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United Kingdom duty of careuctavaluation

Smith v Eric S Bush

[1990] 1 AC 831
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK House of Lords
Year1990
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

negligent valuation; surveyor owes duty to house purchaser; UCTA 1977; exclusion clause unreasonable for modest dwellings

Area of Law

tort

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