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001			ABS66531
008			030401n2003 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u121834
100			_aThomas, S.
245			_aJoint names insurance and contractors' liability
260			_c2003
490			_aConstruction Law Bulletin _v March 2003, 24-25(2)
520			_aLooks at two cases which have highlighted the question of the relationship between an employer's obligation to insure and a contractor's liability for damage. "Co-operative Retail Services Ltd v Taylor Young Partnership" [2002] 1 WLR 1419 (see abstract Abs65789) had looked at the issue of joint-names insurance and "Scottish and Newcastle plc v GD Construction (St Albans) Ltd" [2003] All ER (D) 174 has considered the point again. In "Scottish" the contractor was found not liable for damage to an existing building caused by fire resulting from the negligence of a sub-contractor. The JCT Intermediate Form of Building Contract for Works of Simple Content (IFC 84) had imposed an obligation on the employer to insure against the risk of fire, including fire caused by the negligence of a sub-contractor, because the parties had agreed that the risk lies with the employer, who will insure against it. Warns that if it is desirable that the contractor be liable for his negligence or that of his sub-contractors, then the contract must expressly include such a clause. Emphasises that neither case deals with the issue of cross-liability clauses and that other situations may not include the exact wording of these cases.
590			_aABS
650			_aCO-OPERATIVE RETAIL SERVICES LTD V TAYLOR YOUNG PARTNERSHIP
650			_aSCOTTISH AND NEWCASTLE PLC V GD CONSTRUCTION (ST ALBANS) LTD
650			_aNEGLIGENCE
650			_aCONTRACTORS` LIABILITY
650			_aBUILDING CONTRACTORS
650			_aEMPLOYERS LIABILITY
690			_aInsurance _96249
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