Smith v Eric S Bush

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:citation [1989] 2 All ER 514
[1989] 2 WLR 790
[1990] 1 AC 831
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1989
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Smith_v_Eric_S_Bush_[1990]_1_AC_831
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Smith v Eric S Bush
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Lord_Ackner
gptkb:Lord_Griffiths
gptkb:Lord_Templeman
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:Lord_Jauncey
gptkb:Lord_Oliver
gptkbp:jurisdiction England and Wales
gptkbp:key Surveyors owe a duty of care to purchasers relying on their reports
Exclusion clauses in surveyor's contracts may be subject to reasonableness test under Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:Unfair_Contract_Terms_Act_1977
negligence
duty of care
economic loss
exclusion clauses
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Caparo_Industries_plc_v_Dickman
gptkb:Hedley_Byrne_&_Co_Ltd_v_Heller_&_Partners_Ltd
gptkbp:result Exclusion clause was unreasonable and ineffective
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hedley_Byrne_&_Co_Ltd_v_Heller_&_Partners_Ltd
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7