Blog post: Are D&B contractors liable for tortious economic loss following Robinson v Jones? | Practical Law

Blog post: Are D&B contractors liable for tortious economic loss following Robinson v Jones? | Practical Law

A summary of Paul Flook's blog post on the Court of Appeal's decision in Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 9, which considered the extent of a contractor's duty of care in tort not to cause economic loss. Specifically, whether the making of a contract in itself gives rise to an assumption of responsibility (in the Hedley Byrne v Heller sense) that justifies imposing a tortious liability for economic loss.

Blog post: Are D&B contractors liable for tortious economic loss following Robinson v Jones?

by PLC Construction
Published on 16 Feb 2011 • England, Wales
A summary of Paul Flook's blog post on the Court of Appeal's decision in Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 9, which considered the extent of a contractor's duty of care in tort not to cause economic loss. Specifically, whether the making of a contract in itself gives rise to an assumption of responsibility (in the Hedley Byrne v Heller sense) that justifies imposing a tortious liability for economic loss.