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Causation: Looking for answers
Paul Sankey examines the issues in Dr Sido John v Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust ‘The “material contribution” test only applies in cases where it is impossible to attribute particular damage to a specific cause and therefore apportionment cannot be appropriate.’The recent case of Dr Sido John v Central Manchester …
Cases Referenced
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- Bailey v Ministry of Defence [2008] EWCA Civ 883
- Bonnington Castings Ltd v Wardlaw [1956] UKHL 1
- Dr Sido John v Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2016] EWHC 407
- Heneghan v Manchester Dry Docks Ltd [2014] EWHC 4190 (QB); [2016] EWCA Civ 86
- Holtby v Brigham & Cowan (Hull) Ltd [2000] EWCA Civ 111
- Williams v The Bermuda Hospitals Board [2016] UKPC 4
- Wilsher v Essex Area Health Authority [1987] UKHL 11