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035 _a(Sirsi) u86469
041 _aeng
245 _aDamages
260 _c1998
350 _a0
490 _aEstates Gazette Case Summaries
_v1998 EGCS 82 (23/5/98)
520 _a"Oates and others v Anthony Pittman & Co" CA 7 May 1998. Plaintiffs purchased property to let as holiday flats. Informed by Devon DC that planning permission was for hotel only, not holiday letting. P could not afford the costs of compliance with the building and fire regulations. Property sold. Proceedings against defendant solicitors alleging negligence, which D admitted but disputed amount claimed for damages. High Court ordered costs of £30,770. P appealed that award was too low. Appeal allowed.
650 _aDAMAGES
650 _aHOLIDAY FLATS
650 _aLETTING
650 _aLIABILITY
650 _aNEGLIGENCE
650 _aOATES AND OTHERS V ANTHONY PITTMAN & CO
650 _aSOLICITORS
690 _aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
942 _n0
948 _c29/05/1998
999 _c54429
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