Page i of i June 2013 TORTIOUS LIABILITY IN CONSTRUCTION UNDER LAWS OF UAE AND ENGLISH Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 2. TORT PROVISIONS UNDER ENGLISH LAW ...................................................................... 1 3. TORT PROVISIONS UNDER UAE LAW .............................................................................. 1 3.1. DECENNIAL LIABILITY ...................................................................................................... 2 4. KEY SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UAE LAW AND ENGLISH LAW .............. 2 4.1. DUTY OF CARE AND DUTY OF PURPOSE ......................................................................... 2 4.2. PURE ECONOMIC LOSS ................................................................................................... 4 4.3. LIMTATION OF LIABITIES OR CONTRACTING OUT OF TORT ........................................... 4 4.4. LIMITATION PERIODS...................................................................................................... 5 4.5. CONCURRENT LIABILITY.................................................................................................. 5 4.6. SUBCONTRACTED WORK ................................................................................................ 6 4.7. CONTRACTS THAT CONFER BENEFIT FOR THIRD PARTY ................................................ 6 4.8. OTHER FACTORS ............................................................................................................. 7 5. PROTECTION TO SUBSEQUENT PURCHASERS ................................................................ 7 6. CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................. 8 7. BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................ 9 8. TABLE OF CASES............................................................................................................ 10