Williams and others v Glyn Owen and Co
Williams and others v Glyn Owen and Co
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- Estates Gazette (0404) 24 January 2004, 110-117(18) .
[2003] EWCA Civ 750, 11 June 2003. Appellant (W) and three other partners in a farming partnership appealed against the amount of damages awarded against firm of solicitors (G) in a negligence action on the grounds of delayed completion. The judge awarded £591.75 damages to W representing interest from the contractual completion date until actual completion on the basis that W should have mitigated his losses by taking proceedings against vendor. CA in recognising that W would have had the chance of making a profit if completion notice had been served awarded damages of £4 238 for loss of profit. W's duty to mitigate did not require him to take proceedings for damages against vendor. View at www.bailii.org.
WILLIAMS AND OTHERS V GLYN OWEN AND CO
NEGLIGENCE
LATE COMPLETION
DAMAGES
LOSS OF PROFITS
SOLICITORS
[2003] EWCA Civ 750, 11 June 2003. Appellant (W) and three other partners in a farming partnership appealed against the amount of damages awarded against firm of solicitors (G) in a negligence action on the grounds of delayed completion. The judge awarded £591.75 damages to W representing interest from the contractual completion date until actual completion on the basis that W should have mitigated his losses by taking proceedings against vendor. CA in recognising that W would have had the chance of making a profit if completion notice had been served awarded damages of £4 238 for loss of profit. W's duty to mitigate did not require him to take proceedings for damages against vendor. View at www.bailii.org.
WILLIAMS AND OTHERS V GLYN OWEN AND CO
NEGLIGENCE
LATE COMPLETION
DAMAGES
LOSS OF PROFITS
SOLICITORS