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Invercargill City Council v Hamlin

[1996] AC 624
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtPrivy Council
Year1996
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

local authority liability; building inspection negligence; economic loss; Privy Council; New Zealand law

Area of Law

tort

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