Legal Principles in Construction Liability Cases

Legal Principles in Construction Liability Cases

LEGAL PRINCIPLES
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1. Factual Background of the Case
The present case, “WILLIAMS TARR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED v ANTHONY ROYLANCE LIMITED & ANOR [2018] EWHC 2339 (TCC),” revolves around one claimant and two defendants. In this case, the second defendant is a chartered civil engineer, and the first defendant is a company that the second defendant owns and controls. The claimant is a construction company that engaged in construction work in 2010 to construct a retaining wall on the site of Albany Mill on Canal Street at Congleton in Cheshire. The site was developed for housing purposes but was lower than its adjoining land. That is why the construction…