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Connelly v RTZ Corp plc
UK conflicts of laws case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Connelly v RTZ Corporation plc [1997] UKHL 30, [1999] CLC 533 is a conflicts of laws case, important for UK company law and English tort law, concerning the claim of a worker in Namibia attempting to sue an employer headquartered in the United Kingdom for breach of the duty of care to ensure proper health and safety in the workplace.
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Connelly v RTZ Corp plc | |
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Court | House of Lords |
Decided | 24 July 1997 |
Citations | [1997] UKHL 30 [1997] 4 All ER 335 [1997] 3 WLR 373, [1998] AC 854 [1999] CLC 533 |
Transcript | BAILII |
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Judges sitting | Lord Goff of Chieveley Lord Lloyd of Berwick Lord Hoffmann Lord Hope of Craighead Lord Clyde |
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Decision by | Lord Goff of Chieveley |
Concurrence | Lord Lloyd of Berwick, Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Clyde |
Dissent | Lord Hoffmann |
Keywords | |
Corporate veil, conflicts of laws |
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