Dealing With Commercial Disputes
On 28 November 2019, I was delighted to be invited to speak at the AMPS Power Connections Conference in Manchester. My presentation was a whistle stop tour of the litigation process in England and Wales. I explained that dealing with court proceedings can be unpredictable and expensive and that it is therefore important to get […]
Negligent Survey Claims, Loss and Missing Concrete Evidence
It is well established that the measure of loss in a claim against a surveyor for a negligent report is the diminution in value of the property, and not the cost of repairs. However, in the recent Court of Appeal case of Moore and another v National Westminster Bank, the court assessed the claimants’ loss […]
Calculating Loss in Valuers’ Negligence Claims
This blog considers the case of Tuita International Limited (in liquidation) v De Villiers Surveyors Limited [2017] UKSC 77 which was handed down on 29 November 2017. The Supreme Court has confirmed how damages in negligence claims against valuers ought to be assessed. This widely reported case will be of interest to banks and other […]
The wheels on the bus (should) go round and round
This is the excerpt for your very first post.