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Barker v Corus (UK) plc
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Barker v Corus (UK) plc [2006] UKHL 20 is a notable House of Lords decision in the area of industrial liability in English tort law, which deals with the area of causation. In this case, the House of Lords reconsidered its ruling in the earlier landmark case Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd concerning the liability of multiple tortfeasors.
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Barker v Corus (UK) plc | |
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Court | House of Lords |
Decided | 3 May 2006 |
Citations | [2006] 2 WLR 1027, [2006] UKHL 20, [2006] 2 AC 572 |
Case history | |
Prior action | [2004] EWCA Civ 545 |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Lord Hoffmann, Lord Scott of Foscote, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe, Baroness Hale of Richmond |
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The main question in this case was whether the solvent employers should pick up the proportion of the damage for which the insolvent employers were responsible. In other words, should a tortfeasor or a claimant bear the risk of the other tortfeasors going insolvent?