“…The phrase “material contribution” was used in a number of different legal contexts before the decision in Bonnington Castings Ltd v Wardlaw [1956] AC 613. There is to my mind no good reason to think that the House of Lords in Bonnington was adopting any particular meaning for the phrase. In particular, I would n…”
“…In Rhodia’s skeleton argument for the appeal reliance was placed in support of this argument on Bonnington Castings Ltd v Wardlow [1956] AC 613 and Williams v Bermuda Hospitals Board [2016] UKPC 4, [2016] AC 888. In my judgment both authorities are irrelevant to the present issue, however, because they…”
“…In fact the starting point for the development of the law in Fairchild was probably the decision of the House of Lords in Bonnington Castings Limited v Wardlaw [1956] AC 613. In Bonnington the claimant had been exposed to silica dust which had caused pneumoconiosis. The dust was from a grinder operated in breach of duty and from a …”