Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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THE "TRECARRELL"

[1973] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 402

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION(ADMIRALTY COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Brandon

Negligence - Foreseeability - Causation - Vessel in ship-repairers' yard - Drum of highly inflammable vinyl lacquer dropped by contractors' servant on to electric cable - Lacquer ignited by short circuit - Whether contractors' servant negligent - Whether fire foreseeable - Usual practice followed as to guarding a cable - Whether ship-repairers negligent.

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