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There is no substitute for proof

By: Series: Civil Engineering Surveyor ; August 2002, 23(1)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: The principle that if a legal right is infringed, resulting in financial loss, the right of recovery depends on an ability to prove that what is being alleged has occurred. This is highly relevant to contractors who submit claims and the 1991 case "Wharf Properties Ltd v Eric Cumine Associates" clarified this issue. The judge detailed the kind of conditions behind the success or failure of global claims.

The principle that if a legal right is infringed, resulting in financial loss, the right of recovery depends on an ability to prove that what is being alleged has occurred. This is highly relevant to contractors who submit claims and the 1991 case "Wharf Properties Ltd v Eric Cumine Associates" clarified this issue. The judge detailed the kind of conditions behind the success or failure of global claims.