Under guarantee

Murrells, P.

Under guarantee - 1988 - Chartered Quantity Surveyor 11(2) October 1988, 21(2) .

Discusses the consequences for surveyors who enter into warranty agreements , before taking on a job. Such agreements may either be in the form of a) a collateral warranty , or b) a duty of care agreement, often used to extend the scope of tortious liability . Warns of the implications of such agreements, particularly for professional indemnity insurance . Summarises the terms which give greatest cause for concern to insurers.


BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
ECONOMIC LOSS
NEGLIGENCE