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DTC cleared of negligence

Language: English Series: Estates Times ; (1161) 2 October 1992, 1(1)Publication details: 1992Subject(s): Summary: In "Macey v Debenham Tewson and Chinnocks" 1992, after considering fresh evidence (see also WB2830-56 and WB2837-74) the High Court dismissed a claim of negligence against the defendant chartered surveyors DTC on the grounds that market evidence was more important in considering the basis of a valuation than indices and statistics which show trends. Important test case for firms facing similar negligence claims.

In "Macey v Debenham Tewson and Chinnocks" 1992, after considering fresh evidence (see also WB2830-56 and WB2837-74) the High Court dismissed a claim of negligence against the defendant chartered surveyors DTC on the grounds that market evidence was more important in considering the basis of a valuation than indices and statistics which show trends. Important test case for firms facing similar negligence claims.