Tort LawCausation | Cases

‘But For’ Causation

Performance Cars v Abraham [1962] QB 33

Barnett v Chelsea Hospital [1969] 1 QB 428

Baker v Willoughby [1970] AC 467

Jobling v Associated Dairies [1982] AC 794

The Empire Jamaica [1955] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 50

Rouse v Squires [1973] QB 889

Material Contribution

Bonnington Castings Ltd v Wardlaw [1956] AC 613

Holtby v Brigham Cowan (Hull) Ltd [2000] 3 All ER 421

Bailey v Ministry of Defence [2009] 1 WLR 1052

Williams v Bermuda Hospital [2016] UKPC 4

Holmes v Poeton Holdings Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 1377

Fairchild Exception

McGhee v National Coal Board [1973] 1 WLR 1

Wilsher v Essex AHA [1988] AC 1074

Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services [2003] 1 AC 32 Important

Barker v Corus UK Ltd [2006] 2 AC 572

Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK) Ltd [2011] UKSC 10

Heneghan v Manchester Dry Docks [2016] EWCA Civ 86

Compensation Act 2006, s 3

Loss of a Chance

Hotson v East Berkshire HA [1987] AC 750

Gregg v Scott [2005] 2 AC 176 Important

Allied Maples Group v Simmons & Simmons [1995] 4 All ER 907

Perry v Raleys Solicitors [2019] UKSC 5 Important

Failure to Warn of Medical Risks

Chester v Afshar [2005] 1 AC 134