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Insurance Obligations: There is no smoke without fire
Mamoon Chaudhary looks at different causes of action for liability in fire-related cases and what can be done to cover the risk Where it can be shown the outbreak of the fire was accidental, failure to stop the fire from ensuing is regarded as a second fire to be governed by negligence principles. Commercial property …
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