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035 _a(Sirsi) u61459
041 _aeng
245 _aNo duty of care to purchaser
260 _c1993
350 _a0
490 _aTimes
_vTimes 21 Juy 1993, 21(1)
520 _a"Preston v Torfaen BC and another" CA 15 July 1993, held that an expert instructed by a local authority to advise it on the general conditions and requirements for adequate foundations of a dwelling house and upon whose advice it relied in the construction of the house did not owe a duty of care to the first purchaser from the local authority and/or the owner occupier.
650 _aDUTY OF CARE
650 _aENGINEERS
650 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-FOUNDATIONS
650 _aGROUND CONDITIONS
650 _aNEGLIGENCE
650 _aPURCHASERS
690 _aPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c38078
_d38078