Caparo Industries plc v Dickman

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:area tort law
company law
gptkbp:citation [1990] 1 All ER 568
[1990] 2 AC 605
[1990] 2 WLR 358
[1990] BCLC 273
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1990
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Caparo Industries plc v Dickman
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Lord_Ackner
gptkb:Lord_Bridge_of_Harwich
gptkb:Lord_Roskill
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:Lord_Jauncey_of_Tullichettle
gptkb:Lord_Oliver_of_Aylmerton
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:legalSubject negligence
duty of care
gptkbp:party gptkb:Caparo_Industries_plc
gptkb:Dickman
gptkbp:predecessor duty of care in English tort law
gptkbp:principle fair, just and reasonable to impose duty
foreseeability of damage
proximity between parties
three-stage test for duty of care
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Donoghue_v_Stevenson
gptkb:Hedley_Byrne_&_Co_Ltd_v_Heller_&_Partners_Ltd
gptkbp:result no duty of care owed by auditors to potential investors
gptkbp:significance leading case on duty of care in English law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hedley_Byrne_&_Co_Ltd_v_Heller_&_Partners_Ltd
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7