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Pacific Associates Inc v Baxter

[1990] 1 QB 993; [1989] 2 All ER 159 (CA)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)

Year1989

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

A contract administrator or certifying engineer ordinarily owes no tortious duty of care to the contractor when certifying, the contractor's remedy lying against the employer.

Area of Law

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