Cases - AMF International Ltd v Magnet Bowling Ltd
Record details
- Name
- AMF International Ltd v Magnet Bowling Ltd
- Date
- [1968]
- Citation
- 1 WLR 1028
- Legislation
- Keywords
- Contract administration
- Summary
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In most building projects, an architect is employed directly by the employer and, having no contractual link to the contractor, has no right to instruct him how to carry out the works. It is for the builder to carry out the works as he sees fit and for the architect (acting as the employer's agent) to make sure that the building, when completed, will be properly constructed (citing Clayton v Woodman [1962]). The architect therefore had no duty to warn the builder about the flood precautions unless he was asked by the employer to advise on this.