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Construction Focus
John Starr provides an overview of two recent construction cases ‘Northumbrian Water sought to recover its loss in nuisance and negligence. It alleged that McAlpine had failed to take reasonable care to identify the existence of underground services formerly present at the site.’ Some concrete reassurance for contractors The Court of Appeal recently heard an …
Cases Referenced
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- Cambridge Water Co Ltd v Eastern Counties Leather plc [1993] UKHL 12
- Northumbrian Water Ltd v McAlpine Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 685
- Overseas Tankships (UK) Ltd v The Miller Steamship Co Pty Ltd & anor (The 'Wagon Mound' (No 2)) [1966] UKPC 10
- Parkway Construction Ltd (in liquidation) v Howard De Walden Estates Ltd [2014] EWHC 1533 (TCC)
- Rylands v Fletcher [1868] UKHL 1
- Transco plc v Stockport MBC [2003] UKHL 61