable expert veterinary…
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Lloyds TSB Bank plc v Edward Symmons & Partners
Allegation of negligent undervaluation of mortgage security — Conflict of expert evidence of net lettable area — Judge finding that defendant’s valuation within permissible non-negligent range — Materiality of method…
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PP 2003/23
Keeping your ear to the ground. Q Instructed by a seller, you put a property on the market at £1.5m even though a similar property is in another agent’s window…
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PP 2003/19
Action against individual: Law draws line at company directors. Employed surveyors and other professionals, already concerned about the risk of a negligence action taken against them as individuals (see PP…
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Credit Lyonnais SA v Russell Jones & Walker
Negligence — Solicitors — Landlord and tenant — Tenant’s option to determine lease — Condition for exercise of option — Condition requiring payment of £11,500 prior to termination date –…
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Frost v James Finlay Bank Ltd
Bank — Duty of care — Whether bank assuming role of insurance broker in requesting new insurers — Pleadings amended orally at conclusion of action — Whether judge erring in…