21 Mar 2006
LINFIELD LTD v. TAOHO DESIGN ARCHITECTS LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- LINFIELD LTD v. TAOHO DESIGN ARCHITECTS LTD AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV313/2004
The Court held that under the Buildings Ordinance and Regulations the RSE's duties are confined to structural elements that sustain and transmit loads; cladding is an architectural, non‑load bearing finish and responsibility for its selection, preparation and installation lies with the architect and contractor/subcontractor; the RSE was not negligent for failing to assess practical buildability of a design that was physically possible nor for not supervising cladding installation beyond structural fixings, and the appeal against the dismissal of the claim against the RSE was therefore dismiss…