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Hughes v Lord Advocate

[1963] AC 837
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1963
Statusunclear

Key Principle

if the type of injury is foreseeable, the precise mechanism and extent need not be

Area of Law

Tort — Causation, Remoteness and Damages

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