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Leaky Home Case: Failure to obtain a building report results in reduction of damages for contributory negligence

Leaky Home Case: Failure to obtain a building report results in reduction of damages for contributory negligence

by Virginia Bonanni | Nov 1, 2021 | Adjudication, Building, Construction, Contract law, Payment claims

By Melt Strydom. Apportionment for contributory negligence allows a court to share the responsibility between parties in circumstances where the test for causation and remoteness of damage justifies it. It doesn’t mean a respondent will not be held liable for...

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