Facts
Specialist flooring sub-contractors, chosen by the owner, laid a defective floor in a factory. There was no contract between them and the owner.
Issue
Could the owner recover the pure economic cost of replacing the floor in ?
Held
Yes. The relationship was so close it was almost contractual, and the owner had relied on the sub-contractor's skill.
Principle
may be recoverable where proximity is very close and there is reliance.
Why it matters
The high-water mark of recovery for economic loss; since treated as unique to its facts.
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Junior Books Ltd v Veitchi Co Ltd [1983] 1 AC 520 (Lanbuk) <https://www.lanbuk.com/llb/torts/cases/junior-books-v-veitchi> accessed 31 October 2026
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