01 January 2013
Gladman Commercial Properties v Fisher Hargreaves Proctor and others [2013] EWHC 25 (Ch), [2013] All ER (D) 137 (Jan)
It was settled law that where a principal and agent were both liable for a wrongful act committed by the agent, they were joint tortfeasors. The general rule at common law was that where there was a joint cause of action against two or more persons, a discharge as against one of them operated as a discharge against all. If accord was made with one joint tortfeasor and satisfaction accepted, all others were discharged.
