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001			ABS64433
008			010813n2001 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u114068
100			_aCottam, G
245			_aWeighing up the costs of liability
260			_c2001
490			_aConstruction News _v(6728) 9 August 2001, 12(1)
520			_aIn the case of "Merrett v Babb", surveyor John Babb was found personally liable for negligence in a survey he had conducted in 1992. He was no longer covered by the Professional Indemnity insurance of his then employer, which had subsequently gone bust. Disclaimers purporting to relieve a firm of professionals and its employees of liability are likely to be worthless. Such disclaimers have, in two recent cases, been found to be unreasonable under the terms of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977. Potentially, any professional - not just a surveyor - could be caught out like Mr Babb. They would do well to seek personal insurance cover if there is any likelihood that their employer's PI insurance does not cover them after their employment ends.
590			_aABS
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
650			_aPROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY
650			_aPROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY INSURANCE
650			_aPROFESSIONAL LIABILITY
650			_aPERSONAL LIABILITY
650			_aMERRETT V BABB
650			_aSMITH V BUSH
650			_aHARRIS V WYRE FOREST DC
690			_aPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE-NEGLIGENCE
942			_n0
999			_c67990 _d67990