Australia Leading Case uncategorized

Bryan v Maloney

[1995] HCA 17; (1995) 182 CLR 609

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1995

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A builder of a dwelling owes a duty of care to a subsequent purchaser to avoid pure economic loss caused by latent structural defects negligently brought about during construction.

Area of Law

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