Wessex Regional Health Authority v HLM Design Ltd and John H Webb & Associates & others
Wessex Regional Health Authority v HLM Design Ltd and John H Webb & Associates & others
- 1994
- Construction Industry Law Letter 1994 CILL 907-910(4) .
ORC 24 January 1994. Action brought by Wessex RHA (W) against architects (H) and consulting engineers (J) for alleged breach of a common law duty of care. The issue was whether H and J owed tortious duty to take reasonable care to prevent or avoid economic loss. Held that H and J owed W a duty of care in contract and tort to prevent or avoid economic loss. "Midland Bank v Anderson & Feltrim" 1993 considered.
ARCHITECTS
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
DUTY OF CARE
ECONOMIC LOSS
NEGLIGENCE
ORC 24 January 1994. Action brought by Wessex RHA (W) against architects (H) and consulting engineers (J) for alleged breach of a common law duty of care. The issue was whether H and J owed tortious duty to take reasonable care to prevent or avoid economic loss. Held that H and J owed W a duty of care in contract and tort to prevent or avoid economic loss. "Midland Bank v Anderson & Feltrim" 1993 considered.
ARCHITECTS
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
DUTY OF CARE
ECONOMIC LOSS
NEGLIGENCE