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Eder J held that the defendant surveyors had given negligent advice as to the value and commercial prospects of a factory outlet shopping centre development. Eder J found, inter alia, that the defendant surveyors did not have either the expertise or experience to competently advise as to the development and in taking on the project, they had breached their duty of care to their clients. In considering the measure of damages to be awarded, Eder J held that the claimants were entitled to recover the difference between the value of what they paid for the project and what they would have been paid had they been advised competently and correctly.
