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Professional indemnity insurance for architects: Not so ‘professional’ after all?
Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation,
13
(1),
83-89
(2024)
Abstract
This paper provides an insight that opens up systemic flaws with regulatory bodies and a considerable blind spot in professional indemnity insurance. This is an eye-opening analysis of an industry that is closely tied to building surveyors, structural engineers, valuers, architects and — by extension — lawyers.
Keywords: architects; professional indemnity insurance; Professional Consultants Certificate; insurance; professional negligence; negligent misstatement; defective premises; litigation
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Author's Biography
Anthony Le is Head Commercial Litigation Solicitor at Smooth Commercial Law. A solicitor with almost 20 years’ legal practice in areas as diverse as regulatory, health and safety, crime and commercial litigation, Anthony has the all-round experience to advise clients, as well as those cases at the intersection between different disciplines. In addition to non-contentious commercial drafting, Anthony has worked on very complex litigation cases with a claim value of £1.5bn and those involving technical aspects such as construction disputes, and enjoys supporting clients by pulling important strands together.
Citation
Le, Anthony (2024, June 1). Professional indemnity insurance for architects: Not so ‘professional’ after all?. In the Journal of Building Survey, Appraisal & Valuation, Volume 13, Issue 1. https://doi.org/10.69554/VWXH8488.
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