Legal report: negligence

Chappell, D.

Legal report: negligence - 1987 - Architects` Journal 186(26) 1 July 1987, 67(1) .

Examines the decision DOE v Thomas Bates and Sons Ltd and Basildon Development Corporation (1987) which considered whether a duty of care was owed by contractor and architect to subsequent owners of a building, where purely economic loss was caused, rather than physical damage or personal injury.