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LPA 16 – Liability for Defective Survey
Published May 2001 This LPA describes the Scottish case of Beechwood Development Company (Scotland) Limited v. Stuart Mitchell, t/a Discovery Land Surveys…
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LPA 15 – Personal Professional Liability
Published in May 2001 The consequences of professional liability will usually be covered by professional indemnity insurers or, in respect of any…
LPA 12 – “Consultant’s negligent advice did not give rise to liability: The case of Holbeck Hall Hotel Ltd v Scarborough Borough Council (2000)” (FORMERLY Consultants Advice)
Published in December 2000 The case of Holbeck Hall Hotel Ltd and Another v. Scarborough Borough Council demonstrates that although consultants may…
LPA 11 – Confusion about Assignment
Published in June 2000 This LPA answers some common questions on assignment of the benefits and burden of a contract. The benefit…
LPA 10 Environmental Protection Act 1990 & Environmental Act 1995
Published October 2000 Part II A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which was added into it by the Environment Act 1995,…
LPA 09 English Partnership v Mott MacDonald
Published in May 2000 Summary (1) Urban Regeneration Agency (a body corporate, known as “English Partnerships”) (2) English Partnerships (Medway) Limited v.…
LPA 06 – An Example of the Restriction on the Recovery of Economic Loss
Published in February 2000 A recent case there is an interesting example of the law with respect to the restriction on the…
LPA 05 – Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
Published in February 2000 The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act may alter the practice with respect to the use of collateral…
LPA 03 – Potential Liabilities created by Completion Certificates (Formerly Alert 3)
September 1998 This LPA discusses the potential liabilities if the client requests, at the end of a site investigation or remediation project,…
LPA 02 – Expert Witness Immunity for Agreement to a Pre-Trial Joint Statement (Formerly Loss Prevention Alert 2 – Dibb Lupton Alsop)
Published July 1998 It is well settled law that expert witnesses enjoy absolute immunity from actions brought against them in respect of …