# Partnership Act 1890, Section 9: Liability of partners.


Every partner in a firm is liable jointly with the other partners, and in Scotland severally also, for all debts and obligations of the firm incurred while he is a partner; and after his death his estate is also severally liable in a due course of administration for such debts and obligations, so far as they remain unsatisfied, but subject in England or Ireland to the prior payment of his separate debts.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/53-54/39/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/partnership-act-1890/section-9
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