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…The first is that at common law, by which this Court is guided on contract, (see the Law of Contract Act (cap 23) specific performance of a contract of service has never been ordered.…

…In other cases it may be difficult to determine whether the conduct complained is a misstatement within Hedley Byrne principle or a conduct falling within the scope of the wider principle of common law duty of care under…

…In the absence of any such provision valuers are not, in my opinion, entitled to rely on a general exclusion of the common law duty of care owed to purchasers of houses by valuers to exercise skill and care in valuing houses…

…The alternative remedies available to the petitioner which Sachdeva J canvassed, were a common law action for damages, rectification of the register, an action for appropriate declarations, and finally, a petition under section…

…The categorical conclusion is that the wife never had any duty at common law to bury her husband. That was always the duty of his personal representatives.…