Index card Platform Home Loans Ltd v Oyston Shipways Ltd

Hearings

19 Dec 1997 [1998] Ch 466; [1998] 3 WLR 94; [1998] 4 All ER 252, CA

18 Feb 1999 [2000] 2 AC 190; [1999] 2 WLR 518; [1999] 1 All ER 833, HL(E)

Subject Matter

DAMAGES — Measure of damages — Surveyor's report — Plaintiff lending money on basis of surveyor's negligent valuation — Plaintiff following imprudent lending policy — Borrower's default on repayment of loan — Plaintiff obtaining possession and selling property at loss — Loss recoverable subject to reduction — Whether reduction to be applied to plaintiffs overall loss or to amount of overvaluation — Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945, s 1

[1998] Ch 466; [2000] 2 AC 190; [1998] 3 WLR 94; [1999] 2 WLR 518

INTEREST — Award of damages — Date from which payable — Rate at which payable — Whether judge free to adopt different rates of interest where plaintiff contributorily negligent

[1998] Ch 466; [1998] 3 WLR 94

Appellate History

Platform Home Loans Ltd v Oyston Shipways Ltd [1998] Ch 466; [1998] 3 WLR 94; [1998] 4 All ER 252, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed

Platform Home Loans Ltd v Oyston Shipways Ltd [2000] 2 AC 190; [1999] 2 WLR 518; [1999] 1 All ER 833, HL(E)

Legislation Considered

Statutes

Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 (8 & 9 Geo 6, c 28), s. 1

Cases Considered

Cases considered in: Platform Home Loans Ltd v Oyston Shipways Ltd [1998] 3 WLR 94, CA; [1998] Ch 466; [2000] 2 AC 190; [1999] 2 WLR 518, HL(E)

Nykredit Mortgage Bank plc v Edward Erdman Group Ltd (formerly Edward Erdman) (No 2) [1997] 1 WLR 1627; [1998] 1 All ER 305, HL(E) Applied

Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA v Eagle Star Insurance Co Ltd [1997] AC 191; [1996] 3 WLR 87; [1996] 3 All ER 365, HL(E) Applied

Cases considered in: Platform Home Loans Ltd v Oyston Shipways Ltd [1998] Ch 466; [1998] 3 WLR 94; [1998] 4 All ER 252, CA

Coventry Building Society v William Martin & Partners [1997] 2 EGLR 146 Disapproved

Bristol and West Building Society v Fancy & Jackson [1997] 4 All ER 582 Disapproved

Cases Cited

Cases cited in: Platform Home Loans Ltd v Oyston Shipways Ltd [1998] Ch 466; [1998] 3 WLR 94; [1998] 4 All ER 252, CA

Alliance & Leicester Building Society v. Wheelers (unreported), 23 January 1997, Carnwath J.

Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA v Eagle Star Insurance Co Ltd [1995] QB 375; [1995] 2 WLR 607; [1995] 2 All ER 769, CA

Barclays Bank Plc. v. Peter Wardle Associates (unreported), 3 December 1997, Judge Behrens

Baxter v F W Gapp and Co Ltd [1939] 2 KB 271, CA

Birse Construction Ltd v Haiste Ltd [1996] 1 WLR 675; [1996] 2 All ER 1, CA

Bristol and West Building Society v Fancy & Jackson [1997] 4 All ER 582

Britannia Building Society v. Hallas (unreported), 4 July 1997, Judge Grenfell

Britannia Building Society v. White & Co. (unreported), 13 August 1997, Michael Kallipetis Q.C.

Coventry Building Society v. William Martin & Partners [1997] 2 E.G.L.R. 146

Davies v Swan Motor Co (Swansea) Ltd [1949] 2 KB 291, CA

First National Commercial Bank Plc v Humberts [1995] 2 All ER 673, CA

Friends’ Provident Life Office v Hillier Parker May & Rowden (Estates and General Plc, Third Party) [1997] QB 85; [1996] 2 WLR 123; [1995] 4 All ER 260; [1995] CLC 592, CA

Froom v Butcher [1976] QB 286; [1975] 3 WLR 379; [1975] 3 All ER 520; [1975] 2 Lloyd's Rep 478; [1975] RTR 518, CA

Interallianz Finance A.G. v. Independent Insurance Co. Ltd. (unreported), 5 June 1997, Thomas J.

Jameson v Central Electricity Generating Board [1998] QB 323; [1997] 3 WLR 151; [1997] 4 All ER 38; [1997] PIQR Q89; The Times, 25 February 1997, CA

Jones v Livox Quarries Ltd [1952] 2 QB 608, CA

Kendall Wilson Securities Ltd. v. Barraclough [1986] 1 N.Z.L.R. 576

Nykredit Mortgage Bank plc v Edward Erdman Group Ltd (formerly Edward Erdman) (No 2) [1997] 1 WLR 1627; [1998] 1 All ER 305, HL(E)

O’Connell v Jackson [1972] 1 QB 270; [1971] 3 WLR 463; [1971] 3 All ER 129; [1971] 2 Lloyd's Rep 354; [1972] RTR 51, CA

Stapley v Gypsum Mines Ltd [1953] AC 663; [1953] 3 WLR 279; [1953] 2 All ER 478, HL

Swingcastle Ltd v Alastair Gibson (A Firm) [1991] 2 AC 223; [1990] 1 WLR 1236g; [1991] 2 WLR 1091; [1991] 2 All ER 353, HL(E)

U.C.B. Bank Plc. v. Pinder (unreported), 2 December 1997, Jonathan Playford Q.C.

Cases cited in: Platform Home Loans Ltd v Oyston Shipways Ltd [2000] 2 AC 190; [1999] 2 WLR 518; [1999] 1 All ER 833, HL(E)

Birse Construction Ltd v Haiste Ltd [1996] 1 WLR 675; [1996] 2 All ER 1, CA

Bristol and West Building Society v Fancy & Jackson [1997] 4 All ER 582

Caparo Industries plc v Dickman [1990] 2 AC 605; [1990] 2 WLR 358; [1990] 1 All ER 568; [1990] BCLC 273; [1990] BCC 164; The Times, 12 February 1990, HL(E)

County Ltd v Girozentrale Securities [1996] 3 All ER 834; [1996] 1 BCLC 653, CA

Davies v. Swan Motor Co. (Swansea) Ltd. [1949] 2 K.B. 291; [1949] 1 All E.R. 620, C.A.

Drinkwater v Kimber [1952] 2 QB 281, CA

Froom v Butcher [1976] QB 286; [1975] 3 WLR 379; [1975] 3 All ER 520; [1975] 2 Lloyd's Rep 478; [1975] RTR 518, CA

Hadley v. Baxendale (1854) 9 Exch. 341

Jones v Livox Quarries Ltd [1952] 2 QB 608, CA

MGICA (1992) Ltd. (formerly MGICA Ltd.) v. Kenny & Good Pty. Ltd. (1996) 140 A.L.R. 313

Mortgage Express Ltd v Bowerman & Partners [1995] QB 375; [1995] 2 WLR 607; [1995] 2 All ER 769, CA

Nykredit Mortgage Bank plc v Edward Erdman Group Ltd (formerly Edward Erdman) (No 2) [1997] 1 WLR 1627; [1998] 1 All ER 305, HL(E)

Overseas Tankship (UK) Ltd v Morts Dock & Engineering Co Ltd (The Wagon Mound) [1961] AC 388; [1961] 2 WLR 126; [1961] 1 All ER 404; [1961] 1 Lloyd's Rep 1, PC

O’Connell v Jackson [1972] 1 QB 270; [1971] 3 WLR 463; [1971] 3 All ER 129; [1971] 2 Lloyd's Rep 354; [1972] RTR 51, CA

Polemis & Furness, Withy & Co, In re [1921] 3 KB 560, CA

Smith v Eric S Bush [1990] 1 AC 831; [1989] 2 WLR 790; [1989] 2 All ER 514; 87 LGR 685; (1989) 21 HLR 424; [1989] 18 EG 99; [1989] 17 EG 68; (1989) 139 NLJ 576; (1989) 133 SJ 597, HL(E)