Pacific Associates v Baxter: CA 1990

A clause excluding responsibility of one party to a third party should be taken into account where the contract in question was the basis for the creation of the duty of care.

Judges:

Purchas LJ

Citations:

[1990] 1 QB 993

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedPrecis (521) Plc v William M Mercer Ltd CA 15-Feb-2005
Purchasers of a company sought to claim in negligence against the respondent actuaries in respect of a valuation of the company’s pension funds.
Held: There was a paucity of authority as to when a duty of care was assumed. The words used and . .
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Contract

Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.223037