SCOTTISH AND NEWCASTLE PLC v GD CONSTRUCTION (ST ALBANS) LTD

[2002] Lloyd's Rep IR 77

TECHNOLOGY AND CONSTRUCTION COURT

Before His Honour Judge Richard Seymour QC

Insurance (construction) - Existing structure damaged by fire - Employer suffering business interruption losses - Claim against contractors for damage to existing structure and for business interruption losses - Intermediate Form of Building Contracts 1984 (IFC 1984) - Contractor obliged to indemnify Employer for property and other damage caused by negligence - Works excluded from definition of property - Employer required to take out joint names insurance for existing structures against loss by fire - Whether contractor liable for damages for breach of contract.