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Arel Limited v X-Ray & Diagnostics Ultrasound Consultants Limited, Sybil Nelson and Basil Julian Saint Christopher Nelson (Representatives of the Estates of Basil Nelson, Deceased) and Basil Nelson & Associates (Consulting Engineers) Limited

Court: 
Court of Appeal
Subject: 
Contract, Tort, Negligence, Civil Procedure
Catchwords: 

Tort-Negligence-Duty of care-Whether contractor has a duty to warn the client of a deficiency in design by a third-party contractor-Whether breach of duty-Whether breach caused damage

Contract-Verbal contract-Causation-Delay in completion of work-Whether request for an indemnity caused delay-Reasonableness off request-Whether breach of contract due to delay

Civil procedure-Costs-General rule in part and part costs-Whether to depart from general general rule and a Sanderson or Bullock order

Document Type:

Year: 
2026
Suit/Claim number: 
COA2022CV00114
Neutral Citation: 
[2026] JMCA Civ 4
Judge(s): 
McDonald-Bishop P, Dunbar and Laing