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Edward H Whybrow & Co Ltd v James
Relating to party walls; extent previous awards are binding; trespass; compensation; approbation and reprobation; surveyors’ conduct.
An award of compensation was revised on appeal to an award requiring the building owner to make good. Interesting points on the extent to which a previous award is binding, election, and a comment about the propriety of changes to a draft award.
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