Is it still good law? ⚠️ This case has negative treatment (1 citation(s): e.g. doubted / not followed / overruled). Check carefully before relying on it.
How to cite
[1973] 1 W.L.R. 1
Neutral citation format (OSCOLA). Always confirm against the official judgment.
“…"To apply the principle in McGhee v. National Coal Board [1973] 1 W.L.R. 1 to the present case would constitute an extension of that principle. In the McGhee case there was no doubt that the pursuer's dermatitis was physically caused …”
“…"The position, to my mind, is wholly different from that in the McGhee [1973] 1 W.L.R. 1, case where there was only one candidate (brick dust) which could have caused the dermatitis, and the failure to take a precaution against brick dust causing d…”