Weighing up the costs of liability (Record no. 67990)

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Personal name Cottam, G
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Title Weighing up the costs of liability
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2001
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Series statement Construction News
Volume/sequential designation (6728) 9 August 2001, 12(1)
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Summary, etc. In the case of "Merrett v Babb", surveyor John Babb was found personally liable for negligence in a survey he had conducted in 1992. He was no longer covered by the Professional Indemnity insurance of his then employer, which had subsequently gone bust. Disclaimers purporting to relieve a firm of professionals and its employees of liability are likely to be worthless. Such disclaimers have, in two recent cases, been found to be unreasonable under the terms of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977. Potentially, any professional - not just a surveyor - could be caught out like Mr Babb. They would do well to seek personal insurance cover if there is any likelihood that their employer's PI insurance does not cover them after their employment ends.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element NEGLIGENCE
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Topical term or geographic name entry element PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY
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Topical term or geographic name entry element PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE
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Topical term or geographic name entry element PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
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Topical term or geographic name entry element PERSONAL LIABILITY
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Topical term or geographic name entry element MERRETT V BABB
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Topical term or geographic name entry element SMITH V BUSH
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Topical term or geographic name entry element HARRIS V WYRE FOREST DC
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE-NEGLIGENCE
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     London London Journal article 13/08/2001   ABS64433 114068-1001 06/08/2019 1 06/08/2019 Journal article