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Legal precedent for holding parent companies accountable

An asbestosis sufferer has won an historic case at the Court of Appeal against asbestos manufacturer, Cape PLC. According to the plaintiff’s lawyer, Leigh Day & Co, the landmark judgment sets a new legal precedent for holding parent companies accountable.

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