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035 _a(Sirsi) u40614
041 _aeng
100 _aPowell-Smith, V.
245 _aJudges beat the retreat on damages
260 _c1990
350 _a0
490 _aContract Journal
_v356(5783) 16 August 1990, 7
520 _aThe decisions of Murphy v Brentwood DC and DoE v Thomas E. Bates and Sons Ltd , restrict the liability of the local authority or contractor for defective buildings. Recovery in negligence now relies on there being physical damage to persons or property. Anns v Merton LBC , Dutton v Bognor Regis UDC and all cases following them are overruled.
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING PATHOLOGY
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c26024
_d26024