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Imputed Knowledge: A chartered surveyor employed to manage a building showing visible signs of deterioration refused to inspect it, but advised the owner to employ a building contractor to carry out an inspection. The Claimant, injured as a consequence of the subsequent deterioration succeeded in his claim against the owned on the basis that it had imputed knowledge and potential consequences of the defect. It was entitled to recover a significant contribution from the surveyor whose refusal was exceptional.
