Stevenson, it wasbased on a much wider principle embodied in passages in the speech oflord atkin, which have been quoted so often that i do not find itnecessary to quote them again here. On 15 july 1982, the house of lords delivered junior books ltd v veitchi co ltd 1982 ukhl 4 15 july 1982. Whilst the work was defective, it had caused no other harm, and thus seemed to come under the area of pure. Veitchi in which the plaintiff owners of a factory sue a nominated subcontractor in tort for economic loss for installing a flooring negligently, the loss. Junior books is no longer to be restricted to its facts judicial jargon for this case is wrong, but we do not have the courage to overrule or ignore it. The house of lords eventually ruled in junior books v veitchi 1982 3 all er 201 that pure economic loss was recoverable. Firstly, the decisions open the floodgates to unlimited claims, where a defendant may have no relationship with the claimant. May 08, 20 the decisions in anns v merton london borough council 1978 and junior books v veitchi 1983 have been heavily criticised. The work was defective so junior books sued veitchi, not the. Junior books contracted with a business to lay a composite flooring in their factory. Junior books ltd v veitchi co ltd 1982 3 wlr 477, 21 blr 66. More duties occupiers, lessors, builders, employers. Obtaining property by deception dpp v ray 1974 ac 370.
The plaintiff had employed the main contractors to construct a factory and they nominated the defendants, as specialist sub contractors, to lay the floor. Fletcher 1979 740 clements inn, case of 1661 177 coddington v. The decisions in anns v merton london borough council 1978 and junior books v veitchi 1983 have been heavily criticised. Junior books ltd v veitchi co ltd 1983 1 ac 520 was a house of lords judgment on whether a duty of care in delict exists between a contractor or subcontractor and an employer this scottish case initially caused some excitement amongst english academic lawyers who thought it heralded the fusion of contract and tort into a single law of obligations.
Development of the law of negligence 1932 to 1988 designing. The claimants in the case had had a factory built for them under a contract with a building firm. Mckendrick, 11 legal studies 326 smith v eric bush 1990 1 ac 831. Veitchi 1982 the major development in law of tort is in the case of junior books v. Junior books ltd v veitchi co ltd wikimili, the free. Indeed, the paradigmatic donoghue v stevenson case of a manufactured article requires, as an essential ingredient of liability, that the article has been used by the consumer in the manner in which it was intended to be used see grant v australian knitting mills ltd 1936 ac 85 at 104, and junior books ltd v veitchi co ltd 1983 1 ac 520 at. Obrian bring about an expansion of part i on negligence and a consequent contraction of chapter 16 on economic torts.
It has repeatedly been described as limited to its own facts. Their lordships win faint praise for their efforts. Essex health authority 1989 2 wlr 557 fitzgerald v. Second, the legislative history of interested party indicates that a potential plaintiff must show merely that he has been denied the reciprocal benefits of a common zoning plan. Pty ltd v the dredge willemstad 197677 6 clr 529,5445.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. See also junior books limited v veitchi company limited 1982 ukhl 4. The area of debate is not whether a plaintiff should be able to recover. The work was defective so junior books sued veitchi, not the main. Relatively recent legal developments have established that subcontractors owe to employers, future owners or occupiers and to third parties, a duty in tort independent of contract to exercise reasonable care in carrying out their subcontract functions e. Mcfarlane v tayside health board 2000 2 ac 59 parkinson v st james 2001 3. Junior books ltd v veitchi co ltd 1 ac 520 was a house of lords judgment on whether a duty of care in delict exists between a contractor or subcontractor and an employer. I entirely follow that if the conclusion is reached that the very purpose of providing the information is to serve as the basis for making investment decisions or giving investment advice, it is not difficult then to conclude also that the duty imposed. Negligence in building design and construction designing. Muirhead v industrial tank specialists ltd 1985, 1986. Junior books ltd v the veitchi co ltd 1983 21 blr 66 house of lords lord fraser of tullybelton, lord russell of killowen, lord keith of kinkel, lord roskill and lord brandon of oakbrook. That case was on appeal to the house of lords from scotland.
The junior books contracted with a business to lay a composite flooring in their factory. May 08, 20 defective flooring new factory negligent sub contractor recover. Site investigation and the law ice virtual library. The defendant was a specialist subcontractor brought in to lay a floor. The factory needed a special type of floor in order to support the kind of machinery the claimants wanted to use, and the claimants requested. Claiming in tort for pure economic loss 2010 26 const lj 270 sarabdeen j, negligent liability and econsumers in malaysia 2004 10 ctlr 200. Hl 15 jul 1982 april 7, 2019 admin off construction, negligence, scotland, references. Put shortly, that wider principle isthat, when a person can or ought to appreciate that a careless act oromission on. Swanton, jane the convergence of tort and contract. Veitchi in which the plaintiff owners of a factory sue a nominated subcontractor in tort for economic loss for installing a flooring negligently, the loss being the cost to replace the defective flooring. The defendants were specialists in flooring and were subcontractors to lay a floor in a factory which was to be used by the plaintiffs. This scottish case initially caused some excitement amongst english academic lawyers who thought it heralded the fusion of contract and tort into a single law of obligations.
In laying the composition floor the defenders used too wet a mixture and applied too thin a top coat and failed to cure the material. Veitchi, at least if one follows lord mackays speech. Commissioner of police 1976 662 clay cross quarry services ltd. Financial loss, what is it, and when is it covered by huib. All publications university of toronto faculty of law. In junior books v veitchi co lid, the court dealt with a situation where juniour had contracted with a company called ogilvie for some building work, who had then subcontracted the flooring work to veitchi, who had laid it defectively. Sharpe damages for loss of opportunity to bargain 1982 2 ox.
Tableof cases published on 30 mar 2018 by edward elgar publishing. John profumo was the secretary of state for war with the british government. Recent and prospective legislative developments in products liability, workshop on consumer and commercial law toronto. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Junior books ltd v veitchi co ltd 1982 3 all er 201. Nitrigin eireann v inco 1992 1 all er 854 winnipeg cond. Compensation for economic loss at the house of lords david cohent the decision of the house of lords in junior books ltd. Junior books v veitchi 1982 3 all er 201 the courts began to retreat from the implications of junior books almost immediately.
Junior books ltd v veitchi co ltd 1983 1 ac 520 was a house of lords judgment on whether a duty of care in delict exists between a contractor or subcontractor and an employer. The house of lords fixed on the date when some actual damage occurs, whether discovered or discoverable or not, as the relevant date, in pirelli general cable works ltd. Pages in category 1982 in british law the following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. Junior books ltd v veitchi co ltd 1982 ukhl peter o. Denning lj project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Where there is sufficient proximity between the parties there may be an exception to the rule that there is no recovery for loss which is not consequent upon physical loss. Throughout the book weir laments the direction in which the courts and parliament are pushing the law of tort.
Junior books ltd v veitchi co ltd the development and extension of the law of tort probably reached its climax in the house of lords in junior books ltd v veitchi co ltd in 1983. Smillie, negligence and economic loss 1982 32 university of toronto law lournal 231. The defendant had ordered a meal in a restaurant and had consumed it with an. Pottinger 1981 52 commission of the european communities v. Junior books limited respondents go to while that was the actual decision in donoghue v.
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