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Vedanta Resources PLC v Lungowe

[2019] UKSC 20
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2019
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Parent company can owe duty of care to persons affected by subsidiary's operations. Sufficient control/assumption of responsibility required. Anchor defendant jurisdiction established.

Area of Law

tort

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