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Negligence: Material contribution to damage
One of the more intellectually challenging concepts in the field of clinical negligence is that of material contribution. Julian Matthews highlights two recent cases which illustrate some of the issues which arise ‘A defendant cannot be held to be liable for loss or damage that it did not cause or to which it made no …
Cases Referenced
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- Bailey v Ministry of Defence [2008] EWCA Civ 883
- Bonnington Castings Ltd v Wardlaw [1956] UKHL 1
- Gregg v Scott [2005] UKHL 2
- Hatton v Sutherland [2002] EWCA Civ 76
- Hotson v East Berkshire Area Health Authority [1988] UKHL 1
- Leigh v London Ambulance Service NHS Trust [2014] EWHC 286
- Livingstone v Rawyards Coal Co (1880) 5 App Cas 25
- Reaney v University Hospital of North Staffordshire [2014] EWHC 3016 (QB); [2015] EWCA Civ 1119; [2016] EWHC 1676
- Sklair v Haycock [2009] EWHC 3328 (QB)