Negligence: further guidance from the Court of Appeal on parent company liability for subsidiary companies

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Negligence: further guidance from the Court of Appeal on parent company liability for subsidiary companies

Negligence: further guidance from the Court of Appeal on parent company liability for subsidiary companies

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July 25, 2018

The issue of parent company liability in negligence for the activities of its subsidiaries has come before the English courts on several occasions recently in the context of whether the English courts have jurisdiction to hear claims against an English parent company and its overseas subsidiaries.

For an analysis of a recent Court of Appeal decision in this developing area of case law, including the practical implications for group operations, please see this recent article written by our Dispute Resolution colleagues.