Where a contract had apportioned a risk, it was not for the court to allow it to be re-opened: ‘If the buyers had made their proposal in terms, or on a basis, which amounted to an acceptance of risk on their part that the facts might turn out differently, then of course I would accept that they could not and should not be allowed to reopen the matter.’
Judges:
Mance J
Citations:
[1997] 1 Lloyds Law Reports 628
Cited by:
Cited – Brennan v Bolt Burdon and Others, London Borough of Islington, Leigh Day and Co CA 29-Jul-2004
The claimant sought damages for injury alleged to have been suffered as tenant of a house after being subjected to carbon monoxide poisoning, and also from her former solicitors for their delay in her claim. The effective question was whether the . .
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Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.214228
