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Harkness v Bell's Asbestos and Engineering Ltd

[1967] 2 QB 729
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1967
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Non-compliance with the rules is treated as an irregularity which can be cured, rather than as an automatic nullity.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — irregularity

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