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001			WB2925-44
008			090401t1993 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u62988
041			_aeng
245			_aEstate agents failed to check references
260			_c1993
350			_a0
490			_aEstates Gazette Case Summaries _v(1993) EGCS 115(1)
520			_a"Berkowitz v MW (St Johns Wood) Ltd and others" QBD 10 June 1993. Nominal damages were awarded to a vendor, who claimed that the agents had failed in their duty by not checking a purchaser`s references, although the vendor`s solicitors had pointed out the inadequacy of the references and had requested from the agent correct references. The purchase was uncovered as a fraudulent transaction. The agents were held to be entitled to commission.
650			_aCOMMISSION
650			_aDAMAGES
650			_aESTATE AGENTS
650			_aFRAUD
650			_aREFERENCES
650			_aSALE OF FLATS
650			_aSTANDARDS OF CARE
650			_aSUBAGENTS
650			_aSUBSALE
690			_aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c39147 _d39147