So who is really to blame?
So who is really to blame?
- 2002
- Estates Gazette (0243) 26 October 2002, 201(1) .
Examines House of Lords consideration of right to recover contributions for 'same damage' from multiple parties, in "Royal Brompton Hospital NHS Trust v Hammond (No 3)" [2002] UKHL 14; [2002] 1 WLR 1397. Argues that contributions require proof of liability for 'same damage', and that architects and contractors do not necessarily cause same damage.
CO-OPERATIVE RETAIL SERVICES LTD V TAYLOR YOUNG PARTNERSHIP
ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST V HAMMOND AND OTHERS
CIVIL LIABILITY (CONTRIBUTION) ACT 1978
DAMAGES
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
Examines House of Lords consideration of right to recover contributions for 'same damage' from multiple parties, in "Royal Brompton Hospital NHS Trust v Hammond (No 3)" [2002] UKHL 14; [2002] 1 WLR 1397. Argues that contributions require proof of liability for 'same damage', and that architects and contractors do not necessarily cause same damage.
CO-OPERATIVE RETAIL SERVICES LTD V TAYLOR YOUNG PARTNERSHIP
ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST V HAMMOND AND OTHERS
CIVIL LIABILITY (CONTRIBUTION) ACT 1978
DAMAGES
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES