Assumption of Responsibility in UK Law
- Supreme Court Decision: Assumption Of Responsibility
- Assumption Of Responsibility ' The Other Side Of The Fence
- Professional Liability Conference ' The Current Law On Assumption Of Responsibility Of Construction Consultants (Video)
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When does independent consultant to sub-contractor owe a duty of care to the main contractor? (UK)
The UK High Court found that an independent consultant to a sub-contractor relating to the design and construction of a slipform rig did not owe a duty of care to the main contractor and could not ...
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Distinguishing between "advice" and "information" when assessing the scope of liability in professional negligence claims: Manchester Building Society v. Grant Thornton
The Court of Appeal has considered the application of the "SAAMCO principle" in deciding the scope of an auditor's liability for negligent accounting advice (Manchester Building Society v. Grant Th...... ... asking an open-ended question as to the extent of a party's assumption of responsibility ... Background ... Manchester Building Society ... ...
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Playboy got played: Supreme Court confirms the limits of Hedley Byrne
The Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Banca Nazionale del Lavoro SPA v. Playboy Club London Limited revisited the landmark judgment in Hedley Byrne v. Heller . The Court’s judgment related to a pa...... ... The Court’s judgment related to a party’s voluntary assumption of responsibility when making a statement or providing information that is ... ...
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Assumption of Direct Responsibility for a Subsidiary's Liabilities – Is the Corporate Limited Liability Veil in Tatters?
In the landmark decision of Chandler v Cape plc (2012) EWCA Civ 525 the Court of Appeal for England and Wales has upheld a High Court decision that a parent company owed a direct duty of care towar...
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UKSC: Public authority liability for negligence
Poole Borough Council v GN [2019] UKSC 25 is an important decision of the United Kingdom Supreme Court, which took a unanimous approach as per the judgment of Lord Reed. The appeal was concerned wi...
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Something Old Something New - The Remoteness Rule
... ... "contract breaker ought fairly to be taken to have accepted responsibility" according to the interpretation of the contract in its commercial ... it will not be necessary specifically to address the issues of assumption of responsibility" ... As considered below, the assumption of ... ...
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Giving professional advice for free – what is my liability?
An architect who provided professional services to her friends, free of charge and without a contract, nevertheless owed a duty of care to exercise reasonable care and skill and was therefore legal...... ... and tort on the basis that Mrs Lejonvarn had assumed responsibility for the provision of professional services while she was acting as an ... The first instance court applied the “assumption of responsibility” test. Under this test,1 a duty of care arises where ... ...
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