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PARTNERSHIP ACT 1891 - SECT 17 Liability for wrongs, joint and several

PARTNERSHIP ACT 1891 - SECT 17

Liability for wrongs, joint and several

(1)  Every partner in a firm, other than an incorporated limited partnership, is liable jointly with his or her co-partners, and also severally, for everything for which the firm becomes liable under either section 15 or 16 while he or she is a partner of the firm.
(2)  Every general partner in an incorporated limited partnership is liable jointly with the other general partners, and also severally, for everything for which the partnership becomes liable under either section 15 or 16 while he or she is a general partner in the partnership.
(3)  Despite subsection (2) , a general partner in an incorporated limited partnership is only liable –
(a) to the extent that the incorporated limited partnership is unable to satisfy the liability; or
(b) to any greater extent provided by the partnership agreement.