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Henderson v Merrett Syndicates Ltd
Court
House of Lords
Decided
25 July 1994
Citation(s)
[1995] 2 AC 145, [1994] UKHL 5, [1994] 3 All ER 506, [1994] UKHL 5
Court membership
Judge(s) sitting
Lord Keith of Kinkel, Lord Goff of Chieveley, Lord Browne-Wilkinson, Lord Mustill, Lord Nolan
Keywords
negligence, assumption of responsibility, concurrent liability
Henderson v Merrett Syndicates Ltd [1994] UKHL 5 was a landmark House of Lords case. It established the possibility of concurrent liability in both tort and contract.
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