When sparks fly because of your neighbour’s independent contractor: The stricter-liability test of private nuisance in Singapore – PEX International Pte Ltd v Lim Seng Chye and another and another appeal [2020] 1 SLR 373

When your land has been damaged by your neighbour’s independent contractor, who should be held responsible—the contractor or your neighbour? Previously, it was considered by some to be difficult to pin liability on one’s neighbour. 1 This position was criticised for being unfair and unjust, especial...

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spelling sg-smu-ink.sljlexicon-10202023-10-10T09:04:35Z When sparks fly because of your neighbour’s independent contractor: The stricter-liability test of private nuisance in Singapore – PEX International Pte Ltd v Lim Seng Chye and another and another appeal [2020] 1 SLR 373 TAY, Samuel Hzi Xun When your land has been damaged by your neighbour’s independent contractor, who should be held responsible—the contractor or your neighbour? Previously, it was considered by some to be difficult to pin liability on one’s neighbour. 1 This position was criticised for being unfair and unjust, especially in situations where one was unable to obtain recourse from the contractor. 2023-06-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sljlexicon/18 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sljlexicon/article/1020/viewcontent/when_sparks.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Singapore Law Journal (Lexicon) eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
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When sparks fly because of your neighbour’s independent contractor: The stricter-liability test of private nuisance in Singapore – PEX International Pte Ltd v Lim Seng Chye and another and another appeal [2020] 1 SLR 373
description When your land has been damaged by your neighbour’s independent contractor, who should be held responsible—the contractor or your neighbour? Previously, it was considered by some to be difficult to pin liability on one’s neighbour. 1 This position was criticised for being unfair and unjust, especially in situations where one was unable to obtain recourse from the contractor.
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title When sparks fly because of your neighbour’s independent contractor: The stricter-liability test of private nuisance in Singapore – PEX International Pte Ltd v Lim Seng Chye and another and another appeal [2020] 1 SLR 373
title_short When sparks fly because of your neighbour’s independent contractor: The stricter-liability test of private nuisance in Singapore – PEX International Pte Ltd v Lim Seng Chye and another and another appeal [2020] 1 SLR 373
title_full When sparks fly because of your neighbour’s independent contractor: The stricter-liability test of private nuisance in Singapore – PEX International Pte Ltd v Lim Seng Chye and another and another appeal [2020] 1 SLR 373
title_fullStr When sparks fly because of your neighbour’s independent contractor: The stricter-liability test of private nuisance in Singapore – PEX International Pte Ltd v Lim Seng Chye and another and another appeal [2020] 1 SLR 373
title_full_unstemmed When sparks fly because of your neighbour’s independent contractor: The stricter-liability test of private nuisance in Singapore – PEX International Pte Ltd v Lim Seng Chye and another and another appeal [2020] 1 SLR 373
title_sort when sparks fly because of your neighbour’s independent contractor: the stricter-liability test of private nuisance in singapore – pex international pte ltd v lim seng chye and another and another appeal [2020] 1 slr 373
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