Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd [2012] QB 44
Citation: Robinson v PE Jones (Contractors) Ltd [2012] QB 44
Rule of thumb: If a professional does their job negligently, are they responsible for the economic losses sustained? Yes, they are responsible for the financial or other economic consequences of their work.
Judgment:
Where a professional does not do their job properly they are liable for any losses their client suffers as a result of this, "It is perhaps understandable that professional persons are taken to assume responsibility for economic loss to their clients. Typically, they give advice, prepare reports, draw up accounts, produce plans and so forth. They expect their clients and possibly others to act in reliance upon their work product, often with financial or other economic consequences", Jackson LJ at 75
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