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RSP Architects Planners & Engineers v Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 1075 (Eastern Lagoon)

[1999] 2 SLR(R) 134; [1999] 2 SLR 449; [1999] SGCA 26

JurisdictionSingapore

CourtCourt of Appeal of Singapore

Year1999

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

An architect/professional may owe a duty of care to a management corporation (and subsequent owners) to avoid pure economic loss caused by negligent design of a building, founded on proximity, reliance and policy considerations.

Area of Law

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