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001			ABS66948
008			030901n2003 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u123426
100			_aMorrissy, J.
245		4	_aThe architect's contract
260			_c2003
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0334) 23 August 2003, 58(1)
520			_aConsiders "Baxall Securities Ltd v Sheard Walshaw Partnership" ([2002] EWCA Civ 9, Abs65463) and "Bellefield Computer Services v E Turner and Sons Ltd" ([2002] EWCA Civ 1823, [2002] Lloyd's Report PN 53) outlining the scope of an architect's duty owed to a subsequent occupier. Suggests that architects cannot be held liable if a defect would have been discovered by a survey and stresses that the extent of an architect's retainer can limit the scope or his of her duty of care. (See also Abs65303).
590			_aABS
650			_aBAXALL SECURITIES LTD AND ANOTHER V SHEARD WALSHAW PARTNERSHIP
650			_aBELLEFIELD COMPUTER SERVICES LTD AND OTHERS V E TURNER AND SONS
650			_aDUTY OF CARE
650			_aARCHITECTS' LIABILITY
650			_aDESIGN DEFECTS
690			_aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING PATHOLOGY
942			_n0
999			_c73315 _d73315