Fallout from failed favours

摘要

It's unfortunate when something that starts out as a favour turns into an ordeal. Following two costly trips to the High Court and one to the Court of Appeal we have finally seen the conclusion of a long running dispute involving a favour that turned into a full on legal saga. In 2013 Mr and Mrs Burgess asked Mrs Lejonvarn, an American qualified architect, a friend and former neighbour, for help with the landscaping of their garden. Mrs Lejovarn duly obliged and secured a contractor to carry out the earthworks and landscaping and planned to carry out design work for the 'soft' elements (planting and lighting) later on in the project. Mrs Lejovarn's services for the initial stages were carried out for no fee but it was agreed that Mrs Lejonvarn would be paid a fee for the soft elements.