Construction projects are set up using contracts and it is no surprise that the law of contract generally plays a bigger role than negligence. Nonetheless, the law of negligence has an important part to play, especially if there is no contract between the parties. It is therefore worth looking at the basic principles and issues that come up when looking at claims for negligence.
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