Kevin Touhey,2026年5月。SCL 的 Hudson 奖获奖论文,发表于《SCL期刊》2026年春季刊,并于2026年5月5日在伦敦举行的SCL会议上宣讲。论文提出问题:过失受害人何时遭受损害,从而取得诉因?六十多年前,迪普洛克大法官(Diplock LJ)认为,一旦施工完成、建筑所有人得到的是缺陷建筑而非完好建筑,损害即已发生。
Kevin TouheyMay 2026The winning entry in the SCL’s Hudson Prize, published in the SCL Journal: Spring 2026 and presented to a meeting of the SCL in London on 5 May 2026The paper poses the question: when does a victim of negligence suffer harm, and so accrue a cause of action? Over sixty years ago Diplock LJ took the view that harm was suffered once construction was complete, and the building owner acquired a defective building instead of a sound one.