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Hughes v Lord Advocate

[1963] AC 837
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords (on appeal from Scotland)
Year1963
StatusBinding authority

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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