DTC cleared of negligence

DTC cleared of negligence - 1992 - Estates Times (1161) 2 October 1992, 1(1) .

In "Macey v Debenham Tewson and Chinnocks" 1992, after considering fresh evidence (see also WB2830-56 and WB2837-74) the High Court dismissed a claim of negligence against the defendant chartered surveyors DTC on the grounds that market evidence was more important in considering the basis of a valuation than indices and statistics which show trends. Important test case for firms facing similar negligence claims.


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