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Smith v Littlewoods Organisation Ltd

[1987] AC 241
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1987
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

duty to prevent third party harm; occupier's liability; vandals setting fire to unoccupied cinema; no general duty

Area of Law

tort

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