Weston v Gribben: ChD 20 Dec 2005

Judges:

Peter Smith J

Citations:

[2005] EWHC 2953 (Ch)

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

CitedSouth Australia Asset Management Corporation v York Montague Ltd etc HL 24-Jun-1996
Limits of Damages for Negligent Valuations
Damages for negligent valuations are limited to the foreseeable consequences of advice, and do not include losses arising from a general fall in values. Valuation is seldom an exact science, and within a band of figures valuers may differ without . .
CitedEquitable Life Assurance Society v Ernst and Young CA 25-Jul-2003
The claimant sought damages from its accountants, saying that had they been advised of the difficulties in their financial situation, they would have been able to avoid the loss of some 2.5 billion pounds, or to sell their assets at a time when . .
CitedThree Rivers District Council and Others v Governor and Company of The Bank of England (No 3) HL 22-Mar-2001
Misfeasance in Public Office – Recklessness
The bank sought to strike out the claim alleging misfeasance in public office in having failed to regulate the failed bank, BCCI.
Held: Misfeasance in public office might occur not only when a company officer acted to injure a party, but also . .

Cited by:

Appeal fromWeston v Gribben and Another CA 2-Nov-2006
The claimant sought damages claiming to have been defrauded of property in Spain. . .
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Torts – Other

Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.236572