Civil Liability Contribution in United Kingdom
Definition of Civil Liability Contribution
In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Civil Liability Contribution : The right of a person who is liable for damage to recover from any other person who is liable for the same damage a contribution to represent that person’s share of responsibility for the damage. When two or more people are liable for causing the same damage, the injured person is entitled to recover full compensation for his losses from anyone of them. The wrongdoer who is sued may then ask for contribution from the other wrongdoers. Since the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978, the right to contribution is available in all forms of civil liability, whether tort, breach of contract, breach of trust, or otherwise. The court assesses the. amount of contribution on the basis of what would be just and equitable, taking into account the parties’ responsibility for the damage.
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