Consultants face increased liability

Davies, L.

Consultants face increased liability - 1994 - Building 259(7835) 18 March 1994, 30-31(2) .

Discusses "Wessex Regional Health Authority v HLM Design and others" 1994 which found that an architect and engineer engaged under standard terms of appointment by an employer in the context of a building contract let under JCT 80 owed the employer concurrent duties of care in contract and in tort to avoid and prevent financial loss.


ARCHITECTS
DUTY OF CARE
ENGINEERS
FINANCIAL LOSS
LAW OF CONTRACT
LAW OF TORT
LIABILITY
NEGLIGENCE