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- Title: Woolcock Street Investments Pty Ltd V CDG Pty Ltd: Beyond Bryan; Builders' Liability and Pure Economic Loss.
- Author : Melbourne University Law Review
- Release Date : January 01, 2005
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 334 KB
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[In Bryan v Maloney, the High Court extended a builder's duty of care to encompass a liability in negligence for the pure economic loss sustained by a subsequent purchaser of a residential dwelling as a result of latent dejects in the building's construction. Recently, in Woolcock Street Investments Pty Ltd v CDG Pty Ltd, the Court refused to extend this liability to defects in commercial premises. The decision therefore provides an opportunity to re-examine the rationale and policy behind current jurisprudence governing builders ' liability for pure economic loss. In doing so, this article considers the principles relevant to the determination of a duty of care generally and whether the differences between purchasers of residential and commercial properties are as great as the case law suggests.] I INTRODUCTION