Your World of Legal Intelligence
 United Kingdom | +44 (0) 20 7284 8080

Port Swettenham Authority v T. W. Wu and Company (M) Sdn. Bhd

Weekly Law Reports The Law Reports Cited in 57 Precedent Map Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Judgment Date1978
Year1978
Date1978
CourtPrivy Council
    • This document is available in original version only for vLex customers

      View this document and try vLex for 7 days
    • TRY VLEX
39 cases
  • The "Kota Sejarah"
    • Singapore
    • High Court (Singapore)
    • August 10, 1990
    ...& Co (Smithfield) Ltd v Clan Line Steamers Ltd (1943) 76 Ll L Rep 58 (folld) Port Swettenham Authority v T W Wu and Co (M) Sdn Bhd [1979] AC 580 (folld) Rostellan, The (1929) 35 Ll L Rep 117 (refd) Tempus Shipping Co Ltd v Louis Dreyfus & Co Ltd [1930] 1 KB 699 (refd) Virginia Carolina Chem......
  • Chua Chye Leong Alan v Grand Palace De-luxe Nite Club Pte Ltd
    • Singapore
    • High Court (Singapore)
    • July 12, 1993
    ...[1946] 2 All ER 345 (folld) Murphy v Hart (1919) 46 DLR 36 (folld) Port Swettenham Authority v T W Wu & Co (M) Sdn Bhd [1978] 2 MLJ 137; [1979] AC 580; [1978] 3 All ER 337 (folld) Scruttons Ltd v Midland Silicones Ltd [1962] AC 446; [1962] 1 All ER 1 (distd) Shorters Parking Station Ltd v J......
  • EMS Bowe (M) Sdn Bhd v KFC Holdings (M) Bhd
    • Malaysia
    • High Court (Malaysia)
    • January 1, 2000
  • Seino Merchants Singapore Pte Ltd v Porcupine Pte Ltd
    • Singapore
    • High Court (Singapore)
    • August 31, 1999
    ...expressly required. See Houghland v Rr Low (Luxury Coaches) Ltd [1962] 1 QB 694 and Port Swettenham Authority v TW Wu & Co (M) Sdn Bhd [1979] AC 580. Excepting obvious cases, if a standard of special care is expected there must be a stipulation to that effect or there must be a selection of......
    • Request a trial to view additional results
6 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Bank and Customer Law in Canada. Second Edition
    • June 19, 2013
    ............................................................................ 231 Port Swettenham Authority v. T.W. Wu & Co (M.) Sdn. Bbd., [1979] A.C. 580 (P.C.) .................................................................................. 432 Potter, Re (1926), 29 O.W.N. 327, [1926] O.J.......
  • Vicarious Liability and Non‐Delegable Duty for Child Abuse in Foster Care: A Step Too Far?
    • United Kingdom
    • Wiley The Modern Law Review No. 79-5, September 2016
    • September 1, 2016
    ...the child, but not if the foster parents abuse her themselves. This wouldbe hardto defend. cf Port Swettenham Authority vTW Wu and Co [1979] AC 580, 591 per Lord Salmon(in the context of bailment).56 Reeves vCommissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2000] 1 AC 360, 369 per Lord Hoffmann.Eve......
  • Safekeeping
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Bank and Customer Law in Canada. Second Edition
    • June 19, 2013
    ...Houghland v. R.R. Low (Luxury Coaches) Ltd ., [1962] 2 All E.R. 159 (C.A.). 8 Port Swettenham Authority v. T.W. Wu & Co (M.) Sdn. Bbd ., [1979] A.C. 580 (P.C.). 9 Giblin v. McMullen , above note 6. 10 Ross v. Hill (1846), 2 C.B. 877, 135 E.R. 1190. 11 De la Bere v. Pearson Ltd ., [1907] 1 K......
  • Some reflections on vicarious liability and dishonest employees
    • South Africa
    • Juta Acta Juridica No. , August 2019
    • May 29, 2019
    ...Smith & Co [1912] AC 716 (HL) was accepted); Mendelssohn v Normand Ltd [1970] 1 QB 177. 13 See Port Swettenham Authority v T W Wu & Co [1979] AC 580. 14 See also Photo Production Ltd v Securicor Transport Ltd [1980] AC 827. 15 Clerk and Lindsell on Torts (n 11) 187, to which the following q......
    • Request a trial to view additional results

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT