An acoustic consultant failed to adequately design the acoustics of a concert hall. As a result of the negligent design, when the concert hall was fully constructed, the patrons sitting at the rear of the auditorium could barely hear what was happening on the stage
An advertising agency designed brochures for an insurance broker client. When the brochures were printed, the agency realised that they had made a mistake in the spelling of the word “insurance”
A firm of solicitors represents their client in divorce proceedings. The client later alleges that the solicitors failed to act with reasonable skill and care in their claim for financial relief as a result of which she received significantly less than she was entitled to
An I.T. provider enters into a contractual agreement with a client to replace a data management system. For a variety of reasons, the client does not receive a system that met the requirements. The contract comes to an end with each party asserting that they have a right to pursue a damages claim
A media firm selects music for a television advert but uses a version of the music which it doesn’t have the rights for and faces action for financial redress. Similarly a publishing company involved in publishing educational textbooks is accused of infringing copyrights held by different photographers whose images are reproduced in the textbooks
An insurance broker’s clients own a restaurant that is destroyed by fire but the insurance company avoids the policy on the grounds of misrepresentation. The clients seek to recover their financial loss from their insurance broker claiming that it was they who failed to disclose the relevant facts to the insurer
A purchaser of property brought action against their estate agent, as property was detailed as having double glazing in estate agents’ particulars, but in actuality there was no double glazing. Claimant wants compensation for cost of installing double glazing
A letting agency was the subject of a claim as they did not obtain a guarantor when letting property. The tenant began to pay rent late then defaulted on several payments. The landlord pursued the letting agent for the outstanding rent, as the tenant disappeared
An engineering company provides aerodynamic calculations and CAD works in respect of the design and development of a new jet aircraft for a general aviation manufacturer. An employee of the engineering company leaves a folder containing these documents on the train during his journey to work. Extracts of these files appear in a free local paper and on the internet, forcing the manufacturer to publicly respond. The manufacturer in turn files a claim against the engineering company for commercial loss stemming from the leak of confidential information
