Cases - Lejonvarn v Burgess

Record details

Name

Lejonvarn v Burgess

Date

[2017]

Citation

EWCA Civ 254

Keywords

Contract administration – Examples of typical provisions

Summary

L was an American architect who provided architectural and project management services to B for significant garden landscaping project. L was not paid for her services because she was a friend of B and only just starting a new practice of her own. B alleged that a number of L’s services were negligent and brought a claim in the High Court. The court decided that there was no contract between the parties for L’s services, but that L had a duty to use reasonable skill and care in providing the architectural and project management services for B in relation to the project. L could, therefore, be liable in negligence for failing to provide those services to the required standard, even though she had not received any payment for her work.