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duty of carecaparo testclassification societies
Marc Rich & Co AG v Bishop Rock Marine Co Ltd
[1996] AC 211; [1995] UKHL 4
Key Principle
Even where physical damage is foreseeable, a duty of care arises only if the threefold Caparo requirements — foreseeability, proximity, and that it be fair, just and reasonable to impose the duty — are all satisfied; and it was not fair, just and reasonable to impose on a marine classification society a duty of care to cargo owners for the negligent survey of a vessel.
Area of Law
Tort
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