QUBEview case studies provide an insightful
summary of the key issues and trends across a range of exposures.
Clients particularly like the "Q Notes" conclusions,
which cut to the heart of the matter. Here
is a selection of QUBEview case studies in the professional
liability area.
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| Unsound
Foundations
An engineer
inspected the foundations of a building project that
he designed, and he certified them as satisfactory for
the next stage of construction - the pouring of concrete.
Due to bad weather and tardiness of the building contractor,
the concrete was not poured for 14 days
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| Hospital
Held Vicariously Liable
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patient was admitted to the hospital after suffering
a stroke. Whilst in the hospital, brain scans were conducted
by neurologists, as opposed to a neurosurgeon. The neurologists
failed to identify critical problems and, subsequently,
the patient failed to make a full recovery.
The
hospital was found liable for contributory negligence
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| Directors
of Family Company Face Court
The liquidator
of a once well established, though unlisted, construction
company took its directors and three affiliated companies
to court for misuse of funds. On behalf of the Singapore
company, the liquidator claimed some S$53m in damages
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| Landmark
Professional Negligence Case in Asia
A leading local
auditing firm and its auditing partner were named in
the equivalent of a US$50 million suit brought by two
prominent business families. The suit alleged that they
failed to report losses in a now bankrupt local finance
and securities company
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| Building
Collapse Costs Construction Men
A structural
engineering company was appointed to redevelop a multi-storey
industrial building, in conjunction with a demolition
company. The demolition company made an error in its
calculations which resulted in the collapse of the building,
causing injury and death to workers. Although the demolition
company was criminally negligent, the engineering company
had to share some of the responsibility for the collapse.
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| Hospital
Held Liable? Potential Claims
A patient admitted
to a private hospital was given an incorrect dosage
of medicine prescribed by the doctor and as such suffered
injury after receiving medical treatment. Another patient
in the same hospital when taking a shower was badly
scalded when boiling water cascaded down on them, due
to a malfunction of the water boiler.
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