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Baker v Willoughby

[1969] UKHL 8
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1969
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Doctrinal subject: causation in the law of torts , notable for its idiosyncratic facts

Area of Law

Tort

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