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Where am I now? Lawlink > Law Reform Commission > Publications > Report 65 (1990) - Community Law Reform Program Eighteenth Report: Contribution Among Wrongdoers: Interim Report of Solidary Liability

Report 65 (1990) - Community Law Reform Program Eighteenth Report: Contribution Among Wrongdoers: Interim Report of Solidary Liability


Table of Contents

Terms of Reference
Participants

1. The Contribution Reference and this Report

2. The Doctrine of Solidary Liability

3. Work of the Attorney General’s Department

4. Appraisal of the Doctrine of Solidary Liability
A. Outline of the Existing System
B. Criticisms of the Doctrine

    1. Unfairness to Defendants
    2. The Position of a Plaintiff at Fault
    3. Effect on Risk Minimisation
    4. The Liability Insurance Crisis Argument

5. The Alternative of Proportionate Liability

6. The Commission’s Conclusions
A. The Case for General Reform of the Doctrine
B. Abolition of Solidary Liability in Respect of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases



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