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Causation: The sum of the parts
Matthew White weighs up the ‘but for’ test and material contribution in cumulative cause cases ‘The “material contribution” approach applies just as much to multiple factor cases as to single agency cases.’ An article in this publication in 2013 (‘Breach of duty and causation, where are we now?’ by Christopher Sharp QC and Matthew White, …
Cases Referenced
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- Bailey v Ministry of Defence [2008] EWCA Civ 883
- Barker v Corus UK plc [2006] UKHL 20
- Bonnington Castings Ltd v Wardlaw [1956] UKHL 1
- Carder v The University of Exeter [2016] EWCA Civ 790
- Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd [2002] UKHL 22
- Heneghan v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd [2014] EWHC 4190 (QB); [2016] EWCA Civ 86
- Hotson v East Berkshire Area Health Authority [1988] UKHL 1
- McGhee v National Coal Board [1972] UKHL 7
- Sido John v Central Manchester & Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWHC 407 (QB)
- Williams v Bermuda Hospitals Board [2016] UKPC 4
- Wilsher v Essex Area Health Authority [1987] UKHL 11