The surveyor's duty to identify defects
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A failure to have identified a defect in itself does not amount to negligence. In each case the court will ask itself whether, given the nature of the inspection and the nature of the defect, a reasonably competent surveyor would have discovered it. Smith v Eric S Bush (1990) 2 WLR...Explore the subscription options here to get full access to isurv, including downloads.
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