Causation and Remoteness Flashcards
1
Q
“But for” test
A
Barnett v Kensington & Chelsea Healthcare
2
Q
Causation
A
“But for” Material contribution to harm Material contribution to risk Multiple causes Novus Actus Interveniuns
3
Q
Material contribution to harm
A
Bonnington
4
Q
Material contribution to risk
A
McGhee
5
Q
What happens when they’re are multiple and subsequent causes …
A
Performance Cars v Abraham - the OG “but for”
6
Q
Novus Actus Interveniens
Act of C
A
Act of C - McKew v Holland
7
Q
Remoteness
A
The Wagon Mound (No 1) damage must be reasonably foreseeable
8
Q
Novus Actus Interveniens
Act of 3P
A
Act of 3P - The Oropesa “unwarrantable, unreasonable and extrinsic”
9
Q
Novus Actus Interveniens
Natural event
A
Carslogie Steamship loss for collision only
10
Q
Novus Actus Interveniens
Subsequent act of D
A
Chester v Afshar
