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001			ABS49396
008			090401t1993 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) u71085
041			_aeng
245			_aPreston v Torfaen BC & another
260			_c1993
350			_a0
490			_aConstruction Industry Law Letter _v1993 CILL 864-866(3)
520			_aCA 15 July 1993. In dismissing an appeal by appellants P, it was held that pure economic loss was not recoverable in absence of exceptional circumstances and upheld the principle that an expert employed by local authority to advise it on the general conditions and requirements for adequate foundations of a dwelling house and upon whose advice it relied, did not owe a duty of care to the first purchaser from the local authority or owner occupier. "Murphy v Brentwood" considered.
650			_aCRACKS
650			_aDUTY OF CARE
650			_aECONOMIC LOSS
650			_aENGINEERS
650			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-FOUNDATIONS
650			_aLOCAL AUTHORITIES
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
650			_aSITE INVESTIGATIONS
650			_aSOIL ENGINEERS
690			_aPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE-CASE LAW
942			_n0
948			_c04/03/1997
999			_c44782 _d44782