NEGLIGENT ACT

• Spartan Steel and Alloys Limited v Martin & Co


  no duty of care is owed where the loss is purely economic and caused by a negligent act
• Weller v Foot and Mouth Disease Research


  the loss is purely financial and not linked to any physical loss so the claim was unsuccessful
• Junior Books v Veitchi


  Exception to the general rule that you cannot claim for a pure economic loss by way of a negligent act