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Negligent Acts and Omissions – Don't Forget to Lock the Door

Negligent Acts and Omissions – Don't Forget to Lock the Door

Level Beginner
Duration 5 minutes

Court of Appeal judgment serves as a reminder to property and construction professionals to be aware of the duty to take reasonable steps to keep a property secure.

This course will give you a brief walk-through of the Rushbond Plc v The JS Design Partnership LLP case where a property owner hoped of recovering millions from a firm of architects, whose failure to lock a door on a site visit allowed a stranger to enter and start a major fire. 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• Understand the importance of taking reasonable steps to keep property secure, even if there is no express obligation to do so in their contract.
• Understand why the parties were not liable for "pure omissions"
• Identify how much in damages Rushbond claimed from JS Design

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