Duty of care when performing gratuitous services for friends (TCC) | Practical Law

Duty of care when performing gratuitous services for friends (TCC) | Practical Law

In Burgess and another v Lejonvarn [2016] EWHC 40 (TCC), Alexander Nissen QC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, found a professional consultant owed a duty of care in tort for gratuitous services she had performed for her friends.

Duty of care when performing gratuitous services for friends (TCC)

Practical Law UK Legal Update 6-621-9259 (Approx. 8 pages)

Duty of care when performing gratuitous services for friends (TCC)

by Practical Law Construction
Published on 20 Jan 2016 • England, Wales
In Burgess and another v Lejonvarn [2016] EWHC 40 (TCC), Alexander Nissen QC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, found a professional consultant owed a duty of care in tort for gratuitous services she had performed for her friends.
Note: an appeal against this judgment was unsuccessful, see Legal update, Duty of care when performing gratuitous services for friends (Court of Appeal).