THE PALACE OF JUSTICE CIVIL APPEAL NO. P-02-2074-2011 ...

caused them financial loss as they could not move in into the
industrial buildings that they had purchased and to commence their
business operations.
The respondents allege that this delay was due to the professional
negligence on the part of the appellants.
At the High Court the learned High Court Judge made a peculiar
finding: he found the appellants liable in negligence, but, only to the
extent of 50%. However, we will say more of this peculiarity later at
the end of this judgment. He ordered damages to be assessed. The
learned High Court Judge made a finding that there was a breach of
duty of care on the part of the appellants, as the architects of the
project, by reason of –
(a) being negligent in the preparation of the original layout
plan such that the original layout plan had to be amended;
and
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