Catchwords
Negligence – Professional negligence – Legal practitioners – Standard of care.
Acquisition of land – Determination of compensation – Special value of land to dispossessed owner – Theory of "head start" to developers.
Legal practitioners – Professional liability – Negligence – Barristers and solicitors – Immunity from action.
Words and phrases – "market value" – "special value" – "head start".
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 52.
Public Works Act 1912 (NSW), s 124.
Darling Harbour Authority Act 1984 (NSW), s 12C.