Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2004] All ER (D) 61 (May)
Neutral Citation: [2004] EWHC 938 (Comm)
Court: Commercial Court
Judge:

Langley J
Representation David Railton QC and James Chapman (instructed by Nicholson Graham & Jones) for the claimant.
  Steven Berry QC and Edwin Johnson (instructed by Williams Holden Cooklin Gibbons) for the defendant/Pt 20 claimant.
  David Waksman QC (instructed by Nicholson Graham & Jones) for the Pt 20 defendant.
Judgment Dates: 6 May 2004

Catchwords

Negligence - Duty of care - Valuation - Valuation of football ground - Scope of duty - Calculation of loss for sale of land at undervalue.

The Case

The claimant rugby club was awarded damages against the defendant for the latter's negligent valuation of a ground which was later sold; the valuation should have taken account of the fact that planning permission had been granted for the ground. The claimant's solicitors, against whom a Pt20 claim had been made by the defendant, had not been negligent.

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