Cases - Mirant Asia Pacific v Ove Arup

Record details

Name

Mirant Asia Pacific v Ove Arup

Date

[2005]

Citation

EWCA Civ 1585

Legislation

Supreme Court Act 1981

Keywords

Contract administration

Summary

The court declined to follow Samuel Payne v Setchell and applied the test set down by the House of Lords in Henderson v Merret (1995) on the scope of a professional consultant's duties. Thus, an engineer owed a concurrent duty of care to his client in contract and tort in respect of economic losses referable to design errors.