Judgment was given last week by Mr Justice Coulson in Lungowe v Vedanta Resources plc [2016] EWHC 975 (TCC). Although not a full hearing, the decision is noteworthy because of the (albeit brief) discussion it contains of the circumstances in which a parent company may be liable in tort for the operations of subsidiary companies.
Tuesday, 31 May 2016
UK: England and Wales: parent company liability for subsidiary company operations
Judgment was given last week by Mr Justice Coulson in Lungowe v Vedanta Resources plc [2016] EWHC 975 (TCC). Although not a full hearing, the decision is noteworthy because of the (albeit brief) discussion it contains of the circumstances in which a parent company may be liable in tort for the operations of subsidiary companies.
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