2-CAUSATION Flashcards
Calvert v William Hill (2008)
omissions
Bonnington Castings v Wardlaw (1956)
Divisble harm
Holtby v Bingham & Cowan (Hull) Ltd (2000)
Divisible harm
Williams v Bermuda Hospitals Board
Indivisible
Chester v Afshar (2005)
Proof
Hotson v East Berkshire HA (1987)
Proof
Fairchild v Glenhaven - quotes
Bingham and Rodger LJJ
Barker v Corus UK Ltd (2006)
Non-meso, fairchild cases (single exposure)
proportionality
Sienkiewicz
Rock of certainty
Sienkiewicz per Lord Brown
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McGhee critique per Lord Brown in Sienkiewicz
Lord Phillips
Hotson v East Berkshire HA (1987)
Proof of loss of chance
Allied Maples Group Ltd v Simmons & Simmons
Types of loss - loss of chance
Rothwell v Chemical Cleaning and Insulating Co
Types of loss - loss of chance
Jobling v Associated Ltd (1982)
overdetermination harm occurs later
Calvert v William Hill (2008)
overdetermination harm occurs later
Baker v Willoughby (1970)
3rd partys wrngs would ahve eventually caused C to suffer same losses that he suffered bc of D’s tort
Cook v Lewis
Rand J, Wright v Cambridge Medical Group
Carslogie Steamship v RNG
coincidences
Chester v Afshar (2005)
coincidences
Wright v Cambridge Medical Group (2011)
coincidences
Blue Circle Industries v MOD
Loss of chance - type of loss
Hyett v Great Western Railway Co (1948)
break in chain - fire = reasonable
Knightly v Johns (1982)
break in chain - police traffic = unreasonable
McAuley v London Transport Executive
break in chain - omission - refused to have operation = no break but not compensable because failed to mitigate his losses
Gregg v Scott
loss of chance not recoverable in medical negligence
- Hoffmann and Hale
- Hope
- Dissenting is Lord Nicholls
