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001			ABS39264
008			090401t1988 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u15547
041			_aeng
100			_aPowell-Smith, V.
245			_aLong-lasting duty of care wins out
260			_c1988
350			_a0
490			_aContract Journal _v343(5671) 23 June 1988, 7(1)
520			_aHighlights the recent unreported decision in Kijowski v New Capital Properties Ltd , 8 April 1988, in which owner occupiers sued builder s for damages alleging negligence after defects were discovered in a property. It emerged that the defects were deliberately concealed. The occupiers were the third purchasers of the new house, but the benefits of the NHBC House Purchaser`s Agreement had not been assigned to them. It was held that the builders owed a duty of care to future occupiers. The occupiers were awarded damages.
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-FOUNDATIONS
650			_aFRAUD
650			_aLIABILITY
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c10207 _d10207