Catchwords:

TORTS – negligence – duty of care – statutory extension – breach of duty by nominated supervisor of works – nominated supervisor directed construction otherwise than in accordance with the approved plans – failure by builder to carry out works in a proper and workman-like manner

NEGLIGENCE – assessment of damages – Hungerfords interest – whether the negligence of the nominated supervisor of building works caused the respondents to incur interest on their borrowings – where the delay in completion of the works resulted from multiple conjunctive causal factors