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By: Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (0541) 15 October 2005, 203(1)Publication details: 2005Subject(s): Summary: Discusses indemnity clauses in development agreements, commenting on "Wiltshire CC v Crest Estate Ltd" ([2005] EWCA Civ 1059, L131040) in which CA was divided over the meaning of an indemnity clause in an agreement between a highway authority and a residential property developer. Concludes that a developer's indemnity to a local authority covers claims in respect of a highway's construction but not its use.

Discusses indemnity clauses in development agreements, commenting on "Wiltshire CC v Crest Estate Ltd" ([2005] EWCA Civ 1059, L131040) in which CA was divided over the meaning of an indemnity clause in an agreement between a highway authority and a residential property developer. Concludes that a developer's indemnity to a local authority covers claims in respect of a highway's construction but not its use.