When 'friendly' advice leads to court

摘要

Providing friendly advice to family or neighbours is not uncommon for construction professionals. But the case of Burgess and another v Lejonvarn should give pause for thought. Architect Basia Lejonvarn advised Peter and Lynn Burgess on landscaping the garden at their £5m London home. But the couple blamed Lejonvarn for defects and cost overruns to the tune of £265,000 - and took her to court.