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A long and painful fight

By: Language: English Series: Building ; 263(14) 3 April 1998, 27(1)Publication details: 1998Subject(s): Summary: Discusses the question in "Alfred McAlpine Construction Ltd v Panatown Ltd", a dispute alleging a defective office building, whether the rule that a party cannot recover compensation when the loss has been suffered not by that party, but by a third party unconnected with the contract, can be modified by looking at the parties roles within the contract.

Discusses the question in "Alfred McAlpine Construction Ltd v Panatown Ltd", a dispute alleging a defective office building, whether the rule that a party cannot recover compensation when the loss has been suffered not by that party, but by a third party unconnected with the contract, can be modified by looking at the parties roles within the contract.