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Dutton v Bognor Regis Urban District Council

[1972] 1 QB 373; [1972] 1 WLR 299; [1972] 1 All ER 462; [1971] EWCA Civ J1217-1 (CA, Lord Denning MR)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (England and Wales), Civil Division

Year1972

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A local authority could be liable in negligence for the careless inspection of building foundations by its building inspector, extending Donoghue v Stevenson to defective premises.

Area of Law

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