HC Deb 07 December 1977 vol 940 cc1406-7

Mr. Geoffrey Pattie, supported by Mr. Patrick Mayhew, Mr. Greville Janner, Mr. Emlyn Hooson, Mr. James Molyneaux, Mr. Edward Gardner, Mr. John Watkinson, Mr. Ian Lawrence and Mr. Kevin McNamara, presented a Bill to make new provision for contribution between persons who are jointly or severally, or both jointly and severally, liable for the same damage and in certain other similar cases where two or more persons have paid or may be required to pay compensation for the same damage; and to amend the law relating to proceedings against persons jointly liable for the same debt or jointly or severally, or both jointly and severally, liable for the same damage: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 20th January and to be printed [Bill 26].