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Caparo Industries plc v Dickman

[1990] 2 AC 605
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1990
Statusunclear

Key Principle

three-stage test for duty of care: foreseeability, proximity, fair-just-reasonable

Area of Law

Tort

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