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Capital Letter: Leaky building litigation: no end in sight

The Supreme Court reiterated the need for caution in striking out negligence claims where a novel duty of care is alleged. With special feature audio.

Thu, 04 Aug 2016

With housing affordability a hot political issue, reminders of past building failures are surely not welcome to those charged with finding solutions that include accelerated building programmes with attendant risks of faulty products and poor construction.

Last week’s Supreme Court decision

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