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CONCURRENT LIABILITY [3 records]

Record 1 2016-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Tort Law (common law)
DEF

The liability of two or more wrongdoers whose conduct has combined to produce one and the same injury.

OBS

In this sense, the term designates the tort liability of two or more individuals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des délits (common law)
DEF

Responsabilité qui concourt avec celle d'autres personnes à un même préjudice. Elle peut être conjointe ou indépendante.

OBS

coresponsabilité : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
OBS

In this sense, the term designates the coexistence of tortious and contractual liability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

responsabilité concomitante : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

... where concurrent liability in tort and contract exists the plaintiff has the right to assert the cause of action that appears to be most advantageous to him in respect of any particular legal consequence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)

Spanish

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