Defective premises
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Lafferty v Newark and Sherwood District Council
Defective premises Liability
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Lafferty v Newark and Sherwood District Council
Defective premises – Liability – Landlord – Defective Premises Act 1972 – Appellant injured when hole opening suddenly in her garden – Claim against respondent landlord for damages under section…
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Section 4(4) of the Defective Premises Act 1972 does not create strict liability for undetectable defects.
The Defective Premises Act 1972 provides an important cause of action for personal injury claims. It was enacted to replace section 4 of the Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957, which was…
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Rendlesham Estates plc and others v Barr Ltd
Defective premises Damages
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Rendlesham Estates plc and others v Barr Ltd
Defective premises – Unfit for habitation – Damages – Claimant owners alleging apartments unfit for habitation – Defendant builders conceding liability for some defects but challenging measure of damages –…
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Zennstrom and another v Fagot and others
Sale of land – Defective premises – Liability – Defendants selling property to claimants following redevelopment – Property being demolished as structurally unsafe – Claimants suing defendants for damages -…
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Zennstrom and another v Fagot and others
Sale of land, Defective premises
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Drysdale v Hedges
Defective premises – Duty of landlord – Personal injury – Defective Premises Act 1972 – Occupiers’ Liability Act 1957 – Tenant slipping on steps leading to demised property and suffering…
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Harrison and others v Shepherd Homes Ltd
Defective premises – Damages – Quantum – Developer of new residential estate found liable to purchasers of houses for negligence of contractor in design and construction of pilings – Consequent…
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Harrison and others v Shepherd Homes Ltd
Contractor – Negligence – Defective premises – Court awarding damages against developer to owners of defective premises as result of negligent design and construction of piling – Whether judge awarding…
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Jenson and another v Faux
Contractor — Negligence – Defective premises – Appellant contractor carrying out building works for vendor of dwelling-house – Respondent purchasers suing contractor for damage caused by defective work under Defective…
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Millharbour Management Ltd and others v Weston Homes Ltd and another
Development – Defects – Statutory breach – Claimant leaseholders seeking to represent leaseholders not party to proceedings – Whether claimants having same interest as parties to be represented – Whether…