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001 WB2935-26
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035 _a(Sirsi) u31238
041 _aeng
245 _aHouse owners cannot sue foundation experts
260 _c1993
350 _a0
490 _aIndependent
_v24 September 1993, 31(1)
520 _a"Preston and another v Torfaen BC and another" CA 15 July 1993. Held that soil engineers, commissioned by the council to advise on foundations of a site for a housing estate, did not owe a duty of care to subsequent buyers of houses on the estate.
650 _aDEFECTS
650 _aDUTY OF CARE
650 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-FOUNDATIONS
650 _aHOUSING ESTATES
650 _aNEGLIGENCE
650 _aSITE INVESTIGATION
650 _aSOIL ENGINEERS
690 _aPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE-CASE LAW
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c20983
_d20983