Law Lords confirm threat to all employed professionals
Booth, S.
Law Lords confirm threat to all employed professionals - 2001 - Engineering Surveying Showcase (2) 2001, 17(1) .
Considers the implications of the case "Merrett v Babb" (2001) in which the issue raised question of whether an employee was liable to be sued directly for advice he had given whilst acting for the employer. The case found that the defendant surveyor (B) did hold a duty of care to the plaintiff (M). Outlines the viewpoint of the RICS who is urging all professional employees to check their liability position, and concludes with "Showcase" also advising all surveyors and engineers to check, their own or their employer's PI cover.
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
MERRETT V BABB
INSURANCE ISSUES
INSURANCE POLICIES
PERSONAL LIABILITY
DUTY OF CARE
SURVEYORS
PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE
Law Lords confirm threat to all employed professionals - 2001 - Engineering Surveying Showcase (2) 2001, 17(1) .
Considers the implications of the case "Merrett v Babb" (2001) in which the issue raised question of whether an employee was liable to be sued directly for advice he had given whilst acting for the employer. The case found that the defendant surveyor (B) did hold a duty of care to the plaintiff (M). Outlines the viewpoint of the RICS who is urging all professional employees to check their liability position, and concludes with "Showcase" also advising all surveyors and engineers to check, their own or their employer's PI cover.
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
MERRETT V BABB
INSURANCE ISSUES
INSURANCE POLICIES
PERSONAL LIABILITY
DUTY OF CARE
SURVEYORS
PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE