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Scruttons Ltd v Midland Silicones Ltd
1961 UK House of Lords legal case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Scruttons Ltd v Midland Silicones Ltd [1961] UKHL 4, [1962] AC 446[1] is a leading House of Lords case on privity of contract. It was a test case in which it was sought to establish a basis upon which stevedores could claim the protection of exceptions and limitations contained in a bill of lading contract to which they were not party.[2] The Court outlined an exception to the privity rule, known as the Lord Reid test, through agency as it applies to sub-contractors and employees seeking protection in their employers' contract.
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Court | House of Lords |
Full case name | Scruttons Ltd v Midland Silicones Ltd |
Decided | 6 December 1961 |
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Privity of contract, bill of lading, agency |
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