Professional Liability Update – Construction negligence

Briefings

15/02/2017

The end of the year lends itself to a time of reflection, and similarly to case-law reviews.  As I pick which professional – from social workers to solicitors – to focus upon, I return to that reliable source of litigation: Construction.  2017 has been another year which illustrated that there is still uncertainty in this field/minefield but, perhaps with the benefit of hindsight, the leading cases had predictable
outcomes.

December 2017 – Professional Liability Update – Construction negligence

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