Causation Flashcards
1
Q
Factual
A
R V white - actual cause
2
Q
Legal
A
R V smith
R V pagget
Unbroken chain between D act and cause of concequences
3
Q
Thin skull rule
A
Take victim as you find them
R V Blaue
4
Q
Victims own act
A
Did V act reasonable in situation
R V roberts - reasonable
R v William - unreasonable
5
Q
Medical
A
If original wound is healed then mistake breaks chain - R V Jordan
6
Q
Novus actus interviens
A
New intervening act
Act of third party can break chain
R V Kennedy