Causation in English Tort Law: Still Wrong after All These Years

31 (2) University of Queensland Law Journal 243 (2012)

22 Pages Posted: 29 Jan 2013 Last revised: 1 Jun 2020

Date Written: December 28, 2012

Abstract

This article sets out what the law on proof of causation in tort law should have been had it not been distorted by Fairchild v. Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd. and its progeny.

Keywords: causation, tort, proof, mesothelioma

Suggested Citation

Steel, Sandy, Causation in English Tort Law: Still Wrong after All These Years (December 28, 2012). 31 (2) University of Queensland Law Journal 243 (2012) , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2207859

Sandy Steel (Contact Author)

University of Oxford ( email )

Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 4AU
United Kingdom

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