University sues architect for negligence

University sues architect for negligence - 1988 - Chartered Surveyor Weekly vol 23 no 7 19/5/88 p73(2) .

In The University Court of the University of Glasgow v William Whitfield and John Laing Construction Ltd , 12 April 1988, the University sued the architect alleging negligence for the defective design of the Hunterian Art Gallery. The architect claimed that the contractor had a duty to warn both the University and the architect of the errors in design. Held that the contractor had no liability to warn either the University or the architect of defects in design.


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