Trouble in the basement: whose responsibility – contractor or engineer?

Author: Bond Dickinson LLP

Date published

1 May 2015

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Trouble in the basement: whose responsibility – contractor or engineer?

The Structural Engineer

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Bond Dickinson LLP

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 93, Issue 5, 2015, Page(s) 42-43

https://doi.org/10.56330/PRQV2449

Date published

1 May 2015

Author

Bond Dickinson LLP

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 93, Issue 5, 2015, Page(s) 42-43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/PRQV2449

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

Law firm Bond Dickinson LLP summarises a recent case in which the structural engineers were not held responsible after a basement excavation went wrong.

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42-43
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The Institution of Structural Engineers

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